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Sam Franklin Jr.

Safety, Buffalo Bills · #28.

Player facts

Team: Buffalo Bills
Position: Safety
Number: 28
Born: Feb 2, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace: Crystal River, FL, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: Temple
Experience: 7 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last 5 Games	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	121	86	35	1	1	1	99	99.0	1	99	5	5.5	6

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Mon, Oct 12	@ LAR	W 37-34 OT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs NE	L 29-26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs LAC	W 24-16	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 17	vs DET	W 41-31	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ HOU	W 36-31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Samuel Lamar Franklin Jr. (born February 2, 1996) is an American professional football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls and was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sam Franklin Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Franklin grew up in Crystal River, Florida and attended Citrus High School, where he played wide receiver, safety and linebacker on the football team. He was recruited by the University of Massachusetts, but failed to qualify academically. He enrolled at East Coast Prep, where he played alongside future Panthers teammate Myles Hartsfield for a post-graduate year to improve his grades and test scores.

College career

Franklin was a member of the Temple Owls for four seasons, starting as a defensive back before moving to linebacker. As a senior, he was the team's third-leading tackler with 68 tackles and had 7.5 tackles for loss. Franklin finished his collegiate career with 194 tackles including 24 tackles for loss, eight sacks, two interceptions, 10 pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in 53 games played.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sam Franklin Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹