Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/26Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (15.4%).
Mike Franklin
Mike Franklin: RB · UTEP · #24.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mike Franklin
Wears you down at the goal line. On tape: 53 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Incarnate Word, Week 1, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UTEP | 45 | 180 | 4.0 | 3 | 21 |
| Career | 45 | 180 | 4.0 | 3 | 21 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UTEP | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 11 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-17@ Jacksonville State | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 1 | W 28-14vs Incarnate Word | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-38@ Northwestern | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31@ Arizona | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-28vs New Mexico State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-34@ Sam Houston | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-34@ Middle Tennessee | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-42vs No. 22 Liberty | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 1 | 21 | |
| Total | 45 | 180 | 4.0 | 3 | 21 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2023
L 28-42
vs Liberty
40 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 11 yds
With J. Sloan — 49.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · K. Akharaiyi — 5 rec · 109 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Liberty · 1st and 15 · Q3 · EPA +2.16Mike Franklin run for 21 yds to the UTEP 41 for a
- Week 3 · Arizona · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA −1.85Mike Franklin run for a loss of 3 yards to the ARIZ 46
- Week 2 · Northwestern · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.79Mike Franklin run for a loss of 3 yards to the UTEP 47
- Week 13 · Liberty · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.69Mike Franklin run for a loss of 3 yards to the UTEP 38
- Week 1 · Incarnate Word · 1st and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.46Mike Franklin run for 3 yds for a TD (Buzz Flabiano KICK)
- Week 9 · Sam Houston · 1st and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.46Mike Franklin run for 3 yds for a TD (Buzz Flabiano KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 12 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA −1.22Mike Franklin run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTEP 26
- Week 13 · Liberty · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21Mike Franklin run for 2 yds for a TD (Buzz Flabiano KICK)
- Week 12 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.20Mike Franklin run for 5 yds to the UTEP 31 for a
- Week 3 · Arizona · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA −1.19Mike Franklin run for 8 yds to the UTEP 26 Mike Franklin fumbled, recovered by ARIZ Gunner Maldonado
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
42 of 45 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
48%42 carriesFumble rate
2.2%1 of 45 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
7 carries
Grind
1–3 yds31%of carries
13 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds50%of carries
21 carries
Explosive
10+ yds2%of carries
1 carry
1 of 3 (33%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 4 (75%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.0 yds/carry on 45 carries · 2% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2023UTEP3-9HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 31.0 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 17.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 26.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 19.0 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
42.6%
330 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
64.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
350 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
45 carries and 4 catches in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
32 · #286 of 310 RBs · 2023
Three-star recruit. Now #286 at the position.
2023 season at UTEP, 8 games
- 2023 UTEP DimelYear 1 · 8 games
- Before collegeSigned with UTEP in 2023 as a 3-star junior college recruit out of Contra Costa College, No. 115 in the country.
Moves
- Signed with UTEP in the 2023 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at UTEP, 180 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
2023 8 games
- Signed with UTEP3-star out of Contra Costa College