Noah McNeal-Franklin is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at San José State.
McNeal-Franklin ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Two seasons in the San José State linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Central Michigan — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
63 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San José State | 63 | 38 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 53 | 22 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 116 | 60 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-16vs Central Michigan | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-38@ No. 7 Texas | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-28vs Idaho | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-30@ Stanford | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-28vs New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-35@ Wyoming | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 25-30@ Utah State | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-38vs Hawai'i | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 16-26vs Air Force | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-55@ Nevada | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-25@ San Diego State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-41vs Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 38 | 5.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
63tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
3%2 pass breakups63 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo — 10-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
61.1%
486 pass / 310 run
Plays / game
66.3
12 games
Team sack rate
1.7%
518 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
