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GB · LILB · #44

Zaire Franklin

Starter

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Zaire Franklin is the starting LILB for the Green Bay Packers.

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Zaire Franklin this week

The Green Bay Packers play next in Week 6, at home against the Dallas Cowboys on Sun, Oct 18 (NBC). Zaire Franklin is listed as the starter at LILB going into that game.

At LILB for the Green Bay Packers, Nick Niemann and Edgerrin Cooper are next in line behind him.

Zaire Franklin's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 31-7 vs CHI (Oct 11); W 17-14 at TB (Oct 4); L 14-35 vs ATL (Sep 24).

Zaire Franklin wears No. 44, is 30 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 235 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Syracuse.

Is Zaire Franklin playing this week?

Zaire Franklin is expected to start at LILB for Green Bay Packers. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

GB LILB Depth

1Zaire FranklinStarter
2Nick Niemann
3Edgerrin Cooper

Green Bay Packers Starting Lineup

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Age
30
Height
6' 0"
Weight
235
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026GB5162001
    2025IND17607205
    2024IND1775113.526
    2023IND168731.506
    2022IND17838306
    2021IND16171012
    2020IND11120000
    2019IND640000
    2018IND1090001
    Career9 yrs1153633210327

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    16
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    9
    Games
    115
    Tackles
    363

    #2 of 9 at OLB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Zaire Franklin is rated 81 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 49th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 74% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    74th percentile
    Beats 74% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,449 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 235 · 2018 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Wvs CHITKL 6
    TKL
    6
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 31-7

    Oct 4W@ TBTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 17-14

    Sep 24Lvs ATLTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 14-35

    Sep 20W@ NYJTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 20-17

    Sep 13L@ MINTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 22-39

    Zaire Franklin's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Zaire Franklin plays 99% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share99%

    College

    Syracuse

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