Randy Franklin is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Charlotte.
Franklin moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Charlotte. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against South Florida — Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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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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 11-34vs App State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-20vs North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35vs Monmouth | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-28vs Rice | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-54@ South Florida | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 7-24@ Army | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-49vs Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-54vs North Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-48@ East Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-28vs UTSA | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-35@ No. 4 Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-27@ No. 22 Tulane | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 36 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
58tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL58 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
51.4%
379 pass / 358 run
Plays / game
61.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
58 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #11 of 28 American Athletic DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Ken Niumatalolo, Biff Poggi and Tim Albin.
