Wrestling bio
Honors
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, 2023 and 2024
Career Statistics
| Year |
GP |
|
Solo |
Ast |
Total |
TFLoss |
|
Sacks |
PBU |
Int |
FF |
FR |
Blk |
| 2021 |
2 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1-1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2022 |
9 |
|
8 |
10 |
18 |
5½-25 |
|
2½-20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2023 |
11 |
|
3 |
1 |
4 |
1-6 |
|
1-6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2024 |
11 |
|
6 |
11 |
17 |
5½-27 |
|
5-27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
33 |
|
18 |
22 |
40 |
13-59 |
|
8½-53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Career Highlights
2024
• Saw significant action on the defensive line
• Led the Mules in sacks and tied for fifth in tackles for loss
• Recorded 1½ sacks among his 4 tackles in season-ending shutout of Montclair State
• Made high of 5 tackles, including half-sack, vs. McDaniel
• Blocked field goal and assisted on sack in bowl win vs. Widener in final career game
2023
• Was in the defensive line rotation for the entire season
• Played in all 11 games
• Recorded sack for 6-yard loss in double-overtime win vs. Franklin & Marshall
• Blocked PAT against Ursinus
2022
• Played in nine out of 11 varsity games, starting four
• Tied for third on the team in tackles for loss
• Season highs of 5 tackles and 2½ tackles for loss came against Ursinus
• Blocked field goal attempt at Johns Hopkins
• Recorded solo sacks vs. Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall
2021
• Played on the defensive line for JV team
• Appeared in two varsity games
• Made a tackle for a 1-yard loss on last play of shutout win vs. Moravian
Personal
• Earned a total of seven letters in football, wrestling and lacrosse at North Hunterdon High School
• Lined up at defensive end and left tackle in football
• Selected to play in the Basilone Bowl
• Ranked seventh in New Jersey at 220 pounds in wrestling
• Parents are Christopher and Lisa Franklin
• Born Dec. 31, 2002
• A computer science major
