#31

Jarvion Franklin

Running back for Western Michigan. 2017: 1,228 rushing yards, 11 rushing TD, 5 catches.

RB · Western Michigan · #31

6′0″ · 225 lb · Tinley Park, IL

Western Michigan 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1690 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan

Statement game37 car · 176 yds · 3 TDat Buffalo (FBS) · W 71-68

Top 1% rushing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 running back for Western Michigan. 2017: 1,228 rushing yards, 11 rushing TD, 5 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2014.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Western Michigan, 4,867 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201413 games

Signed with Western Michigan3-star out of Victor J Andrew

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1690 national

CFB

College

Western Michigan

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2016

P.J. Fleck

Western Michigan

2017

Tim Lester

Western Michigan

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: P.J. Fleck → Tim Lester. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

2015Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

2016Western Michigan13-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2017Western Michigan6-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: carries (94th percentile). Strength: rush yards (93rd percentile). Concern: rec yards (24th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Carries#20 / 328 · 94th pct

235

Rush yards#22 / 328 · 93rd pct

1228

Rush TDs#26 / 328 · 91st pct

Long run#52 / 328 · 84th pct

Yards / carry#133 / 328 · 58th pct

5.2

Fumbles lost#44 / 221 · 53rd pct

Receptions#226 / 315 · 25th pct

Rec yards#240 / 315 · 24th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	118	5.6	1.0
Road6g	87.2	4.4	0.8

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	76.9	4.3	0.9
Weeks 8+5g	138	5.9	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Western Michigan	235	1,228	5.2	11	--
2016	Western Michigan	248	1,353	5.5	12	--
2015	Western Michigan	153	735	4.8	5	--
2014	Western Michigan	306	1,551	5.1	24	--
Career		942	4,867	5.2	52	--

Season	Team
2017	Western Michigan	5	35	7.0	1	--
2016	Western Michigan	25	288	11.5	2	--
2015	Western Michigan	17	184	10.8	0	--
2014	Western Michigan	15	168	11.2	1	--
Career		62	675	10.9	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2017

W 49–14

vs Wagner

111 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD

Dominant 35-point win at home against Wagner.

With J. Wassink — 165 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.6 · 19 rush yds (4 car) · J. Bogan — 132 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 31-49@ USC	12	40	3.3	0	9
Wk 2	L 14-28@ Michigan State	6	36	6.0	0	15
Wk 3	W 37-28vs Idaho	10	8	0.8	0	6
Wk 4	W 49-14vs Wagner	14	111	7.9	2	38
Wk 5	W 55-3vs Ball State	11	37	3.4	1	12
Wk 6	W 71-68@ Buffalo	37	176	4.8	3	19	3 rushing TDs
Wk 7	L 13-14vs Akron	31	130	4.2	0	20
Wk 8	W 20-17@ Eastern Michigan	24	104	4.3	1	15
Wk 10	L 28-35vs Central Michigan	26	228	8.8	2	47	Season-high 228 yds
Wk 11	W 48-20vs Kent State	22	191	8.7	1	72	191-yard day
Wk 12	L 31-35@ Northern Illinois	27	115	4.3	1	29
Wk 13	L 10-37@ Toledo	15	52	3.5	0	14
Total		235	1228	5.0	11	72

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology