Leon Franklin

Class:
Junior
Position:
RB
Height:
5-8
Weight:
206
Hometown:
Southfield, Mich.
High School:
Southfield A&T

CAREER HIGHS

Rushing
• Attempts: 6 - at Nebraska (Sept. 30, 2023)
• Yards: 26 - at Nebraska (Sept. 30, 2023)
• TDs: 1 - at Minnesota (Oct. 7, 2023)
• Long: 9, 2x - last at Nebraska (Sept. 30, 2023)

Receiving
• Catches: 1 - vs. UConn (Sept. 17, 2022)
• Yards: 20 - vs. UConn (Sept. 17, 2022)
• TDs: 1 - vs. UConn (Sept. 17, 2022)
• Long: 20 - vs. UConn (Sept. 17, 2022)

At Michigan
• Four-time letter winner (2021-22-23-24)
• Appeared in 37 career games including 15 at running back

Graduate Student (2024)
• Appeared in six games on special teams to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Contributed on special teams against Fresno State (Aug. 31), Texas (Sept. 7), Arkansas State (Sept. 14), USC (Sept. 21), Northwestern (Nov. 23), at Indiana (Nov. 9)

Graduate Student (2023)
• Appeared in 14 games including six at running back; rushed 11 times for 33 yards with a touchdown and made a six-yard reception to earn his third varsity letter
• Named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing the defense for UNLV
• Contributed on special teams against ECU (Sept. 2), Rutgers (Sept. 23), Indiana (Oct. 14), Ohio State (Nov. 25), at Penn State (Nov. 11), at Maryland (Nov. 18), against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1), against Washington in the CFP National Championship Game (Jan. 8)
• Played running back and on special teams against UNLV (Sept. 9) and carried once for two yards
• Played running back and contributed on special teams against Bowling Green (Sept. 16), carrying once
• Rushed for 26 yards on six carries at running back and also contributed on special teams at Nebraska (Sept. 30)
• Scored a touchdown on three carries overall at Minnesota (Oct. 7) and contributed on special teams
• Made a six-yard reception playing out of the backfield and also contributed on special teams at Michigan State (Oct. 21)
• Contributed on special teams against Purdue (Nov. 4) and played running back for the kneel-down

Senior (2022)
• Appeared in eight games on special teams including three at running back; ran four times for nine yards and caught one 20-yard touchdown to earn his second varsity letter
• Named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week for his role in preparing the defense for Indiana
• Named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in preparing the special teams units
for Illinois
• Contributed on special teams against Colorado State (Sept. 3), Illinois (Nov. 19), at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Carried once and contributed on special teams against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Caught his first career touchdown, a 20-yard dump-off he ran in for a score out of the backfield against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Played on special teams and also had a three-yard carry from the backfield against Nebraska (Nov. 12)
• Contributed on special teams against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Contributed on special teams against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Junior (2021)
• Appeared in nine games on special teams including six at running back; carried eight times for 33 yards to earn his first varsity letter
• Named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the week for his role in helping the special teams units prepare for Western Michigan
• Carried the ball twice for eight yards including a six-yard long in his U-M debut against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Played at running back and carried once for two yards against Washington (Sept. 11)
• Played as a running back and also contributed on special teams against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
• Carried once at Wisconsin (Oct.2) and also contributed on special teams
• Played on special teams against Northwestern (Oct. 23) and at Nebraska (Oct. 9)
• Produced 12 yards on two carries at Maryland (Nov. 20) and also contributed on special teams
• Carried once for five yards against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4)

Sophomore (2020)
• Did not see game action

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in Afroamerican and African Studies