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Sam Franklin Jr.
Bills logoBuffalo Bills

Sam Franklin Jr.

Sposition#28jersey30age6' 3"height210lbs7 yrsexperienceTemplecollege
At a glance

Sam Franklin Jr. is a safety for the Buffalo Bills (No. 28). In 4 games of the 2026 season: 7 tackles, 0 sacks.

Is Sam Franklin Jr. playing this week?

Sam Franklin Jr. is not on the current injury report. The Buffalo Bills play next on the road at the New York Jets on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on CBS.

What are Sam Franklin Jr.'s stats this season?

In 4 games of the 2026 season, Sam Franklin Jr. has 7 tackles, 0 sacks.

What team does Sam Franklin Jr. play for?

Sam Franklin Jr. plays safety for the Buffalo Bills, wearing No. 28. Sam Franklin Jr. is 30 years old, 6' 3", 210 lbs. College: Temple. League experience: 7 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Sam Franklin Jr. 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/sam-franklin-jr (updated 2026-11-10).

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Sam Franklin Jr.Buffalo Bills · #28
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · safeties

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades safeties with at least 135 defensive snaps this season. Jr. has 0, 135 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Snap %Tkl/gPDINTTFL
  • Tkl/g7 tkl
  • PD0 PD
  • INT0 INT
  • TFL0 TFL
Small sample · 0 of 135 defensive snapsMethod4 games0 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 96 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 3 min agoGlossary →

Jr. is under the 135-defensive snaps minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 96 qualified safeties.

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Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
0%0 snapsWk 1 · HOU
0%0 snapsWk 2 · DET
0%0 snapsWk 3 · LAC
0%0 snapsWk 4 · NE
0%0 snapsWk 5 · LA
0%0 snapsWk 6 · LV
0%0 snapsWk 8 · BAL

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Bills · signed 2026 · 3 years, through 2028$2.3M a year
Total
$7.0M
Guaranteed
$2.5M
Share of cap at signing
0.8%
36% of the value guaranteed
62nd paid1st in snapspercentiles among 398 DBs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Bills · UFA3 yrs · $7.0M · $2.3M/yrActive
  2. 2025Broncos · UFA1 yrs · $1.3M · $1.3M/yrTerminated
  3. 2025Bills · Practice1 yrs · $315K · $315K/yrRenegotiated
  4. 2025Bills · SFA1 yrs · $1.2M · $1.2M/yrExpired
  5. 2024Panthers · UFA1 yrs · $2.6M · $2.6M/yrExpired
  6. 2023Panthers · RFA1 yrs · $2.5M · $2.5M/yrExpired
  7. 2020Panthers · UDFA3 yrs · $2.3M · $767K/yrExpired

Game log

Defense
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hits
2 Sep 17vs Lions logoDETW 41-31110000
3 Sep 27vs Chargers logoLACW 24-16210000
6 Oct 18@ Raiders logoLVW 33-30300000
8 Nov 1vs Ravens logoBALW 36-10100000
Season720000

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Measure him against the leader in tackles at his positionFranklin Jr.BUF · SVSBeltonNYJ · 76 tacklesSide by side, stat by stat →
vsEvan WilliamsGB · 76 tacklesvsJeremy ChinnLV · 66 tacklesvsQuentin LakeLAR · 63 tacklesvsBudda BakerARI · 62 tacklesvsKyle HamiltonBAL · 60 tacklesvsJessie Bates IIIJAX · 60 tacklesvsJoshua MetellusMIN · 58 tacklesvsXavier WattsATL · 58 tackles
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Safeties in his range

Same position · nearest by grade · AFC East first
AFC EastBrenden SchoolerPatriots logoNE · S4tkl0PD—No gradeAFC EastMajor BurnsDolphins logoMIA · S0tkl0PD—No gradeAFC EastVJ PayneJets logoNYJ · S0tkl0PD—No gradeAFCTristin McCollumRaiders logoLV · S0tkl0PD—No gradeAFCUgo AmadiBroncos logoDEN · S0tkl0PD—No gradeLeagueTanner IngleRams logoLAR · S1tkl0PD—No grade

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Cole BishopS · 49 tkl · grade 56Damar HamlinS · 25 tkl · grade 19Geno StoneS · 6 tklJalon KilgoreS · 1 tkl
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