Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-56@ Florida Atlantic | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Total | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 0 | 28 |
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Thad Franklin
Senior running back for UL Monroe. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · West Park, FL
CFB Index 37 · #240 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceUL Monroe 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 running back for UL Monroe. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearThad Franklin
Wears you down at the goal line. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 58 rush yds against Florida Atlantic — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at UL Monroe, 428 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021–2023
UL Monroe
Played his entire career under Terry Bowden.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Miami7-5HC: Jess Simpson · Balanced
2022Miami5-7HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2023UL Monroe2-10HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 58.0 YDS/g, 5.3 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
RB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to La'Darius Jefferson’s 2022 season.
78%match
Matches La'Darius on
Receiving share
EPA / carry (adj)
Rush TD rate
Differs from La'Darius on
Yards / reception (lower)
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dedrick Mills’s path through Nebraska.
96%match
Matches Dedrick on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Antwain Littleton II's sophomore season at Maryland (2022).
73%match
Matches Antwain on
Yards / carry
Receiving share
Yards / reception
Differs from Antwain on
Rush TD rate (higher)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Thad Franklin
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology