2016 Football Roster
Franklin, Jarrod
Jersey Number 6
Jarrod Franklin
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- University Lab School
- Prev School:
- University Lab
Bio
Career Notes: Three-year letterman...Played in 37 games with 26 starts...Totaled 177 tackles (115 solo, 62 assists) with 8.0 tackles for loss of 41 yards... Boasts 3.5 sacks for a loss of 30 yards...Tallied two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, four pass break-ups and two interceptions.
2016: Started all 12 games...Second on the team in total tackles with 79 (45 solo, 34 assists)...Earned a career high 11 tackles vs SMU on Oct. 29 - Marked his lone double-digit tackle game of the season...Notched one sack for a loss of five yards at Houston on Nov. 12...Co-led the team with seven tackles at UCF on Nov. 5...Garnered two takeaways at UMass on Oct. 1, earning his lone interception and fumble recovery of the season...Tallied his lone forced fumble of the season vs Navy on Sept. 17...Recorded his first career punt block vs Southern on Sept. 10, resulting in a three-play toudchdown drive on the ensuing series...Logged his lone pass break-up, along with five tackles, vs Memphis on Oct. 14.
2015: Started all 12 games as a redshirt-sophomore…Totaled 74 tackles (55 solo, 19 assists) with 5.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one fumble recovery and three pass break-ups…Tied for first on the team in fumble recoveries…Tied for second on the team in total tackles…Second on the team in solo stops…Notched a career-best 10 tackles (8 solo, 2 assists) to go along with his first-career fumble recovery vs Duke (9/3)…Posted nine solo tackles and one pass break-up at Memphis (10/31)…Paced the team in tackles with eight (5 solo, 3 assists) with a half sack and a pass break-up vs Tulsa (11/27)…Tied for the team-lead in tackles at Georgia Tech (9/12) with seven (all solo), while recording a sack for an eight yard loss and 2.0 tackles for loss for a total of 11 yards…Totaled seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assists) with 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass break-up at Army (11/14)…Had six tackles twice: 5 solo, 1 assist vs Houston (10/16) and 5 solo, 1 assist at Navy (10/24)…Tallied five total tackles (3 solo, 2 assists) with 1.5 tackles for loss at Temple (10/10)…Posted five tackles (4 solo, 1 assist) at SMU (11/21)…Notched five assisted stops, including 0.5 tackles for loss, vs UConn (11/7)…Recorded three solo stops vs Maine (9/19) and three solo stops vs UCF (10/3).
2014: Did not play as a sophomore and redshirted the season.
2013: Played in all 13 games with two starts at nickelback as a true freshman…Ranked tied for fourth on the team in interceptions (1), tied for fifth in forced fumbles (1) and tied for 10th in sacks (1.0) while posting 24 tackles (15 solo, 9 assists) with 1.5 tackles for loss and returning one kickoff for 22 yards…Had a season-high seven tackles (4 solo, 3 assists) with a sack vs UTEP (11/23)…Posted four tackles twice: 2 solo, 2 assists with a half tackle for loss and an interception vs Jackson State (8/29) and 2 solo, 2 assists with a forced fumble at ULM (9/28)…Lone kickoff return came at UTSA.
High School: Two-year letterman at University Lab for coaches John Shoptaugh and Chad Mahaffey…Rated a two-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com…Received a 79 rating, listed as the No. 77 recruit in the state and the No. 128 safety in the nation by 247Sports.com…Also rated the No. 172 safety in the country by Scout.com…Helped lead the Cubs to a combined 25-3 overall record, a pair of trips to the state playoffs and consecutive District 7-2A championships with unblemished 5-0 marks each year…As a senior, earned first-team all-state, all-metro and all-district honors after posting 113 tackles, three interceptions and nine pass break-ups…Also lettered three years in track and field in hurdles…Off the field, was a member of the Food Bank Support Group and served as the Clothes Drive coordinator.
Personal: Born in Jackson, Miss...Has two brothers...Grandfather played football at Southern...Cousin played football at Virginia...Majoring in Business Management.
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Franklin’s Career Highs
Tackles..........11 vs SMU, 10/29/16
Sacks..........1.0, 3x, last at Houston, 11/12/16
Yards Lost..........8 at Georgia Tech, 9/12/15
Tackles for Loss..........2.0 at Georgia Tech, 9/12/15
Yards Lost..........11 at Georgia Tech, 9/12/15
Forced Fumbles..........1, 2x, last vs Navy, 9/17/16
Fumble Recoveries..........1, 2x, last at UMass, 10/1/16
Interceptions..........1, 2x, last at UMass, 10/1/16
PBU’s..........1, 4x, last vs Memphis, 10/14/16
Blocked Kick..........1, 2x, last at UConn, 11/26/16
2016: Started all 12 games...Second on the team in total tackles with 79 (45 solo, 34 assists)...Earned a career high 11 tackles vs SMU on Oct. 29 - Marked his lone double-digit tackle game of the season...Notched one sack for a loss of five yards at Houston on Nov. 12...Co-led the team with seven tackles at UCF on Nov. 5...Garnered two takeaways at UMass on Oct. 1, earning his lone interception and fumble recovery of the season...Tallied his lone forced fumble of the season vs Navy on Sept. 17...Recorded his first career punt block vs Southern on Sept. 10, resulting in a three-play toudchdown drive on the ensuing series...Logged his lone pass break-up, along with five tackles, vs Memphis on Oct. 14.
2015: Started all 12 games as a redshirt-sophomore…Totaled 74 tackles (55 solo, 19 assists) with 5.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one fumble recovery and three pass break-ups…Tied for first on the team in fumble recoveries…Tied for second on the team in total tackles…Second on the team in solo stops…Notched a career-best 10 tackles (8 solo, 2 assists) to go along with his first-career fumble recovery vs Duke (9/3)…Posted nine solo tackles and one pass break-up at Memphis (10/31)…Paced the team in tackles with eight (5 solo, 3 assists) with a half sack and a pass break-up vs Tulsa (11/27)…Tied for the team-lead in tackles at Georgia Tech (9/12) with seven (all solo), while recording a sack for an eight yard loss and 2.0 tackles for loss for a total of 11 yards…Totaled seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assists) with 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass break-up at Army (11/14)…Had six tackles twice: 5 solo, 1 assist vs Houston (10/16) and 5 solo, 1 assist at Navy (10/24)…Tallied five total tackles (3 solo, 2 assists) with 1.5 tackles for loss at Temple (10/10)…Posted five tackles (4 solo, 1 assist) at SMU (11/21)…Notched five assisted stops, including 0.5 tackles for loss, vs UConn (11/7)…Recorded three solo stops vs Maine (9/19) and three solo stops vs UCF (10/3).
2014: Did not play as a sophomore and redshirted the season.
2013: Played in all 13 games with two starts at nickelback as a true freshman…Ranked tied for fourth on the team in interceptions (1), tied for fifth in forced fumbles (1) and tied for 10th in sacks (1.0) while posting 24 tackles (15 solo, 9 assists) with 1.5 tackles for loss and returning one kickoff for 22 yards…Had a season-high seven tackles (4 solo, 3 assists) with a sack vs UTEP (11/23)…Posted four tackles twice: 2 solo, 2 assists with a half tackle for loss and an interception vs Jackson State (8/29) and 2 solo, 2 assists with a forced fumble at ULM (9/28)…Lone kickoff return came at UTSA.
High School: Two-year letterman at University Lab for coaches John Shoptaugh and Chad Mahaffey…Rated a two-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com…Received a 79 rating, listed as the No. 77 recruit in the state and the No. 128 safety in the nation by 247Sports.com…Also rated the No. 172 safety in the country by Scout.com…Helped lead the Cubs to a combined 25-3 overall record, a pair of trips to the state playoffs and consecutive District 7-2A championships with unblemished 5-0 marks each year…As a senior, earned first-team all-state, all-metro and all-district honors after posting 113 tackles, three interceptions and nine pass break-ups…Also lettered three years in track and field in hurdles…Off the field, was a member of the Food Bank Support Group and served as the Clothes Drive coordinator.
Personal: Born in Jackson, Miss...Has two brothers...Grandfather played football at Southern...Cousin played football at Virginia...Majoring in Business Management.
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Franklin’s Career Highs
Tackles..........11 vs SMU, 10/29/16
Sacks..........1.0, 3x, last at Houston, 11/12/16
Yards Lost..........8 at Georgia Tech, 9/12/15
Tackles for Loss..........2.0 at Georgia Tech, 9/12/15
Yards Lost..........11 at Georgia Tech, 9/12/15
Forced Fumbles..........1, 2x, last vs Navy, 9/17/16
Fumble Recoveries..........1, 2x, last at UMass, 10/1/16
Interceptions..........1, 2x, last at UMass, 10/1/16
PBU’s..........1, 4x, last vs Memphis, 10/14/16
Blocked Kick..........1, 2x, last at UConn, 11/26/16
Tulane Tuesday: S Jack Tchienchou - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
Tulane Tuesday: QB Jake Retzlaff - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
Tulane Tuesday: HC Jon Sumrall - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
South Alabama Postgame: HC Jon Sumrall, SPEAR Javion White, RB Zuberi Mobley
Sunday, September 07
