Sam FranklinFranklin, Samuel LamarPosition: S Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 Born: February 2, 1996 Crystal River, FL High School: Citrus (Inverness, FL); East Coast Prep (Great Barrington, MA) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Temple | Lettered |
| 2017 | Temple | Lettered |
| 2018 | Temple | Lettered |
| 2019 | Temple | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 42 | SS | 14 | 4 |
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 42 | FS-SS | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL | 42 | SS | 17 | 1 |
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 42 | S | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL | 42 | S | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2025 BUF NFL | 28 | S | 17 | 0 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 91 | 9 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/4/2020 | 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/22/2021 | 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL |
| Activated | 12/28/2021 | 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 3/15/2023 | 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 4/25/2023 | 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2024 | 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 3/29/2024 | 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/27/2024 | 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL |
| Activated | 10/26/2024 | 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/12/2025 | 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 4/11/2025 | 2025 Denver Broncos (NFL)2025 DEN NFL |
| Released | 8/26/2025 | 2025 Denver Broncos (NFL)2025 DEN NFL |
| Practice Squad | 8/27/2025 | 2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2025 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 9/4/2025 | 2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2025 BUF NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 404 | 0 | 0.0 | 248 | 23.4 | 156 | 37.2 |
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 411 | 0 | 0.0 | 153 | 14.1 | 258 | 57.2 |
| 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL | 447 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 7.6 | 359 | 76.2 |
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 602 | 0 | 0.0 | 289 | 27.4 | 313 | 70.7 |
| 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL | 245 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 241 | 50.4 |
| 2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2025 BUF NFL | 335 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.6 | 329 | 75.8 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2444 | 0 | 788 | 37.2 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 1 | 99 | 99.0 | 99t | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 99 | 99.0 | 99t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2025 BUF NFL | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 118 | 68 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2024 CAR NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2025 BUF NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 1 | 18 | 223 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
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