CFB Zeitgeist Score
55
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 84th percentile.
Sam Franklin
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
474 RUSH YDS · 4 RUSH TD · 80 CARRIES
2026 Outlook
Returning to South Florida for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · South Florida
Returning around him
- 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #65
RB · SOUTH FLORIDA · AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Sam Franklin
- 4
- #4
- 5-10 | 204 lb
- Little Rock, AR
Heisman Heat
#644
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP RB AWARD
Doak Walker
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+259%
Up 259% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma -> South Florida | 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate |
| 2024 | UT Martin -> Oklahoma | 3-star | 0.8900 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Sam Franklin
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Sam Franklin
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the rushing totals stand
Through 13g
474Rush yards
80Carries
4Rush TDs
Per game
36.5Rush yards
6Carries
0Rush TDs
Final
474Rush yards
80Carries
4Rush TDs
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Sam Franklin's story is about how role and output meet each other. For South Florida, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
RB season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Efficient runner against FBS RB peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Rushing
CAR
80 72nd
YDS
474 77th
YPC
5.9 83rd
TD
4 79th
Receiving
REC
5 43rd
YDS
36 41st
YPR
7.2 55th
TD
0 70th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-7vs Boise State | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 18-16@ Florida | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-49@ Miami | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-14vs South Carolina State | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 2 | 54 | Season-high 91 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 54-26vs Charlotte | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | W 63-36@ North Texas | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-13vs Florida Atlantic | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-34@ Memphis | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 1 | 73 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-23vs UTSA | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | L 38-41@ Navy | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-18@ UAB | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-3vs Rice | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 0 | 33 | |
| Bowl | L 10-24vs Old Dominion | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 80 | 474 | 5.7 | 4 | 73 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
2025South Florida9-4HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | 80 | 474 | 5.9 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 18 | 132 | 7.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 98 | 606 | 6.2 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.
How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 474 | #173/735 | 77th pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 4 | #154/739 | 79th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 5.9 | #126/735 | 83rd pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receptions | 5 | #315/552 | 43rd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 36 | #322/548 | 41st pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.13 | #156/362 | 57th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 77 weighted playsvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Role share | 9.5% | #332/738 | 55th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Carries | 80 | #211/739 | 72nd pct | Volumevs FBS RB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 73 | #44/733 | 94th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 14 | #323/540 | 40th pct | Metricvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 7.2 | #250/548 | 55th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS RB |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 0 | #169/552 | 70th pct | Scoringvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Rush share | 16.4% | #320/738 | 57th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 11.8% | #272/738 | 63rd pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 10.2% | #344/738 | 54th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 10.1% | #357/738 | 52nd pct | Early-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 7.8% | #305/738 | 59th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS RB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 5.9% | #402/738 | 46th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS RB |
| Usage | Pass share | 1.6% | #442/738 | 40th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS RB |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 46.3 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 25.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 38.9 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| Losses4g | 31.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 38.0 | 6.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 34.7 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
55Mid-pack
Elite: long run (87th). Strength: yards / carry (84th). Concern: receptions (17th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · RB · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
wepa_rushing0.13Low (p25–p50) (n=178)
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Sam FranklinSouth FloridaJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 72% simQuinton JacksonRice· 71% simBill DavisLouisiana· 71% sim
Long run
Yards / carry
Rush yards
Rush TDs
Carries
Rec yards
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nelson Smith’s 2020 season.
Nelson Smith
79%match
#2
Chance Bell
81%
#3
Kaelon Black
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 26
78%
#4
TJ Green
76%
#5
Jamious Griffin
78%
Matches Nelson on
Yards / carry
Weight
Rush TD rate
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Solomon Beebe’s path through UAB.
Solomon Beebe
98%match
#2
Davon Booth
98%
#3
Ailym Ford
96%
#4
CJ Marable
96%
#5
Reese White
94%
Matches Solomon on
Height
Yards per carry
Weight
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Zachary Palmer-Smith's senior season at UL Monroe (2025).
Zachary Palmer-Smith
75%match
#2
Marlon Gunn
75%
#3
Anthony Hankerson
74%
#4
Kaelon Black
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 26
73%
#5
Reggie Love III
73%
Matches Zachary on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Weight
Differs from Zachary on
Height (lower)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
44.8%
404 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
69.4
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.8%
291 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
1 coach2024
Alex Golesh
South Florida
2025
Alex Golesh
South Florida
Played his entire career under Alex Golesh.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownLittle Rock, AR
Height5'10"
Weight204 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey4
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No fields populated yet.
Current teamSouth Florida
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Joined2025
Career arc2 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma | RB4 | #644 | #621 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | SEC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | American Athletic | RB | 4 | No. 4 | 5-10 | 204 lb | Little Rock, AR |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | SEC | RB | 4 | No. 4 | 5-10 | 204 lb | Little Rock, AR |