Johnathan Franklin Scouting RB UCLA Bruins

This is our Jonathan Frankling scouting report. Franklin is a running back for the UCLA Bruins. For all of our other scouting reports go to our scouting report page.

Measurables:

5’10 193 pounds

(combine results to be posted when they become available)

Stats: (CFBstats.com) Through 11/22/2011

2011:

2010:

Some of the information provided comes from Derek Hart of Go Joe Bruin.com A UCLA blog

Pros:

Very quick….Good second level burst…runs with pretty good patience…a weapon in the draw game…runs well off tackle, despite his size…decent array of shimmy moves

Cons:

Fumbles too much…Pretty lean, doesn’t break many tackles…doesn’t run in between the tackles that great on standard plays in part because he doesn’t show the same kind of patience…needs a lot of polish in the receiving game if he wants to be a third down back in the N.F.L.

Player comparison:

Justin Forsett, Seahawks

Thoughts:

Jonathan Franklin should probably return to college and make himself available for the 2013 N.F.L. draft. As of right now he doesn’t quite have the strength he needs at the N.F.L. level (in part to hold onto the football better as well) and he also needs a lot of polish as a receiver because at his current stature and abilities he’s likely going to be slated to be more of a change of pace back and third down back, not a bell-cow. This running back class is also pretty deep and will probably be a third day pick if he declared this year.

Bio:

UCLA –One of the top running backs in the West, if not the nation, and a candidate for All-America acclaim … Named to the Doak Walker Award and Maxwell Award preseason watch lists … Possesses fine speed, quickness and explosiveness … Had a breakout season with over 1,000 yards (1,127) on the ground in 2010 … Has started 18 games over the past two seasons.

2010 – Offensive winner of UCLA’s Henry R. “Red” Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player … Appeared in all 12 games and made 10 starts … Led Bruins in rushing with 1,127 yards, the 10th-best season mark in school history (No. 2 mark among sophomores and first Bruin 1,000-yard rusher since Chris Markey in 2006) … His 1,127 yards is highest total by a Bruin since Skip Hicks ran for 1,282 in 1997 … Fifth in Pac-10 and 27th in NCAA (93.92 yds/g) … Led team with eight touchdowns, the highest total since Kahlil Bell also had eight in 2008 … Ninth in Pac-10 in all-purpose yards (99.17) and 14th in total offense (93.92) … Second-team All-Conference by league’s coaches … Moved into No. 23 slot on UCLA career rushing list (1,693) … Rushed for 100 or more yards seven times in his career (five in 2010) … Had three-straight 100-yard games in a row versus Houston, Texas and WSU … The last time a Bruin rushed for 100 yards in three straight contests was Marurice Jones-Drew in 2004 (Ill., Wash., SDSU) … Came off bench at Kansas State to lead Bruins with 60 yards rushing (13 carries) and made one reception (15 yards) … Led team against Stanford with 73 yards (11) … Ran for 158 yards (26) versus Houston (most since Chris Markey 193 v. Wash., 2007) … Scored three rushing touchdowns versus Cougars (11,1,12 yds – first Bruin to do so since Chane Moline, 2009 at WSU) … 13 of his runs gained at least five yards … Led Bruins at Texas with 118 yards (19) and one touchdown … His 11-yard scoring run capped an 80-yard drive to open second half (had 56 yards on four carries during drive) … Had nine carries for at least five yards … Rushed for a career-best 216 yards (No. 13 on school single-game list and most since Jones-Drew ran for 322 at Wash., 2004) and one touchdown (3) on 30 carries against Washington State … Sixteen of his rushes measured at least five yards and seven were for double figures … Led Bruins at Cal with 54 yards (13) … Rushed for 69 yards (21) at Oregon and caught two passes (17 yds) … Netted 44 yards (13) against Arizona … Ran for 100 yards (23) against Oregon State … His one-yard scoring run tied the score at 14 late in third quarter … Scored the lone touchdown on 31-yard burst at Washington and finished with 53 yards (18) … Made two receptions against the Huskies … Rushed for team-high 73 yards (14) at Arizona State, including a season-long 55-yard run to set up UCLA’s first touchdown … Ran for 109 yards against USC (13) and scored one touchdown … First Bruin back to register at least 100 yards against the Trojans since DeShaun Foster in 1998 … Winner of UCLA’s George W. Dickerson Award for Outstanding Offensive Player vs. USC.

Video:

Vs USC and Texas (2010)

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