About Sam Franklin Jr.
Backup free safety and special-teams core. Rangy veteran depth defender with heavy coverage-unit snaps and no starting workload.
2026 Season
2 G · 0 GS1
Tackles
0
INT
1
Solo
0
FF
Last 10 Games
10 GP · per game1.5
Tackles
0.0
INT
0.0
PD
1.1
Solo
Last 5 Games
5 GP · per game1.4
Tackles
0.0
INT
0.0
PD
1.0
Solo
2025 Season
17 G · 0 GS13
Tackles
0
INT
10
Solo
0
FF
Recent Games
| Date | Matchup | Result | Tkl | Solo | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs DET | W 41-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Jan 11 | @ JAXPO | W 27-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jan 4 | vs NYJ | W 35-8 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Dec 21 | @ CLE | W 23-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Nov 20 | @ HOU | L 19-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs TB | W 44-32 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Nov 9 | @ MIA | L 13-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs NE | L 20-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Sep 14 | @ NYJ | W 30-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs BAL | W 41-40 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
Career Stats
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Tkl | Solo | INT | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BUF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | BUF | 17 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BUF | 10 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BUF | 17 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
