Linebacker, Syracuse, 2014–17
Zaire Franklin
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 236 lb
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, PA
- Born
- Jul 2, 1996, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Zaire Franklin played linebacker at Syracuse (2014–17). The Indianapolis Colts took Franklin in round 7, No. 235 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2017Defense
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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 of 12 | 36 | 14 | 50 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
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
2017 Syracuse 12 games, 84 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Central Connecticut | W 50–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 23–30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Central Michigan | W 41–17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at LSU | L 26–35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at NC State | L 25–33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 27–24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Clemson | W 27–24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Miami | L 19–27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at Florida State | L 24–27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Wake Forest | L 43–64 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Louisville | L 10–56 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Boston College | L 14–42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Syracuse 12 games, 101 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Colgate | W 33–7 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Louisville | L 28–62 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. South Florida | L 20–45 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at UConn | W 31–24 | 14 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Notre Dame | L 33–50 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atWake Forest | L 9–28 | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 31–17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atBoston College | W 28–20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | atClemson | L 0–54 | 14 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.NC State | L 20–35 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Florida State | L 14–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atPittsburgh | L 61–76 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 Syracuse 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs.Central Michigan | W 30–27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ |
| Weight | 239 lb |
| Arm length | 31¾″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 30 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.97 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 115 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
Pro Bowl: 2024 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2024
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2024.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 148 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 159 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 155 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 123 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 115 | 706 | 10 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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