Johnathan Franklin
Franklin with UCLA in 2012
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 23, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Dorsey | ||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 125 | ||||||||
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| Rushes: | 19 |
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| Rushing yards: | 107 |
| Rushing TDs: | 1 |
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Johnathan A. Franklin (born October 23, 1989) is a former American football running back who played one season in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA, where he received All-American recognition. After suffering a serious neck injury in his rookie season, Franklin was told that his football career would end prematurely. On June 19, 2014, he announced his retirement from the NFL.
Franklin graduated from Susan Miller Dorsey High School of the Los Angeles Unified School District. As a high school football player, Franklin was named first-team all-city as a running back and was a third-team selection as a cornerback. He was also named Coliseum League Player of the Year.
In addition to football, he also ran track and field. He ran a personal best time of 11.01 seconds in the 100 meters.
He was also a cast member of the reality television series Baldwin Hills.
Franklin received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played for the UCLA Bruins football team from 2009 to 2012. During the 2010 season, Franklin had a career high of 30 carries for 216 yards in a game against Washington State. He scored three touchdowns against Houston. Franklin averaged 5.4 yards per carry for a total 1127 yards 8 touchdowns during 2010. His longest rushing attempt was 55 yards.
Franklin had 976 yards on the ground and 74 receiving yards in the Bruins' Pac-12 South Division Championship year. In the 2012 season opener against Rice, Franklin ran for 214 yards on 15 carries and three touchdowns. He was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on September 3, 2012. At the team's home opener win over No. 16 ranked Nebraska, Franklin rushed for 217 yards for an average of 8.3 yards per carry, which placed him at 7th place of the UCLA rushing record list. He was named Pac-12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week again and was the nation's leading rusher with an average of 215.5 yards per game.
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