Zaire FranklinFranklin, Zaire NajeePosition: LB Height: 6-0 Weight: 236 Born: July 2, 1996 Philadelphia, PA High School: La Salle (Wyndmoor, PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Syracuse | Lettered |
| 2015 | Syracuse | Lettered |
| 2016 | Syracuse | Lettered |
| 2017 | Syracuse | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (235th overall) 2018 Indianapolis Colts |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2018 IND NFL | 44 | SLB-WLB | 16 | 2 |
| 2019 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2019 IND NFL | 44 | SLB | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2020 IND NFL | 44 | SLB-MLB | 16 | 2 |
| 2021 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2021 IND NFL | 44 | SLB | 17 | 11 |
| 2022 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2022 IND NFL | 44 | SLB-MLB | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2023 IND NFL | 44 | MLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2024 IND NFL | 44 | MLB | 17 | 17 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 115 | 65 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/28/2018 | 2018 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2018 IND NFL |
| Signed | 5/11/2018 | 2018 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2018 IND NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/13/2021 | 2021 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2021 IND NFL |
| Activated | 12/18/2021 | 2021 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2021 IND NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2018 IND NFL | 408 | 0 | 0.0 | 177 | 16.9 | 231 | 52.4 |
| 2019 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2019 IND NFL | 347 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 347 | 81.3 |
| 2020 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2020 IND NFL | 440 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 8.3 | 354 | 81.0 |
| 2021 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2021 IND NFL | 550 | 0 | 0.0 | 200 | 18.3 | 350 | 78.8 |
| 2022 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2022 IND NFL | 1312 | 0 | 0.0 | 1134 | 99.7 | 178 | 39.2 |
| 2023 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2023 IND NFL | 1187 | 2 | 0.2 | 1089 | 93.0 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 2024 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2024 IND NFL | 1251 | 0 | 0.0 | 1156 | 100.0 | 95 | 20.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5495 | 2 | 3842 | 1651 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2021 IND NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2024 IND NFL | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2022 IND NFL | 3.0 | 17.5 |
| 2023 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2023 IND NFL | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 2024 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2024 IND NFL | 3.5 | 20.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 45 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2021 IND NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2018 IND NFL | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2019 IND NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2020 IND NFL | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2021 IND NFL | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2022 IND NFL | 167 | 166 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2023 IND NFL | 179 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2024 IND NFL | 173 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 613 | 582 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 21 | 1 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2018 IND NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2019 IND NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2020 IND NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2021 IND NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2022 IND NFL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2023 IND NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2024 IND NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 17 | 3 | 14 | 147 | 33 | 8 | 0 |
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