Joshua Franklin
Western Michigan Broncos
89
Great

Joshua Franklin

Western Michigan BroncosRebuilding
NBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Joshua Franklin is the projected starter at NB for Western Michigan Broncos.

Senior · #1 · 6'0", 175 lbs

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The Story

The Ballhawk

A 3-star recruit out of Crete-Monee, ranked #2,381 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 53 tackles, 0 INT, 10 PBU. That's 11% of the team's production at his spot and 94th-percentile production nationally — good for a 89 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,381 NatlTeam Share11%Percentile94th
University Park, IL
Jersey
#1
Class
SR
Height
6'0"
Weight
175 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
202553010

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8104
National Rank
#2381
High School
Crete-Monee
Hometown
Crete, IL

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 94th-percentile production (×0.85 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 89.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 94% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

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 10WKENTTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 38-7

Oct 3WBUFFTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 26LBOISTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 32-7

Sep 19WRICETKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-21

Sep 12WMONMTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 49-14

Sep 5LMICHTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 13-12

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

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Team Role

Ballhawk
53 tkl · 10 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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