Temple University Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Sam Franklin
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Crystal River, Fla.
- High School:
- Citrus
Honors: 2018 - College Football Madness AAC Defensive Player of the Week (Navy) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Tulsa, ECU, Navy, Cincinnati, Houston, USF, UConn) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Army, Cincinnati, UCF, FIU) ... 2016 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (UConn, ECU).
2019 (Senior): Was awarded #4 at the beginning of summer practice (changed from #36) - Temple awards single-digit jerseys to the toughest players on the team ... opened the season as a starter at linebacker ... recorded his first fumble recovery of the season against #23 Memphis which he returned 32 yards ... had a fumble recovery which he returned 39 yards for a touchdown in a win at USF.
2018 (Junior): Entered season as the starting nickelback ... recorded first career interception against Villanova ... recorded first career forced fumble against Tulsa ... led the team with a career-high 10 tackles against Navy ... recovered first career fumble vs. #20 Cincinnati ... is the only Temple player to record a "defensive cycle" (tackle, sack, TFL, INT, FF, FR) for the 2018 season.
2017 (Sophomore): Made his first collegiate start against Notre Dame ... registered first career sack and a then career-high eight tackles against UMass ... had career-high 3.0 TFLs against UConn ... matched career high in tackles versus #15 UCF.
2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... made his collegiate debut in the opener vs. Army ... played on special teams in every game ... saw first action as a defensive back vs. Stony Brook ... recorded first career tackle on special teams at Penn State.
Prep School: Played one season at East Coast Prep following high school graduation.
High School: Two-year starter at both wide receiver and defensive back for coach Justin Taylor at Citrus High in Inverness, Fla. … as senior at Citrus, rushed for 326 yards and three touchdowns on 47 carries … also had 24 receptions for 423 yards and two scores … over two year career, compiled 47 receptions for 932 yards and seven touchdowns … defensively, snared three interceptions along with 79 tackles, 45 solos … also a two-year varsity basketball player.
Personal: Born Samuel Lamar Franklin ... took a week-long class in Japan as part of Temple’s STHM (Sports, Tourism, Hospitality Management) program in the 2019 spring ... adult & organizational development major.
