#40

Franklin Estrada II

Senior running back for TCU. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.

RB · TCU · Sr. · #40

5′11″ · 200 lb · Carrollton, TX

Returning to TCU for 2026

How he plays

Yards / carry: 15th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2025

4 per carry

1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 4 rush yds, vs Cincinnati

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for TCU. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.

His career, year by year

Franklin Estrada II

RB · TCU · Sr · #40

Third year in the TCU backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 4 rush yds against Cincinnati, Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 23-15 over that span.

2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning

2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / carry#292 / 349 · 15th pct

4.0

Rush TDs#326 / 349 · 3rd pct

Rush yards#350 / 349 · 0th pct

Long run#350 / 349 · 0th pct

Carries#350 / 349 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 4.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sonny Dykes

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	TCU	1	4	4.0	--
2024	TCU	3	5	1.7	--
2023	TCU	1	4	4.0	--
Career		5	13	2.6	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 14	W 45-23vs Cincinnati	1	4	4.0	0	4	Season-high 4 yds
Total		1	4	4.0	0	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology