Player·
Zaire Franklin
Zaire Franklin
LB · GB
29 yrs
Syracuse
Description
Position
LB
Team
GB
Status
ACT
Born
1996-07-02
Age
29
Height
6'0"
Weight
235 lb
College
Syracuse
Draft
2018 · R7 · Pick 17 · IND
Rookie yr
2018
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$9.0M/yr
Total
$18.0M
Guaranteed
$3.8M
% of cap
3.0%
Term
2026–2028 (2y)
Value#87/432
8.72DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
8 seasons
Seasons8 2018–2025
Games110
Tackles668
Sacks10.0
TFL30
INT3
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Interceptions0.000.402.440.00+0.40
Sacks0.051.824.912.00-0.18
Assist Tackles54.773.590.063.0+10.5
Solo Tackles47.057.874.760.0-2.21
Tackles for Loss3.747.5111.37.00+0.51
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025IND1760631232.0670510013715.4%2315.5%6674.2%7.8111.56.4
2024IND1776791553.5411265008343.8%2412.2%8280.5%7.796.95.1
2023IND1687721591.533062003050.0%157.7%8477.4%7.9103.44.6
2022IND1783651483.068063006050.0%179.2%7375.3%6.391.12.9
2021IND161719360.001120100037.0%1478.6%4.455.42.4
2020IND11125170.00000000110.0%00.0%2100.0%8.0100.06.0
2019IND64260.00000000
2018IND10915240.000010000026.5%1586.7%9.9107.86.1
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2017Syracuse41411.52
2016Syracuse56562.00
2015Syracuse58583.00
2014Syracuse31312.00
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks10619th
INTs3725th
Solo Tkl348272nd23
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.150
QBH/g
0.355
TFL/g
0.470
FF/g
0.171
Solo/g
3.594
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs01
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles152022 Wk4 vs TEN159'23
Sacks1.52024 Wk13 vs NE3.5'24
TFL42024 Wk17 vs NYG11'24
INT12021 Wk11 vs BUF2'24
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity