Zakhari Franklin
4PositionWR
Weight185 lbs
Height6-1
ClassJunior
HometownCedar Hill, Texas
Junior (2021)
First-Team All-Conference USA selection at wide receiver … Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College Second Team selection … set UTSA single-season records for receptions (81), receiving yards (1,027), receiving yards per game (79.0) and receiving touchdowns (12) … matched his own standard with four 100-yard receiving games … became the program's career leader in receptions, receiving yards and TD catches … started in all 13 games for which he was available … averaged 12.7 yards per catch … opened the season with 10 catches for 155 yards and a TD in the 37-30 road victory over Illinois (Sept. 4) … caught eight passes for 114 yards and a score in the 27-13 win against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 18) … had 118 yards and two scores, including a 75-yard TD, on five receptions in the 45-16 road triumph over Louisiana Tech (Oct. 23) … hauled in 10 passes for 114 yards and two TDs in the 44-23 road victory at UTEP (Nov. 6) … caught six passes for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the 34-31 win against UAB (Nov. 20) … had 89 yards and a TD on eight catches versus San Diego State in the Frisco Bowl (Dec. 21) … was on the receiving end of seven passes for 51 yards and a TD in the 31-28 win at Memphis (Sept. 25) … caught six passes for 67 yards and a score in the 49-41 win against WKU in the C-USA Championship Game (Dec. 3).
Sophomore (2020)
Honorable mention All-Conference USA at wide receiver … played in 10 games and made nine starts … piled up 694 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 49 receptions despite missing two contests … averaged 69.4 receiving yards per game and 14.2 yards per reception … logged a school-record four 100-yard receiving games … set a single-game mark with 12 receptions for 138 yards and two touchdowns against Army (Oct. 17) … opened his second season with six catches for 119 yards and a TD in the 37-35 win over Middle Tennessee (Sept. 25) … also had six receptions for 118 yards and a score in the 52-21 rout of UTEP (Nov. 14) … piled up 115 yards and a TD on five catches against No. 16 Louisiana in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26) … was on the receiving end of seven passes for 79 yards and a touchdown at No. 15 BYU (Oct. 10) … had a 6-yard TD reception as part of a three-catch day in the 23-20 road triumph over Southern Miss (Nov. 21) … totaled 49 yards on three receptions in the 49-17 win over North Texas (Nov. 28).
Freshman (2019)
Emerged as one of UTSA's leading receivers during his true freshman campaign … hauled in 38 passes for 491 yards and three touchdowns … shared the team lead in receptions and was second (by one yard) in yards … averaged 54.6 receiving yards per game … appeared in nine games with starts in the final four contests … had 435 yards over the final five games … after catching just five passes for 30 yards through the first six games, had 33 catches for 461 yards and all three scores in the last half of the season … tallied a UTSA freshman-record 134 yards on six receptions, including a season-long 65-yard catch-and-run, in the victory at Old Dominion (Nov. 9) … hauled in seven passes for 97 yards with a long of 35 against Southern Miss (Nov. 16) … totaled 98 yards on eight receptions, including a long of 40 and a 16-yard TD catch, versus Florida Atlantic (Nov. 23) … had five catches for 60 yards at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 30) … caught four passes, including a pair of 8-yard touchdowns, in the win over Rice (Oct. 19).
Prior To UTSA
First-team All-District 7-6A wide receiver for head coach Carlos Lynn at Cedar Hill High School near Dallas … caught 23 passes for 687 yards and nine touchdowns in 2018 … averaged 29.9 yards per catch … helped the Longhorns to a 9-2 record and the first round of the state playoffs as a senior … hauled in three passes — all for TDs — for 158 yards (52.7 ypc) in a 42-17 win over Lake Ridge … had three receptions for 92 yards and a pair of scores in a 57-7 victory against Tyler John Tyler … was on the receiving end of two TD passes that totaled 85 yards in a 78-28 triumph over Waxahachie … had eight catches for 121 yards as a junior … also a member of the basketball and track & field teams.
Personal
Born October 15, 2000 … son of Rod Franklin and Endra Butler … has one brother, Zhandon … finance major.
First-Team All-Conference USA selection at wide receiver … Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College Second Team selection … set UTSA single-season records for receptions (81), receiving yards (1,027), receiving yards per game (79.0) and receiving touchdowns (12) … matched his own standard with four 100-yard receiving games … became the program's career leader in receptions, receiving yards and TD catches … started in all 13 games for which he was available … averaged 12.7 yards per catch … opened the season with 10 catches for 155 yards and a TD in the 37-30 road victory over Illinois (Sept. 4) … caught eight passes for 114 yards and a score in the 27-13 win against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 18) … had 118 yards and two scores, including a 75-yard TD, on five receptions in the 45-16 road triumph over Louisiana Tech (Oct. 23) … hauled in 10 passes for 114 yards and two TDs in the 44-23 road victory at UTEP (Nov. 6) … caught six passes for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the 34-31 win against UAB (Nov. 20) … had 89 yards and a TD on eight catches versus San Diego State in the Frisco Bowl (Dec. 21) … was on the receiving end of seven passes for 51 yards and a TD in the 31-28 win at Memphis (Sept. 25) … caught six passes for 67 yards and a score in the 49-41 win against WKU in the C-USA Championship Game (Dec. 3).
Sophomore (2020)
Honorable mention All-Conference USA at wide receiver … played in 10 games and made nine starts … piled up 694 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 49 receptions despite missing two contests … averaged 69.4 receiving yards per game and 14.2 yards per reception … logged a school-record four 100-yard receiving games … set a single-game mark with 12 receptions for 138 yards and two touchdowns against Army (Oct. 17) … opened his second season with six catches for 119 yards and a TD in the 37-35 win over Middle Tennessee (Sept. 25) … also had six receptions for 118 yards and a score in the 52-21 rout of UTEP (Nov. 14) … piled up 115 yards and a TD on five catches against No. 16 Louisiana in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26) … was on the receiving end of seven passes for 79 yards and a touchdown at No. 15 BYU (Oct. 10) … had a 6-yard TD reception as part of a three-catch day in the 23-20 road triumph over Southern Miss (Nov. 21) … totaled 49 yards on three receptions in the 49-17 win over North Texas (Nov. 28).
Freshman (2019)
Emerged as one of UTSA's leading receivers during his true freshman campaign … hauled in 38 passes for 491 yards and three touchdowns … shared the team lead in receptions and was second (by one yard) in yards … averaged 54.6 receiving yards per game … appeared in nine games with starts in the final four contests … had 435 yards over the final five games … after catching just five passes for 30 yards through the first six games, had 33 catches for 461 yards and all three scores in the last half of the season … tallied a UTSA freshman-record 134 yards on six receptions, including a season-long 65-yard catch-and-run, in the victory at Old Dominion (Nov. 9) … hauled in seven passes for 97 yards with a long of 35 against Southern Miss (Nov. 16) … totaled 98 yards on eight receptions, including a long of 40 and a 16-yard TD catch, versus Florida Atlantic (Nov. 23) … had five catches for 60 yards at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 30) … caught four passes, including a pair of 8-yard touchdowns, in the win over Rice (Oct. 19).
Prior To UTSA
First-team All-District 7-6A wide receiver for head coach Carlos Lynn at Cedar Hill High School near Dallas … caught 23 passes for 687 yards and nine touchdowns in 2018 … averaged 29.9 yards per catch … helped the Longhorns to a 9-2 record and the first round of the state playoffs as a senior … hauled in three passes — all for TDs — for 158 yards (52.7 ypc) in a 42-17 win over Lake Ridge … had three receptions for 92 yards and a pair of scores in a 57-7 victory against Tyler John Tyler … was on the receiving end of two TD passes that totaled 85 yards in a 78-28 triumph over Waxahachie … had eight catches for 121 yards as a junior … also a member of the basketball and track & field teams.
Personal
Born October 15, 2000 … son of Rod Franklin and Endra Butler … has one brother, Zhandon … finance major.
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