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Sam Franklin

S · BUF

30 yrs

Temple

Description

Position: S
Team: BUF
Status: ACT
Born: 1996-02-02
Age: 30
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210 lb
College: Temple
Draft: 2020 · R? · Pick ? · ?
Rookie yr: 2020

Contract

ACTIVE

APY: $2.3M/yr
Total: $7.0M
Guaranteed: $2.5M
% of cap: 0.8%
Term: 2026–2029 (3y)

Career Résumé

6 seasons

Seasons	6 2020–2025
Games	61
Tackles	109
Sacks	1.0
TFL	3
INT	1

2026 Projection

Stat	Floor	Median	Ceiling	vs ’25	Δ
Forced Fumbles	0.00	0.02	1.24	0.00	+0.02
Interceptions	0.00	0.69	2.66	0.00	+0.69
Passes Defended	0.00	0.41	7.58	0.00	+0.41
Solo Tackles	8.35	14.3	40.4	10.0	+4.28

Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season

Year	Tm	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	Sk	QBH	TFL	Int	PD	FF	TD
2025	BUF	12	10	3	13	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024	CAR	8	5	3	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	CAR	12	18	10	28	0.0	0	0	1	3	0	1
2022	CAR	12	15	5	20	0.0	0	1	0	0	1	0
2021	CAR	9	13	5	18	0.0	1	1	0	1	0	0
2020	CAR	8	14	8	22	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0

College

Year	School	G	Car	Ru Yds	Ru TD	Rec	Rc Yds	Rc TD
2019	Temple	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	Temple	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	Temple	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	Temple	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career Milestones

league finishes · all-time rank

Stat	Career	All-Time	Led	Top 5	Top 10
Sacks	1	1751st	—	—	—
INTs	1	1132nd	—	—	—
Solo Tkl	75	1573rd	—	—	—

League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999

Stat Profile

2025 · vs 318 peers

Solo/g

0.813

INT/g

054

PD/g

018

FF/g

072

TFL/g

036

PlayerMedian (50th)

Postseason

team record · since 1999

Round	W	L
Playoffs	1	0
Conf. Championship	0	0
Super Bowl	0	0

NextGen Stats

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Career Highs

regular season

Stat	Game	When	Season
Tackles	7	2020 Wk9 vs KC	28'23
Sacks	1	2020 Wk9 vs KC	1'20
TFL	1	2020 Wk9 vs KC	1'20
INT	1	2023 Wk4 vs MIN	1'23

Athletic Profile

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Aging Curve

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Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Khalil DorseyDET28y
6 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
99%
vs
Segun OlubiLV26y
9 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
99%
vs
Decamerion RichardsonLV25y
9 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
99%
vs
Tyler OwensWAS25y
9 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
99%
vs
Keondre JacksonBAL24y
10 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
98%
vs
Tyler BattyMIN27y
9 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
98%
vs
JL SkinnerDEN25y
8 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
98%
vs
Jamal HillHOU25y
4 solo · 0.0 sk · 0 INT
98%
vs

Year over Year

season trajectory

Yr	Tm	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT
20	CAR	22	1.0	1	0
21	CAR	18▼	0.0▼	1	0
22	CAR	20▲	0.0	1	0
23	CAR	28▲	0.0	0▼	1▲
24	CAR	8▼	0.0	0	0▼
25	BUF	13▲	0.0	0	0

Game Trend

2025 · Tackles

WinLossTackles per game

Season Timeline

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Vs Defense Quality

2025 · per game

Faced	G	Tackles
Top-10 D	4	1.2
Middle	4	0.5
Bottom-10 D	4	1.5

defense rank by EPA/play allowed

Consistency

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