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William Franklin

Missouri · Wide Receiver · 2004-07

SPD
70
HND
62
RTE
73

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In the Missouri record book, Franklin ranks No. 9 in career receiving yards.

Franklin was the No. 105 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 69 overall, the 16th-highest wide receiver rating at Missouri since 1990 and No. 149 among all wide receivers of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2008
    • No. 105 overall pick, NFL Draft

Missouri Record Book

  • No. 9 in career receiving yards

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 2000-2004 eraWR69
  • 2005-2009 eraWR69

Missouri Teammates

  1. 90Danario Alexander2006-09WR
  2. 88Chase Coffman2005-08TE
  3. 88Jeremy Maclin2007-08WR
  4. 86Chase Daniel2005-08QB
  5. 86Martin Rucker2004-07TE
  6. 80Justin Smith1998-2000EDGE
  7. 80Sean Weatherspoon2006-09LB
  8. 80William Moore2005-08S
  9. 77Aldon Smith2009-10EDGE
  10. 74Justin Gage1999-2002WR

Full Missouri all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 95Calvin JohnsonGeorgia Tech · 2004-06WR
  2. 91Dwayne JarrettUSC · 2004-06WR
  3. 91Michael CrabtreeTexas Tech · 2007-08WR
  4. 90Terrance WilliamsBaylor · 2009-12WR
  5. 90Dez BryantOklahoma State · 2007-09WR
  6. 90Golden TateNotre Dame · 2007-09WR
  7. 90Julio JonesAlabama · 2008-10WR
  8. 88Kendall WrightBaylor · 2008-11WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (William Franklin (gridiron football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.