Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#18
Cedric Franklin
Sophomore defensive back for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 193 lb · Mableton, GA
Transferred Arkansas State → Ball State for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 1 tackles, at Ohio State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia Tech in 2024.
- Transferred from Arkansas State to Ball State in 2026.
Cedric Franklin
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Stony Brook — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Georgia Tech3-star out of Kell
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ball State
2026era →
Mike Uremovich
Ball State
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ball State
2025Arkansas State
2026Ball State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Ball State1-1HC: Mike Uremovich · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
Game log
The secondary · Ball State
- #4Willizhuan Yates32 tackles · 2025
- Derek Fields Jr.31 tackles · 2025
- #2Tobi Adewoyin14 tackles · 2025
- #12Deondre Shepherd13 tackles · 2025
- #18Cedric Franklin2 games · 2026
19 more on the roster · Ball State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology