31  Daniel Franklin Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Mount Airy, Ga. High School: Habersham Central HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 219 Position: LB

March 28, 2009 - Daniel Franklin on Spring Practice
February 6, 2008 - Daniel Franklin HS Highlights
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2008
Redshirted.

High School
Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and the Under Armour ESPN All-Star game ... named to Rivals.com All-South team ... News Channel 32 All-Northeast Georgia team ... named to the Georgia Football Magazine all-state team ... Gainesville Times first team all-area ... led team with 128 tackles in 2007 ... as a four-year starter, set school record with 395 career tackles ... a team captain ... named the team's Defensive MVP ... parents: Connie and Mike Franklin ... coached by Gene Cathcart ... born: Oct. 23, 1989.

• No. 5 inside linebacker in the nation (ESPN.com)
• No. 17 weak side defensive end in the nation (Scout.com)

Personal
Parents: Connie and Mike Franklin ... undecided on a major ... fluent in Spanish ... worked on a chicken farm in high school.