North Alabama · L 10-22 · FCS
3 tackles
Southern Illinois · L 18-22 · FCS
4 tackles, 0.5 for loss
Tennessee Tech · L 19-45 · FCS
2 tackles, 0.5 for loss, 0 sacks
VMI · W 45-7 · FCS
1 tackle
UAB · L 14-33
5 tackles, 1 for loss
Chattanooga · L 3-19 · FCS
1 tackle, 0.5 for loss, 0 sacks
Mercer · L 21-31 · FCS
3 tackles
Furman · W 13-6
No tackles.
Wofford · W 10-9
No tackles.
Franklin has tackles in 7 of Samford’s 9 games: none against Furman and Wofford.
Brandon Franklin
Played for two head coaches: Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UAB — Week 5, 2026.
19 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-22vs North Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 18-22vs Southern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 19-45@ Tennessee Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-7vs VMI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-33@ UAB | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 3-19@ Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-31vs Mercer | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%2 TFLSack rate
5%1 sackPD rate
5%1 pass breakups19 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Pass share
37.8%
199 pass / 327 run
Plays / game
65.8
8 games
Team sack rate
10.7%
234 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Bryant Vincent, Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen.
