Cedric Franklin II
Ball State Cardinals
62
Depth

Cedric Franklin II

Ball State CardinalsRebuilding
RCBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Arkansas State
2nd String / Backup

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Cedric Franklin II is listed 2nd string at RCB for Ball State Cardinals.

Redshirt sophomore · #18 · 6'0", 193 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Ball State Cardinals

  1. 1068Derek FieldsStarter
  2. 21862Cedric Franklin IIYou
  3. 33051Donovan Lanier

Ball State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the MAC

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Kell, ranked #1,391 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,391 Natl
Mableton, GA
Jersey
#18
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
193 lbs
Transfer
Arkansas State

Cedric Franklin II is currently behind Derek Fields at RCB on the Ball State depth chart, a Mid-American team rated 62 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8558
National Rank
#1391
High School
Kell
Hometown
Marietta, GA

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated defense; 64th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 62 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 36% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LNUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 45-14

Oct 3LTOLTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 39-24

Sep 26LKENTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-13

Sep 19LLIBTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 51-15

Sep 12WSTBKTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-17

Sep 5LOSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 56-3

Cedric Franklin II's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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