John Franklin III is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on September 21, 1994 in Plantation, Florida, United States. Quarterback who became famous for his role on his role in the Netflix television series Last Chance U, a football documentary series. The year 2016 saw him was transferred into Auburn University and began playing for the Auburn Tigers.
While playing for the Auburn Tigers he was coached by During his time on the Auburn Tigers he was coached by Gus Malzahn..
Before college, Franklin attended South Plantation High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Franklin redshirted the 2013 season while playing for the Florida State Seminoles. The Seminoles won the 2014 BCS National Championship Game against the Auburn Tigers. He was the scout team quarterback mostly used to mirror what the Noles would deal with in Nick Marshall. Franklin saw limited action in 2014. He was a member of ACC champion 4×100 relay team at Florida State.
Franklin transferred to East Mississippi Community College after the 2014 season. At East Mississippi, Franklin served mostly as a backup quarterback to Wyatt Roberts, as the Lions won the MACJC North title. On October 22, 2015, Franklin scored six rushing touchdowns and one passing touchdown against Mississippi Delta, before the game was called off after a brawl broke out between both sides. The 2015 football season was documented in the Netflix series Last Chance U in 2016. On the year Franklin went 64-110 (58.2%) while throwing for 733 yards along with a 7-2 Td to Int ratio. He also added 451 yards on the ground on only 43 attempts giving him an average of 10.5 yards per carry on his way to 9 touchdowns.
He grew up with Tiffany, his younger sister Tiffany as well as his brother Jarrell.
