Ja'Mion Franklin: DT · Duke · #5.
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Ja'Mion Franklin
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The four seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Brian Kelly, David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko and Trooper Taylor. On tape: 7 tackles against Wake Forest, Week 10, 2023.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Duke | 29 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Duke | 26 | 8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 5 |
| 2021 | Duke | 16 | 6 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 75 | 25 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-7@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-21vs No. 11 Notre Dame | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-38@ No. 4 Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-23@ No. 18 Louisville | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs Wake Forest | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 45-47@ No. 24 North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-30@ Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-19vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 17-10vs Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries29 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trooper Taylor
Pass share
44.8%
355 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
60.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #155 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Notre Dame and Duke, 75 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly, David Cutcliffe and Mike Elko.
