Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 80-6vs Northwestern State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ LSU | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#4
Kam Franklin
Redshirt junior defensive back for Louisiana Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 211 lb · Oak Grove, LA · Oak Grove HS
CFB Index 29 · #448 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Louisiana Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 3 tackles, at LSU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back for Louisiana Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma State in 2023.
- Transferred from Oklahoma State to Louisiana Tech in 2025.
Kam Franklin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Kam Franklin has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1 INT against LSU — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Oklahoma State3-star out of Oak Grove
202510 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023
Louisiana Tech
2025–2026
Louisiana Tech
Played his entire career under Sonny Cumbie.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Oklahoma State10-4HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2025Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-heavy
2026Louisiana Tech1-1HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
29 · #448 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #448 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #36 of 43 Conference USA DBs — his program moves to the Sun Belt for 2026
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Sun Belt.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 21 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 80–6
1 TOT
Dominant 74-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With J. Mickens — 31 rush yds (2 car) · B. Baker — 232 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 1 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Louisiana Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (11 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana Tech · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #124 · 2026 recruiting class #99
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joshua Moore’s 2025 season.
83%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Joshua on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Joshua on
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Max Carroll's sophomore season at TCU (2024).
84%match
Matches Max on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Kam Franklin
Background
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2025) Saw action in all 13 games in his first season as a Bulldog … Registered 21 tackles (14 solo, seven assists), .5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception, two pass breakups and one touchdown … Made a season-high five tackles and forced a...
The secondary · Louisiana Tech
- #2Amari Butler25 tackles · 2025
- #4Kam Franklin21 tackles · 2025
- #1Sam Fongang21 tackles · 2025
- #3Kameron Carter15 tackles · 2025
- Jordan McRae7 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Louisiana Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology