Sam Franklin Jr.

SAF · Temple

5 checkable claims from 3 pundits. These are other people’s predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player.

Settled · 5

Sam Franklin Jr. to make the rosterRalph Ventre · for 2026 · said Aug 28, 2026
“Special teams ace Sam Franklin's spot is safe... received veteran roster lock treatment as an inactive on Thursday.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
BUF
skill:
0
player:
Sam Franklin Jr.
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Sam Franklin Jr. to make the rosterRandy Gurzi · for 2026 · said Aug 28, 2026
“Sam Franklin sticks around due to his special teams ability.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
BUF
skill:
0
player:
Sam Franklin Jr.
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Sam Franklin Jr. to make the rosterJoe Marino · for 2026 · said Aug 28, 2026
“At safety, I had the Bills rostering five of those, Cole Bishop, CJ Gardner Johnson, DeMar Hamlin, Jalen Kilgore, Sam Franklin.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
BUF
skill:
0
player:
Sam Franklin Jr.
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Sam Franklin Jr. to make the rosterJoe Marino · for 2026 · said Jul 24, 2026
“Sam Franklin as the special teams ace that just signed a three year deal”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
BUF
skill:
0
player:
Sam Franklin Jr.
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0
Sam Franklin Jr. to make the rosterJoe Marino · for 2026 · said May 1, 2026
“and then Sam Franklin, who they signed to a three year extension as a special teams ace”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
club:
BUF
skill:
0
player:
Sam Franklin Jr.
season:
2026
claimed:
he makes the 53
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
weeks in the season:
18
weeks on the53:
3
weeks left when called:
18
first week on the53:
1
weeks on the practice squad:
0

Settled · 5

Sam Franklin Jr. to make the rosterRalph Ventre · for 2026 · said Aug 28, 2026

“Special teams ace Sam Franklin's spot is safe... received veteran roster lock treatment as an inactive on Thursday.”