CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 6/3/24.
2024: Franklin appeared in 16 games (6 starts) and totaled 28 receptions for 263 yards (9.4 avg) with two touchdowns in the regular season... Made his NFL debut in Week 2 vs. Pit. (9/15)... Caught his first pass in Week 3 at T.B. (9/22), finishing the game with two receptions for 11 yards (5.5 avg.)... Made his first career start in the win at NYJ (9/29)... Recorded his first career touchdown catch while also making two receptions for 31 yards (15.5 avg.) vs. LAC (10/13)... Set career highs with five receptions for 50 yards at N.O. (10/17)... Recorded his second career touchdown after making two catches for 15 yards (7.5 avg.) with one score vs. Atl. (11/17)... Made his NFL postseason debut with Denver in the AFC Wild Card Round at Buf. (1/12), catching two passes for 54 yards (27.0 avg.) with one touchdown... His 43-yard touchdown catch was tied for the ninth-longest receiving score in a postseason game in team history while his 54 yards through the air are the fifth-most by a Bronco's rookie in a postseason contest.
COLLEGE: Franklin appeared in 40 games (30 starts) at the University of Oregon (2021-23), recording 160 receptions for 2,483 yards (15.5 avg.) with 25 touchdowns... Set Oregon single-season records in receiving yards (1,383), receiving touchdowns (14) and 100-yard receiving games (8)... Was named Associated Press All-America second team and All-Pac-12 first team... Left Oregon as the all-time leader in receiving touchdowns with 25, and tied for the lead in 100-yard games (11)... Caught 81 passes for 1,383 yards (17.1 avg.) with 14 touchdowns... His 14 receiving touchdowns tied for the third-most in FBS while his 1,383 yards ranked sixth... Started all 13 games played, leading the team with 61 receptions for 891 yards (14.6 avg.) with nine scores... His nine receiving scores ranked second in the Pac-12 while his 61 receptions ranked eighth in the conference... Was named second team All-Pac 12 by the AP and league's coaches... Started 4-of-14 games played as a freshman, totaling 18 receptions for 209 yards (11.6 avg.) with two touchdowns.
PERSONAL: Franklin attended Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, Calif., where he finished his career with 102 receptions for 1,790 receiving yards (17.5 avg.) with 28 total touchdowns... Also rushed for 238 yards on 17 carries (14.0 avg.)... Was named to the San Jose Mercury News first team All-Bay Area Offensive Team and the Prep2Prep's Central Coast Section Junior of the Year after catching 43 passes for 674 yards (15.7 avg.) with nine scores... Troy Franklin was born on Feb. 6, 2003, in East Palo Alto, Calif.