Joshua Franklin
Western Michigan Broncos
85
Great

Joshua Franklin

Western Michigan BroncosAverage
NBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Joshua Franklin is the projected starter at NB for Western Michigan Broncos.

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The Story

The Ballhawk

A 3-star recruit out of Crete-Monee, ranked #2,381 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 53 tackles, 0 INT, 10 PBU. That's 11% of the team's production at his spot and 94th-percentile production nationally — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,381 NatlTeam Share11%Percentile94th
University Park, IL
Jersey
#1
Class
SR
Height
6'0"
Weight
175 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
202553010

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8104
National Rank
#2381
High School
Crete-Monee
Hometown
Crete, IL

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 94th-percentile production (×0.85 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 94% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
53 tkl · 10 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement100%

Depth at NB · Western Michigan Broncos

  1. 1185Joshua FranklinStarter
  2. 22261Amarian Louis
Coach W MichiganTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.