Senior running back for Michigan. 2023: 33 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
5′9″ · 205 lb · Southfield, MI
The story
4 running back for Michigan. 2023: 33 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearLeon Franklin
This is his third year in the same backfield at Michigan. One game to point at: 26 rush yds against Nebraska — Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 75 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jim Harbaugh.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 40-3 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 10.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 8.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs UNLV | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-6vs Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-7@ Nebraska | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 52-10@ Minnesota | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-0@ Michigan State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 11 | 33 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 |
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 40 inside-the-5 carries (2.5%).