Oregon WR Troy Franklin 2024 NFL Draft Profile

Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon

Height/Weight: 6-2, 176

Age: 21.2

Strengths

• Release Specialist: Separates with grace off the line utilizing rapid foot fire into a tight vertical stem
• Vertical Speed: Easy boost to push past DBs and create big play opportunities
• YAC: Great after the catch with an excellent feel for space and an ability to generate extensive yardage gains

Areas of Improvement-Concerns

• Physicality: Thin frame leaves him susceptible to losses in contested catch and jump ball situations
• Hands: Too many easy drops on tape, largely due to a lack of focus
• Route Package: Mostly runs a vertical plane. Will need to become adept at a more varied set of routes

Evaluation:

Franklin is a superb athlete who can thrive in the NFL via vertical patterns where he releases off the line of scrimmage into a blaze, scorching everything in his wake. With the body nuance to become a detailed route runner, Franklin will have to add to his route type and gain a greater degree of physicality in order to excel as a viable, every-down option in the NFL.

James Foster’s Latest Big Board Ranking:

49th overall, 12th ranked WR