Age
30
Feb 2, 1996
Sam Franklin Jr.
#28
CAR · 2020–2024→BUF · 2025–presentACT
SamFranklinJr.#28S
2025 Season
Latest productionTackles
13
2025
PD
0
regular season
INT
0
regular season
INT Yds
0
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Snap %
1%
avg / game
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2016 — Present · Includes honors2025–
Buffalo Bills · Safety
S · 19 active weeks
NFL
2020–2024
Carolina Panthers · Safety
S · 76 active weeks
NFL
2016–2019
Temple · LB
NCAA
Draft Profile
2020 DraftSelection
Undrafted Free Agent
2020 UDFA signing with Carolina Panthers
TeamCAR
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaLicensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.