Byron Franklin
Byron Paul Franklin
Born: September 4, 1958
Florence, AL USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 179
College: Auburn
High School: Sheffield (AL)
Career: 1981-1987
Drafted: 1981 in Round 2, #50 overall by the Buffalo Bills
Byron Franklin played from 1981 to 1987 during his career with the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks. Franklin caught 145 passes for 2,016 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | -8 | -1.6 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 30 | 452 | 15.1 | 43 | 4 |
| 1984 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 69 | 862 | 12.5 | 64 | 4 |
| 1985 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 33 | 547 | 16.6 | 49 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 145 | 2016 | 13.9 | 64 | 10 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 5 |
| 1984 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 0 |
