Kam Franklin

Saw action in all 13 games in his first season as a Bulldog … Registered 21 tackles (14 solo, seven assists), .5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception, two pass breakups and one touchdown … Made a season-high five tackles and forced a fumble at UTEP (Sept. 27) … Recovered a fumble and returned it 80-yards for a touchdown in the opener against Southeastern (Aug. 30) … Intercepted a pass for 29 yards against New Mexico State (Sept. 13) … Finished with multiple tackles in seven games. Did not see any in-game action ... Named the OSU defense co-practice player of the week against Colorado. Maintained a redshirt while seeing action in six games, including four in the regular season and two in the postseason ... Played against Kansas State, Kansas, West Virginia and Oklahoma, as well as the Big 12 Championship Game against Texas and the Texas Bowl win over Texas A&M ... OSU was 5-1 in games in which he played ... Played mainly on punt return but was also on kick coverage in the Bedlam win ... Credited with one assisted tackle on the year, downing Oklahoma's Jalil Farooq on a kickoff return in the second quarter ... Also credited with a blocked punt when he tipped a Kansas punt on its opening drive of the game ... Named OSU's special teams practice player of the week against Central Arkansas. Played for coach Ryan Gregory at Oak Grove where he claimed three Louisiana High School Athletics Association Division IV championships with the Tigers … Earned LHSAA all-state, all-district and all-region honors after tallying 120 tackles, 45 tackles for loss, six safeties, eight fumble recoveries and three interceptions in his senior season … Also competed in basketball and track ... The No. 34 prospect in Louisiana and the No. 71 athlete in the national class according to ESPN ... Signed with Oklahoma State over Tennessee, TCU, LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, SMU, Louisiana and Louisiana Tech. Kamryn La'Ray Franklin was born in Monroe, Louisiana … Son of Ray and Kim Franklin … Studying sports management.