Linebacker, Temple, 2016–19
Sam Franklin
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Crystal River, FL
- Born
- Feb 2, 1996
Sam Franklin played linebacker at Temple (2016–19).
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Navy, 20182sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Tulsa, 2018Team titles: American champions, 2016
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2019 Temple 13 games, 68 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Bucknell | W 56–12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Maryland | W 20–17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Buffalo | L 22–38 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 24–2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at East Carolina | W 27–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Memphis | W 30–28 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at SMU | L 21–45 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. UCF | L 21–63 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at South Florida | W 17–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Tulane | W 29–21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Cincinnati | L 13–15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. UConn | W 49–17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. North Carolina | L 13–55 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Temple 13 games, 63 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Villanova | L 17–19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Buffalo | L 29–36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | atMaryland | W 35–14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Tulsa | W 31–17 | 8 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Boston College | L 35–45 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.East Carolina | W 49–6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Navy | W 24–17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Cincinnati | W 24–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | atUCF | L 40–52 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Houston | W 59–49 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.South Florida | W 27–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atUConn | W 57–7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Duke | L 27–56 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Temple 13 games, 59 tackles, 4 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Notre Dame | L 16–49 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Villanova | W 16–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Massachusetts | W 29–21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | atSouth Florida | L 7–43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Houston | L 13–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atEast Carolina | W 34–10 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.UConn | L 24–28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Army | L 28–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Navy | W 34–26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atCincinnati | W 35–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs.UCF | L 19–45 | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atTulsa | W 43–22 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Florida International | W 28–3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Temple 4 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Penn State | L 27–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Charlotte | W 48–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atTulane | W 31–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Wake Forest | L 26–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ |
| Weight | 204 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 79⅛″ |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 65 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Carolina Panthers | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 12 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 65 | 112 | 1 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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