Running back, South Florida (from UT Martin, Oklahoma), 2021–⁠25

Sam Franklin

Number
No. 4
Height
5′10″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Little Rock, AR

Sam Franklin played running back at UT Martin (2021–⁠23), Oklahoma (2024) and South Florida (2025).

Career highs

259rushing yards, career highvs. Missouri State, 20233rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Missouri State, 2023

Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2022; Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022UT Martin856768.0889
2023*UT Martin2231,3786.21181
2024Oklahoma181327.3034
2025South Florida804745.9473
Career4062,6606.62389

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022UT Martin11494.5018
2023*UT Martin131299.9139
2024Oklahoma5183.609
2025South Florida5367.2014
Career342326.8139

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022UT Martin81600
2024Oklahoma61330
Career142930

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022UT Martin4RBFr.
2023UT Martin4RBSo.
2024Oklahoma4RBJr.
2025South Florida4RBSr.5′10″204

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022UT Martin (FCS)690.2579th (n=470)0.1417.412%–
2023UT Martin (FCS)2180.2677th (n=450)0.1757.530%–
2024Oklahoma230.12––2.86%–
2025South Florida870.2078th (n=576)0.1017.49%0.17

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025South Florida42%3.101.002.2014%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 South Florida 13 games, 474 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.Boise StateW 34–⁠73705––
Sep 6atFloridaW 18–⁠16120213
Sep 13atMiamiL 12–⁠494100517
Sep 20vs.South Carolina StateW 63–⁠14491254––
Oct 3vs.CharlotteW 54–⁠261476019––
Oct 10atNorth TexasW 63–⁠36851115––
Oct 18vs.Florida AtlanticW 48–⁠13103808––
Oct 25atMemphisL 31–⁠3468117316
Nov 6vs.UTSAW 55–⁠23518015––
Nov 15atNavyL 38–⁠41440316
Nov 22atUABW 48–⁠181202––
Nov 29vs.RiceW 52–⁠31065033––
Dec 17 ✦vs.Old DominionL 10–⁠24102907114
2024 Oklahoma 9 games, 6 returns, 133 yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.TempleW 51–⁠3445030––
Sep 14vs.TulaneW 34–⁠19––––––
Sep 21vs.TennesseeL 15–⁠251−300––
Sep 28atAuburnW 27–⁠21––––––
Oct 12vs.TexasL 3–⁠34––––––
Oct 26atOle MissL 14–⁠26––––17
Nov 2vs.MaineW 59–⁠1462608215
Nov 9atMissouriL 23–⁠301303––
Nov 30atLSUL 17–⁠376610342−4
2023 UT Martin 11 games, 1,378 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atGeorgiaL 7–⁠481246010218
Sep 9vs.Missouri StateW 38–⁠3120259381––
Sep 16vs.Houston ChristianW 66–⁠717127146314
Sep 23atNorth AlabamaW 37–⁠213222127419
Sep 30vs.Tennessee StateW 20–⁠1020132021––
Oct 7atEastern IllinoisW 28–⁠27954127––
Oct 21vs.Charleston SouthernW 17–⁠02910112014
Oct 28atGardner-WebbL 34–⁠381977121––
Nov 4atTennessee TechW 44–⁠411978123573
Nov 11vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 41–⁠1421123061––
Nov 18atSamfordL 17–⁠2725160170111
2022 UT Martin 11 games, 676 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Western IllinoisW 42–⁠251089032––
Sep 8atMissouri StateL 30–⁠352−300––
Sep 17atBoise StateL 7–⁠30––––12
Sep 24vs.LindenwoodW 56–⁠26656321––
Oct 1vs.Tennessee TechW 45–⁠28594186––
Oct 8atMurray StateW 45–⁠1681572651−1
Oct 22atTennesseeL 24–⁠6583009213
Oct 29atHouston ChristianW 52–⁠288139189––
Nov 5vs.Kennesaw StateL 27–⁠444308335
Nov 12atTennessee StateW 20–⁠3218102414
Nov 19vs.Eastern IllinoisW 34–⁠311330183−4

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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