TJ Franklin

DL · Baylor · Sr. · #9

Baylor 2023 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

TJ Franklin

DL · Baylor · Sr · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★★

#1170 national

CFB

College

Baylor

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021

Dave Aranda

Baylor

2022

Dave Aranda

Baylor

2023

Dave Aranda

Baylor

Played his entire career under Dave Aranda.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Baylor12-2HC: Dave Aranda · Run-heavy

2022Baylor6-7HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning

2023Baylor3-9HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Baylor	30	18	8.0	2.5	1	--	--
2022	Baylor	31	14	3.0	1.5	3	--	--
2021	Baylor	28	13	6.0	4.0	1	--	--
Career		89	45	17.0	8.0	5	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 36–35

at UCF

3 TOT · 3 SOLO

Edged out UCF on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Caleb Tremblay’s 2021 season.

Caleb Tremblay

72%match

Tennessee · 2021

TJ Franklin

Baylor · 2021

72%

TJ Johnson

Marshall · 2020

72%

Zach VanValkenburg

Iowa · 2021

All-Big Ten

68%

Keyshawn Burgos

Virginia Tech · 2023

67%

Matches Caleb on

Sack rate

Weight

TFL rate

Differs from Caleb on

Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Marvin Jones Jr.'s senior season at Oklahoma (2025).

Marvin Jones Jr.

59%match

Oklahoma · 2025

Jared Ivey

Ole Miss · 2023

57%

Devin Aupiu

UCLA · 2024

57%

Denis Jaquez Jr.

Syracuse · 2025

57%

Justin Mascoll

Clemson · 2023

55%

Matches Marvin on

Height

Weight

TFL rate

Differs from Marvin on

Class year (higher)