Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
16/203rd/4th & short
10/23Inside-5 share
16 of 20 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (80.0%). 10 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (43.5%).
Jarvion Franklin
Last confirmed: Western Michigan, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Tinley Park, IL · Victor J Andrew
Jarvion Franklin: RB · Western Michigan · #31.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jarvion Franklin
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Jarvion Franklin has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Western Michigan. A game that shows it: 228 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Central Michigan — Week 10, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 235 | 1,228 | 5.2 | 11 |
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 248 | 1,353 | 5.5 | 12 |
| 2015 | Western Michigan | 153 | 735 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 2014 | Western Michigan | 306 | 1,551 | 5.1 | 24 |
| Career | 942 | 4,867 | 5.2 | 52 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Western Michigan | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 25 | 288 | 11.5 | 2 |
| 2015 | Western Michigan | 17 | 184 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | Western Michigan | 15 | 168 | 11.2 | 1 |
| Career | 62 | 675 | 10.9 | 4 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-49@ No. 4 USC | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Michigan State | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-28vs Idaho | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Wagner | 14 | 111 | 7.9 | 2 | 38 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-3vs Ball State | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 71-68@ Buffalo | 37 | 176 | 4.8 | 3 | 19 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 7 | L 13-14vs Akron | 31 | 130 | 4.2 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17@ Eastern Michigan | 24 | 104 | 4.3 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-35vs Central Michigan | 26 | 228 | 8.8 | 2 | 47 | Season-high 228 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 48-20vs Kent State | 22 | 191 | 8.7 | 1 | 72 | 191-yard day |
| Wk 12 | L 31-35@ Northern Illinois | 27 | 115 | 4.3 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Toledo | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 235 | 1228 | 5.2 | 11 | 72 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2017
W 71-68
at Buffalo
176 rush yds (37 car) · 3 TD · 1 rec · 20 yds · 1 TD
Edged out Buffalo on the road in a shootout.
With J. Wassink — 256 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 92.3 · 26 rush yds (8 car) · D. Mitchell — 49.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 64 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Kent State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +5.86Jarvion Franklin run for 72 yds for a TD, (Josh Grant KICK)
- Week 10 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +4.60Jarvion Franklin run for 47 yds for a TD, (Josh Grant KICK)
- Week 6 · Buffalo · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −4.34Jarvion Franklin pass intercepted, touchback. Ryan Williamson return for no gain
- Week 6 · Buffalo · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA −3.44Jarvion Franklin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff 23
- Week 4 · Wagner · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.30Jarvion Franklin run for 38 yds to the Wagn 23 for a
- Week 6 · Buffalo · 2nd and 11 · Q5 · EPA +2.87Jarvion Franklin 12 Yd Run
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Buffalo · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.87Jon Wassink pass complete to Jarvion Franklin for 20 yds for a TD, (Josh Grant KICK)
- Week 4 · Wagner · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.66Jarvion Franklin run for 23 yds for a TD, (Josh Grant KICK)
- Week 4 · Wagner · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +2.66Jarvion Franklin run for 14 yds to the Wagn 45 for a
- Week 6 · Buffalo · 3rd and 2 · Q5 · EPA +2.54Jarvion Franklin run for 2 yds for a TD, (K. Watson Run For Two-point Conversion)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
235 of 235 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
45%235 carriesFumble rate
0.9%2 of 235 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
40 carries
Grind
1–3 yds38%of carries
89 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds31%of carries
74 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
32 carries
16 of 20 (80%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 10 (40%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.2 yds/carry on 235 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
17%
Stuffed (≤0)
38%
Grind (1–3)
31%
Chunk (4–9)
14%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2014Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning
2015Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning
2016Western Michigan13-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2017Western Michigan6-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 118 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 87.2 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 76.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 138 | 5.9 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Lester
Pass share
34.4%
294 pass / 561 run
Plays / game
71.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
Starter
235 carries, 5 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Western Michigan
- 2017 Western Michigan LesterYear 4 · 12 games
- 2016 Western Michigan FleckYear 3 · 14 games
- 2015 Western Michigan FleckYear 2 · 13 games
- 2014 Western Michigan FleckYear 1 · 13 games
- Before collegeSigned with Western Michigan in 2014 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,690 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Western Michigan in the 2014 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Western Michigan, 4,867 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 52 games over 4 seasons.
2014 13 games
- Signed with Western Michigan3-star out of Victor J Andrew
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coaches2014–2016
Western Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: P.J. Fleck → Tim Lester. Worth noting in scheme + development context.