Josh Franklin: DB · Western Michigan · #21.
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Josh Franklin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the Western Michigan secondary. The first one came in 2025: All-MAC. On tape: 4 tackles against Ohio State, Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 19 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-28@ Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-56@ No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 59-31vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-27@ Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-42@ Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-24vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-41@ Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-21vs Kent State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-16@ Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 23-30vs South Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Bowl · 2024
L 23-30
vs South Alabama · neutral site
1 interception · 1 pass breakup · 21 interception return yards
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL19 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Lance Taylor — 10-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
40.6%
323 pass / 473 run
Plays / game
61.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Michigan, 21 tackles — the college career is complete.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
