Player·
Sam Franklin
Sam Franklin
S · BUF
30 yrs
Temple
Description
Position
S
Team
BUF
Status
ACT
Born
1996-02-02
Age
30
Height
6'3"
Weight
210 lb
College
Temple
Draft
2020 · R? · Pick ? · ?
Rookie yr
2020
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$2.3M/yr
Total
$7.0M
Guaranteed
$2.5M
% of cap
0.8%
Term
2026–2029 (3y)
Career Résumé
6 seasons
Seasons6 2020–2025
Games61
Tackles109
Sacks1.0
TFL3
INT1
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.001.790.000.00
Interceptions0.000.622.850.00+0.62
Passes Defended0.000.919.290.00+0.91
Solo Tackles8.3814.042.910.0+3.96
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDMTklMT%TgtCmp%Y/TgtRtgaDOT
2025BUF12103130.0000000000.0%1100.0%10.0108.34.0
2024CAR85380.00000000
2023CAR121810280.00013001514.3%1662.5%8.3102.313.6
2022CAR12155200.0010010000.0%366.7%-0.370.13.7
2021CAR9135180.01101000311.1%1060.0%11.3132.510.7
2020CAR8148221.01101000414.8%1145.5%5.091.112.0
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2019Temple49491.02
2018Temple45453.00
2017Temple43434.06
2016Temple330.00
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks11751st
INTs11132nd
Solo Tkl751573rd
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 307 peers
Solo/gINT/gPD/gFF/gTFL/g
Solo/g
0.89
INT/g
052
PD/g
016
FF/g
071
TFL/g
034
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs10
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles72020 Wk9 vs KC28'23
Sacks12020 Wk9 vs KC1'20
TFL12020 Wk9 vs KC1'20
INT12023 Wk4 vs MIN1'23
Athletic Profile
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2025 · stat-profile similarity