Jonathan Franklin

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JOHNATHAN FRANKLIN

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Lettered as tailback in 2009,10,11,12.
  • Served as team captain in 2011 & 2012.
  • His 19 career games with over 100 yards rushing is second on UCLA's all-time list. Gaston Green holds record with 20 games.
  • Ended his career as Top Bruin rusher with 4,403 career net yards rushing.
  • Will end career as UCLA's leader in all-purpose yards (4,925). (Maurice Jones-Drew is second with 4,688)
  • Franklin's 1,734 rushing yards in 2012 is the most in one year at UCLA. (Karim Abdul-Jabbar is second with 1,571 in 1995).
  • Set school record for single-season all-purpose yards with 2,062 yards in 2012.
  • His nine games with over 100 yards rushing in 2012 is a team single-season record. Second with eight in a single season are Karim Abdul-Jabbar (1995), Gaston Green (1986), Freeman McNeil (1980) and Wendell Tyler (1975).
  • Ranked 7th on school list for single-season touchdowns (20 in 2005).
  • Was a 4th round selection (125 overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers).


ACCOLADES

  • Team Offensive MVP in 2010 and 2012.
  • Finalist for Doak Walker Award in 2012.
  • Semifinalist for Maxwell Awards in 2012.
  • Earned first-team All-American selection in 2012.