Aubrayo Franklin

Aubrayo Franklin at the September 7, 2008 game versus the Arizona Cardinals.
No. 92     San Francisco 49ers
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: August 27, 1980 (1980-08-27) (age 29)
Place of birth: Johnson City, Tennessee
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 317 lb (144 kg)
Career information
College: Tennessee
NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 5 / Pick: 146
Debuted in 2003 for the Baltimore Ravens
Career history
As player: Baltimore Ravens (2003–2006) San Francisco 49ers (2007–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Career NFL statistics as of week 11, 2009
Tackles	138
Sacks	4.0
INT	1
Stats at NFL.com

Aubrayo Razyo Franklin (pronounced /əˈbreɪ.oʊ/; born August 27, 1980) is a National Football League defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.

Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 3 Professional career 3.1 Baltimore Ravens 3.2 San Francisco 49ers 4 References 5 External links

[edit] High school career

Franklin attended Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee and was a letterman in football. In football, as a senior, he was an All-Conference and an All-State honoree and finished his senior season with 12 sacks and 180 tackles. As an interesting sidenote, former University of Florida (and current University of South Carolina) head coach Steve Spurrier also attended Science Hill High School before playing his college football for the Gators in the 1960s.

[edit] College career

Franklin played college football at the University of Tennessee where he recorded 70 tackles and two sacks. He majored in arts and sciences.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Baltimore Ravens

Franklin was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round (146th overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft. In his rookie year, he only appeared in one game recording one tackles. In his second season with the Ravens, he contributed to the team by making six appearances and two tackles. In 2005, Franklin played in 15 games and notched up 20 tackles and his first career sack at the Denver Broncos on December 11. He also made his first career start a week later against the Green Bay Packers. In his final season with the Ravens, he played in 14 games recording 17 tackles.

[edit] San Francisco 49ers

On March 3, 2007, Aubrayo Franklin signed with the San Francisco 49ers, reuniting himself with Coach Mike Nolan, who was his defensive coordinator in Baltimore. In his first season with the team, he played in 14 games recording a career high 26 tackles.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• 49ers Player Bio

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