Green Bay Packers · OLB (LB) · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Syracuse (2018 Round 7, Pick 235)

Zaire Franklin

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72.6

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #37 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 4118 solo · 23 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 02 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 21 forced fumble
Coverage: 1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 41569.2 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.065Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Zaire Franklin among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Franklin#3772.6

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 1.06 → Shrunk 47.38

89thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.10 → Shrunk 6.15

76thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.12 → Shrunk 7.47

70thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 10.5% → Shrunk 9.5%

73thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 4.6% → Shrunk 4.1%

66thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.8% → Shrunk 1.6%

59thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.4% → Shrunk 0.5%

59thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.065 → Shrunk −0.028

86thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Zaire Franklin. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ MIN	L 22-39	4	2	0	1	0	65
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ NYJ	W 20-17	7	2	0	0	0	74
Week 3	Sep 24, 2026	vs ATL	L 14-35	10	3	1	0	0	71
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ TB	W 17-14	8	3	0	0	0	63
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs CHI	W 31-7	9	6	1	0	1	64
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs DAL	W 23-13	3	2	0	1	0	78

College to the NFL: Syracuse to Green Bay Packers

Verified identity bridge linking Zaire Franklin's college regular-season tackles at Syracuse to official NFL game lines.

Syracuse (College tackles)

1012016

842017

235235th pick
2018 Draft

GB (NFL tackles)

242018

62019

172020

362021

1482022

1592023

1552024

1232025

412026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 9 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2018	IND	16	24	9	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	176
2019	IND	16	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
2020	IND	16	17	12	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	86
2021	IND	17	36	17	19	0	1	0	2	1	0	200
2022	IND	17	148	83	65	3	8	6	6	0	3	1,134
2023	IND	16	159	87	72	1.5	3	3	6	0	2	1,089
2024	IND	17	155	75	80	3.5	11	4	6	2	5	1,156
2025	IND	17	123	60	63	2	7	6	5	0	1	1,112
2026 (so far)	GB	6	41	18	23	0	2	2	1	0	1	415

Compare Zaire Franklin with top linebackers

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Zaire Franklin vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 72.6 vs. 93.8 Zaire Franklin vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 72.6 vs. 93.8 Zaire Franklin vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 72.6 vs. 92.4 Zaire Franklin vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 72.6 vs. 89.5 Zaire Franklin vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 72.6 vs. 89.2 Zaire Franklin vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 72.6 vs. 87.8