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2023 Football Roster

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  • DL
    Position
  • Fifth Year
    Class
  • Temple, Texas
    Hometown
  • 6'5
    Height
  • 269
    Weight
  • Temple HS
    High School
Tj Franklin
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TJ Franklin
DL
Position
Fifth Year
Class
Temple, Texas
Hometown

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Summary

Biography

CAREER HONORS
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2x) 
• 2022 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 

2023 (Fifth Year Senior)
Started all 12 games, finishing with 31 tackles, nine for a loss and 3.5 sacks, owning three QB Hurries and breaking up one pass … Had three tackles and half a stop for a loss in the season opener vs. Texas State … Had three tackles, including a sack and two TFLs vs. No. 12/12 Utah … Had a sack vs. Long Island … Had three tackles at UCF … Had two tackles vs. Texas Tech … Had five tackles, half a sack, 1.5 tackles for a loss and a QB hurry at Cincinnati … Broke up a pass vs. Iowa State … Had a tackle and a QB hurry vs. Houston … Had three tackles, including a sack and a QB hurry at No. 25 Kansas State … Had a season-high six tackles with two TFLs at TCU … Had three tackles and a TFL vs. West Virginia. 

2022 (Senior)
Named First-Team Academic All-Big 12 ... Played in 13 games with 10 starts at defensive end … Totaled 36 tackles, three tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks on the year … Added four QB hurries and three pass break-ups … After making season debut vs. UAlbany, had three tackles and a QB hurry at No. 21 BYU … Went for five tackles, including half a sack in the win over Texas State … Had four tackles at Iowa State, at West Virginia and vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State, adding a tackle for a loss vs. the Cowboys … Had a QB hurry vs. Kansas … Had two stops at Texas Tech … Went for two tackles, a QB hurry and a pass break-up vs. No. 19 Kansas State … Had two tackles vs. No. 4 TCU … Went for a sack and had three tackles at No. 23 Texas … Had four tackles vs. Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl … Was a preseason All-Big 12 third-team selection by Athlon. 

2021 (Junior)
Played all 14 games with one start ... Big 12 Honorable Mention — DL ... Tied for the third-most sacks on the team with four ... Finished ninth on the team with 28 tackles ... Tied for sixth-most tackles for loss with 6.0 ... Had one forced fumble and one blocked kick ... Had three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Texas State (9/4) ... Had one tackle for loss against Texas Southern (9/11) ... Recorded a solo tackle and a quarterback hurry at Kansas (9/18) ... Tied a season high with three tackles and a tackle for loss to go with 0.5 sacks (9/25) ... Tallied two tackles at Oklahoma State (10/2) ... Set a season-high with a sack, one of his two tackles against WVU (10/9) ... Set a season-high with three solo tackles along with a sack and a forced fumble against BYU (10/16) ... Had one tackle against Texas (10/30) ... Blocked a kick and made two tackles at TCU (11/6) ... Collected his fourth sack of the season with three tackles against Oklahoma (11/13) ... Had two tackles in his first start of the season at Kansas State (11/20) ... Played but did not record a stat against Texas Tech (11/27) ... Recorded two tackles with half a sack against Oklahoma State (12/4) ... Tied a season high for a fifth time with three tackles against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl (1/1).

2020 (Sophomore)
Started all seven games he played in ... Compiled 23 total tackles, including 3.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks on the season ...  With his first career start while tallying a career-best five total tackles, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss, one of which was a sack ... Did not play against WVU (10/3) ... Started against Texas (10/24), totaled three tackles ... Started against TCU (10/31), did not record a stat ... Had four tackles, including 0.5 tackles-for-loss against Iowa State (11/7) ... Added three tackles (all solo) at Texas Tech (11/14) ... Did not play vs. K-State (11/28) ... Tallied three tackles including 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the game at OU (12/5) ... Tied his career-high with five tackles, including 0.5 sacks in the loss vs. Oklahoma State (12/12).

2019 (Freshman)
Played in 11 games as a true freshman, collected eight total tackles (six solo), 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sack ... In the Sugar Bowl vs. Georgia (1/1), had 2 tackles (both solo) ... collected 6 tackles (4 solo), 1.5 TFL and 1.0 sack ... Had a career-high 3 tackles and had his first sack, first full TFL at Kansas (11/30) ... Had 1 tackle and a half TFL vs. Oklahoma (11/16) ... Collected 1 tackle at TCU (11/9) ... Recorded his first career tackle vs. West Virginia (10/31) ...  Made his collegiate debut vs. SFA (8/31).

High School
Played at Temple High School in Temple, Texas for coach Scott Stewart … 39 tackles with 11 tackles for loss and six sacks … Added 11 QB hurries and one PBU … Rated three stars by 247 Sports … No. 78 defensive end nationally … Three-star ranking from Rivals … ESPN rates as three stars … No. 129 player in state of Texas … Chose Baylor over Houston … Early enrollee for January 2019.
 
Personal
Son of Marcus and Melissa Lee … communications major.