Fall 2021: Played in nine contests, earning Second Team All-HCAC honors...finished third on the Grizzlies with 60 tackles, recording two stops for loss and forcing one fumble...turned in a career afternoon in the season opener against Illinois Wesleyan (9/4), recording a career-high 15 tackles and forcing a key turnover that helped Franklin pick up the win and earn him HCAC Defensive Player of the Week honors...recorded nine stops against Rose-Hulman (11/6)...had back-to-back eight-tackle games against Rhodes and UW-Platteville.
Spring 2021: Started all seven games at linebacker, racking up 40 tackles, three tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one interception...recorded a season-high 12 tackles on two occasions, coming against Bluffton (3/27) and Defiance (4/17)...picked off his second career pass against Mount St. Joseph (3/20).
2019: Appeared in all 10 games as a freshman...finished with 29 tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss with one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...recorded a season-high six tackles in a win over Rose-Hulman on Oct. 29...picked off his first career pass and forced a fumble in a win over Bluffton on Nov. 9.
Prior to Franklin: Named All-State and All-Conference as a senior after finishing with 120 tackles...named Team MVP and two-time MVP among the linebackers.
Personal: Son of Julie Phillips and Karl Wilkerson...elementary education major.
