Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/40Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 40 inside-the-5 carries (2.5%).
Leon Franklin
Last confirmed: Michigan, 2024. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 205 lb · Southfield, MI
Leon Franklin: RB · Michigan · #34.
Leon Franklin
This is his third year in the same backfield at Michigan. One game to point at: 26 rushing yards against Nebraska — Week 5, 2023.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Michigan in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs UNLV | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-6vs Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-7@ Nebraska | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 26 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 52-10@ Minnesota | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-0@ Michigan State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2023
W 52-10
at Minnesota
5 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 42-point win on the road against Minnesota.
With J. McCarthy — 219 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.0 · 17 rush yds (4 car) · 2 TD · T. Doman — 42.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Minnesota · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21Leon Franklin run for 2 yds for a TD (James Turner KICK)
- Week 5 · Nebraska · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.02Leon Franklin run for 9 yds to the NEB 38
- Week 6 · Minnesota · 2nd and 16 · Q4 · EPA −0.74Leon Franklin run for a loss of 1 yard to the MINN 20
- Week 5 · Nebraska · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.59Leon Franklin run for 1 yd to the NEB 37 for a
- Week 2 · UNLV · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.57Leon Franklin run for 2 yds to the MICH 33
- Week 5 · Nebraska · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.35Leon Franklin run for 6 yds to the NEB 44
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA −0.34Leon Franklin run for no gain to the MICH 26
- Week 5 · Nebraska · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.24Leon Franklin run for 3 yds to the NEB 34
- Week 5 · Nebraska · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.23Leon Franklin run for 3 yds to the NEB 33
- Week 5 · Nebraska · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA −0.12Leon Franklin run for 4 yds to the NEB 27
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 40-3 over that span.
2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning
2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy
2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 10.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 8.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
39.6%
360 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
60.7
15 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
11 carries and 1 catch in 5 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons at Michigan
- 2024 Michigan MooreYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2023 Michigan HarbaughYear 5 · 5 games
- 2022 Michigan HarbaughYear 4 · 3 games
- 2021 Michigan HarbaughYear 3 · 5 games
- 2020 Michigan HarbaughYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Michigan HarbaughYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 75 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coaches2019–2023
Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.