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31  Daniel Franklin Class: Graduated Hometown: Mount Airy, Ga. High School: Habersham Central HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 224 Position: LB

2011
Saw action in 11 games as a backup linebacker and special teams contributor ... All-Big 12 Academic first team for second straight year.

2010
Played in 12 games as a backup linebacker and member of the special teams ... All-Big 12 Academic first team.

2009
Saw action in six games as a backup linebacker and member of special teams.

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.

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

Personal
Has the best body fat percentage among linebackers at 9.1 percent ... added 14 pounds since arriving on campus ... Parents: Connie and Mike Franklin ... fluent in Spanish ... worked on a chicken farm in high school ... multidisciplinary studies major.