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Zaire Franklin
Zaire Franklin
LB · GB
29 yrs
Syracuse
Description
Position
LB
Team
GB
Status
ACT
Born
1996-07-02
Age
29
Height
6'0"
Weight
235 lb
College
Syracuse
Draft
2018 · R7 · Pick 17 · IND
Rookie yr
2018
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$9.0M/yr
Total
$18.0M
Guaranteed
$3.8M
% of cap
3.0%
Term
2026–2028 (2y)
Value#87/432
8.72DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
8 seasons
Seasons8 2018–2025
Games110
Tackles668
Sacks10.0
TFL30
INT3
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Interceptions0.000.152.000.00+0.15
Sacks0.271.823.452.00-0.18
Assist Tackles51.269.071.763.0+6.05
Solo Tackles51.853.571.460.0-6.45
Tackles for Loss2.007.6510.27.00+0.65
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTD
2025IND1760631232.06705100
2024IND1776791553.541126500
2023IND1687721591.53306200
2022IND1783651483.06806300
2021IND161719360.00112010
2020IND11125170.00000000
2019IND64260.00000000
2018IND10915240.00001000
College
YearSchoolGCarRu YdsRu TDRecRc YdsRc TD
2017Syracuse
2016Syracuse
2015Syracuse
2014Syracuse
Career Milestones
league finishes · all-time rank
StatCareerAll-TimeLedTop 5Top 10
Sacks10619th
INTs3725th
Solo Tkl348272nd23
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 469 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.149
QBH/g
0.356
TFL/g
0.471
FF/g
0.172
Solo/g
3.594
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs01
Conf. Championship00
Super Bowl00
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles152022 Wk4 vs TEN159'23
Sacks1.52024 Wk13 vs NE3.5'24
TFL42024 Wk17 vs NYG11'24
INT12021 Wk11 vs BUF2'24
Athletic Profile
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