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John Franklin III
John Franklin III (born September 21, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, Auburn Tigers and Florida Atlantic Owls. He also played junior college football for the East Mississippi Lions, where he was featured prominently in the first season of Last Chance U. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Before college, Franklin attended South Plantation High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Franklin redshirted the 2013 season while playing for the Florida State Seminoles. The Seminoles won the 2014 BCS National Championship Game against the Auburn Tigers. Franklin saw limited action in 2014. He was a member of the ACC champion 4×100 relay team at Florida State.
After the 2014 season, Franklin transferred to East Mississippi Community College. With the Lions, Franklin served mostly as a backup quarterback to Wyatt Roberts, as they won the MACJC North title. He only started on one occasion, against the Copiah–Lincoln Wolves, but ended up being pulled in favor of Roberts. On October 22, 2015, Franklin scored five rushing touchdowns and one passing touchdown against the Mississippi Delta Trojans, before the game was called off after a brawl broke out between both sides. The 2015 football season was documented in the Netflix series Last Chance U in 2016. On the year, Franklin made 64-of-110 receptions (58.2%) while throwing for 733 yards along with a 7–2 touchdown to interception ratio. He also added 451 yards on the ground on only 43 attempts, giving him an average of 10.5 yards per carry on his way to 9 rushing touchdowns.
Franklin enrolled at Auburn University for his junior year, where he appeared in 12 games, while making one start with the Tigers. In his 12 games, he went 14-of-26 receptions (53.8%) while throwing for 204 yards along with one touchdown. On the ground, he added 430 yards on only 46 carries giving him an average of 9.3 yards per carry, also adding two touchdowns. He grew increasingly unhappy with his role on the team and on March 8, 2017, ESPN reported he was moving to wide receiver for the 2017 season.
On August 15, 2017, he transferred to Florida Atlantic University to play for the Owls under head coach Lane Kiffin, as a graduate transfer. He had 16 rushes for 229 yards with an average of 14.3 yards per carry while rushing for two touchdowns. He also caught seven balls for 95 yards and one touchdown while averaging 13.6 yards a catch. He also went 1-of-2 (50%) for 49 yards.
At FAU's Pro Day in March 2018, Franklin was timed as running a 4.40 second 40-yard dash.
After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Franklin attended the Chicago Bears' rookie mini camp on a tryout basis as a defensive back. On May 14, 2018, Franklin was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent. On September 1, he was waived by the Bears. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 27, but was released later that day. On November 24, Franklin returned to Chicago's practice squad. On January 8, 2019, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears, and was waived during final roster cuts on August 31.
In October 2019, Franklin was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL draft, but did not sign with the league.
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John Franklin III
John Franklin III (born September 21, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, Auburn Tigers and Florida Atlantic Owls. He also played junior college football for the East Mississippi Lions, where he was featured prominently in the first season of Last Chance U. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Before college, Franklin attended South Plantation High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Franklin redshirted the 2013 season while playing for the Florida State Seminoles. The Seminoles won the 2014 BCS National Championship Game against the Auburn Tigers. Franklin saw limited action in 2014. He was a member of the ACC champion 4×100 relay team at Florida State.
After the 2014 season, Franklin transferred to East Mississippi Community College. With the Lions, Franklin served mostly as a backup quarterback to Wyatt Roberts, as they won the MACJC North title. He only started on one occasion, against the Copiah–Lincoln Wolves, but ended up being pulled in favor of Roberts. On October 22, 2015, Franklin scored five rushing touchdowns and one passing touchdown against the Mississippi Delta Trojans, before the game was called off after a brawl broke out between both sides. The 2015 football season was documented in the Netflix series Last Chance U in 2016. On the year, Franklin made 64-of-110 receptions (58.2%) while throwing for 733 yards along with a 7–2 touchdown to interception ratio. He also added 451 yards on the ground on only 43 attempts, giving him an average of 10.5 yards per carry on his way to 9 rushing touchdowns.
Franklin enrolled at Auburn University for his junior year, where he appeared in 12 games, while making one start with the Tigers. In his 12 games, he went 14-of-26 receptions (53.8%) while throwing for 204 yards along with one touchdown. On the ground, he added 430 yards on only 46 carries giving him an average of 9.3 yards per carry, also adding two touchdowns. He grew increasingly unhappy with his role on the team and on March 8, 2017, ESPN reported he was moving to wide receiver for the 2017 season.
On August 15, 2017, he transferred to Florida Atlantic University to play for the Owls under head coach Lane Kiffin, as a graduate transfer. He had 16 rushes for 229 yards with an average of 14.3 yards per carry while rushing for two touchdowns. He also caught seven balls for 95 yards and one touchdown while averaging 13.6 yards a catch. He also went 1-of-2 (50%) for 49 yards.
At FAU's Pro Day in March 2018, Franklin was timed as running a 4.40 second 40-yard dash.
After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Franklin attended the Chicago Bears' rookie mini camp on a tryout basis as a defensive back. On May 14, 2018, Franklin was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent. On September 1, he was waived by the Bears. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 27, but was released later that day. On November 24, Franklin returned to Chicago's practice squad. On January 8, 2019, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears, and was waived during final roster cuts on August 31.
In October 2019, Franklin was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL draft, but did not sign with the league.