South Alabama · W 35-20
5 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Kam Franklin
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2025: SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against South Alabama — Week 9, 2026.
26 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 26 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 21 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 48 | 25 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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@ No. 8 LSU | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-36@ Baylor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Army | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 32-31vs Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-0@ UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-0vs Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 35-20@ South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-20 at South Alabama, play by play
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 28-20.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble in the 8 games with play by play.
How Louisiana Tech’s defense played that day
South Alabama’s 12 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9. His forced fumble came with Louisiana Tech up 8.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
3 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended UL Monroe’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 21-0. Ended UL Monroe’s drive (int).
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 1 ended Army’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 1. Fourth quarter, up 31-22. Ended Army’s drive (downs).
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
3 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended LSU’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Second quarter, down 10-0. Ended LSU’s drive (int).
1 tackle.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFL26 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
44.8%
232 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.8
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #144 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
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Gundy and Sonny Cumbie.
