Troy Franklin
Position: WR — Projected: 2nd Round
History & Measurables
Born: Feb. 6, 2003 – East Palo Alto, CA
High School: Menlo-Atherton High School
College: Oregon
Height – 6’1″ Weight – 176 lbs
Traits & Characteristics
The Good
- Speed
- Good Route Runner
- Quick Off Line
- Find Spots in Zone
The Bad
- Struggles Against Press
- Physicality at Catch Point
- Body Catches on Short Passes
Advanced Analytics Notes
2023 Receiving: 25 Target Minimum
• Targets: 114
• Overall Rec Grade: 87.3 (15th among WRs)
• Man Rec Grade: 82.2 (31st among WRs)
• Zone Rec Grade: 79.8 (29th among WRs)
• Slot Alignment %: 18.2
• Wide Alignment %: 80.9
• Missed Tackles Forced: 14 (41st among WRs)
• ADOT: 12.8 (177th among WRs)
• Route Participation: 95 (229th among WRs)
• Yards Per Route Run: 3.32 (8th among WRs)
• YAC/REC: 6.6 (102nd among WRs)
• Contested Catch %: 36.8 (343rd among WRs)
• QB Rating when Targeted: 147.8 (5th among WRs)
Film Notes and Highlights
Troy Franklin had a great 2023 season that helped his 2024 NFL draft stock. He is a deep threat that is quick off the line of scrimmage. 40% of his yardage came on deep throws of 20+ yards and seven of his 14 touchdowns came on deep passes. He is a good route runner and can win against man and zone. His speed allows for him to escape jams and work comebacks very well because defenders are afraid of getting beat deep. I think Franklin does struggle against physicality, or if defenders can get a good press on him. There were times he was not able to fight through contact at the catch point. Franklin did not do this all the time but on short passes he had a tendency to body catch which I would like to see him snag the ball more often. – Brandon Haye
(Games Watched: vs USC 2023, vs Utah 2023, vs Washington 2023, vs Arizona St 2023)
Troy Franklin = WR3
pic.twitter.com/qIMdQO5fSq— • Colton Edwards • (@cedwardsNFL) April 11, 2024
