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Austin Franklin (born December 6, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at New Mexico State University, and played for the St. Louis Rams in National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Franklin later played in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the LA Kiss.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Born: | December 6, 1992 Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Dallas (TX) Kimball | ||||||||||
| College: | New Mexico State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
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Early years
editFranklin was a two-sport star at Kimball High School in Dallas, playing football and basketball.[1] He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 4A District 14 [2] Dallas City League for basketball. Franklin was a member and starter of the 2011 4A UIL Basketball State Championship.[3] During Franklin's football career he played wildcat quarterback, wide receiver, and also returned punts and kick off return.
College career
editFranklin played football for New Mexico State University after being recruited by Utah, Wyoming, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah State and Vanderbilt. In his sophomore year in 2012, Franklin managed to accumulate 74 catches for 1,245 yards and was also first team all WAC selection. He was one of ten nominated as a Semifinalist for the 2012 Bilentnikoff Award.[4] Franklin was also named an SI.com Honorable Mention All-American[5] and became the 13th Aggie to earn All-American Honors. After sitting out 4 games due to grades he still managed 52 receptions for 670 receiving yards.[4] Over his career he managed 160 receptions, 2,439 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns averaging 15.2 yards a carry.[6] Franklin decided to skip his senior year to declare for the 2014 NFL Draft.[7]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
193 lb (88 kg) |
4.56 s | 1.58 s | 2.55 s | 4.28 s | 7.07 s | 36 in (0.91 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
9 reps | |||
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References
edit- ^ "BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - On the road: Kimball wins DISD/Coca-Cola title". bwi.rivals.com. December 29, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "High School Sports News Articles - MaxPreps - Texas 4A All-District Basketball Teams". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "TexasHoops.com - UIL: Kimball win 4A state championship". texashoops.rivals.com. March 13, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ a b "New Mexico State's Austin Franklin is turning pro". NFL.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Football - Mobile - ULM Warhawks Athletics". m.ulmwarhawks.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "D-FW draft series: Ex-New Mexico State, Kimball WR Austin Franklin has speed to burn | SportsDay". SportsDay. April 18, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Austin Franklin Declares for the NFL Draft". Crimson Aggie Connection. Retrieved February 10, 2016.