Central State University Athletics

A graduate of Hubbard High School in Chicago, Illinois, Jeff Franklin was originally arrived at Central State University as a quarterback before transitioning to the defensive side of the ball to become one of the top defensive backs at the NCAA Div. II level.
 

Under the tutelage of coaches Al West, Darrell Suber and John Lipkins, the 5'9 freshman quickly emerged as impact player for CSU on the defensive side of the ball. By his senior season, Franklin had earned NCAA Div. II 1st Team All-American honors after leading all of Division II with eight interceptions along with 45 total tackles and 10.5 tackles for losses.

Franklin graduated from Central State in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

He went on to play two years in Continental Indoor Football League with the Cincinnati Commandos, helping the squad capture a pair of league titles with a combined two-year record of 23-1. Franklin won another title in 2011 while playing for the U.S. Men's National Team in the International Federation of American Football Senior World Championship in Austria.

Franklin has also established a career as a coach. Franklin worked at Wright State University from 2009 to 2011, staring as defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator before taking the defensive coordinator position in 2010. In 2011, he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Minas Locomotivas, Belo Horizonte in Brazil. Franklin joined the coaching staff at Bridgton Academy in Maine in 2012 serving as special teams coordinator, secondary coach, and defensive coordinator before being elevated to interim head coach and recruiting coordinator in 2014. He moved on to the College of Holy Cross to coach defensive backs during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Franklin has spent the last three seasons serving as defensive backs coach at Wabash College.

Franklin currently resides in Crawfordsville, Indiana.