| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV | Awards |
| 2018 | 22 | IND | NFL | LB | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 23 | IND | NFL | LB | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 24 | IND | NFL | LB | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 25 | IND | NFL | RLB | 17 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 26 | IND | NFL | RLB/MLB | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 167 | 102 | 65 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 27 | IND | NFL | LB | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 179 | 107 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 28 | IND | NFL | LLB | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 173 | 93 | 80 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 13 | PB,AP-2,AP DPoY-17 |
| 7 Yrs | 115 | 65 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 613 | 355 | 258 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 38 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 91 | 52 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | Awards |
| 2018 | 22 | IND | NFL | LB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 24 | IND | NFL | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 Yrs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Tgt | Cmp | Yds | TD | Air | Bltz | Hrry | QBKD | Bats | Sk | Prss | Comb | MTkl | Awards | |||||||
| 2018 | 22 | IND | NFL | LB | 16 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 86.7 | 148 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 0 | 107.8 | 6.1 | 64 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 6.5 | |
| 2020 | 24 | IND | NFL | LB | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 16 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 100.0 | 6.0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2021 | 25 | IND | NFL | RLB | 17 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 78.6 | 62 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 0 | 55.4 | 2.4 | 15 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 7.0 | |
| 2022 | 26 | IND | NFL | RLB/MLB | 17 | 17 | 0 | 73 | 55 | 75.3 | 459 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 0 | 91.1 | 2.9 | 102 | 357 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 167 | 17 | 9.2 | |
| 2023 | 27 | IND | NFL | LB | 16 | 16 | 0 | 84 | 65 | 77.4 | 663 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 1 | 103.4 | 4.6 | 225 | 438 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | 179 | 15 | 7.7 | |
| 2024 | 28 | IND | NFL | LLB | 17 | 17 | 2 | 82 | 66 | 80.5 | 635 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 2 | 96.9 | 5.1 | 302 | 333 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 8 | 173 | 24 | 12.2 | PB,AP-2,AP DPoY-17 |
| 7 Yrs | 115 | 65 | 3 | 270 | 212 | 78.5 | 1983 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 3 | 96.3 | 4.3 | 720 | 1263 | 109 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8.0 | 18 | 613 | 61 | 9.1 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 31 | 78.5 | 293 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 0 | 96.3 | 4.3 | 106 | 187 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 91 | 9 | 9.1 | |||||
Snap Counts
- Since 2012
| Games | Off. | Def. | ST | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Num | Pct | Num | Pct | Num | Pct |
| 2018 | 22 | IND | LB | 44 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 176 | 17% | 230 | 52% |
| 2019 | 23 | IND | LB | 44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 346 | 81% |
| 2020 | 24 | IND | LB | 44 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 86 | 8% | 354 | 80% |
| 2021 | 25 | IND | RLB | 44 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0% | 200 | 18% | 350 | 79% |
| 2022 | 26 | IND | RLB/MLB | 44 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0% | 1134 | 100% | 178 | 39% |
| 2023 | 27 | IND | LB | 44 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0% | 1089 | 99% | 96 | 20% |
| 2024* | 28 | IND | LLB | 44 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0% | 1156 | 100% | 95 | 20% |
| Career | 2 | 3841 | 1649 | |||||||||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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PFR HOF Monitor: 16.48 (282nd among OLB, average HOF OLB is 103.48)
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Zaire Franklin?
Zaire Franklin is 28 years old.
When was Zaire Franklin born?
Zaire Franklin was born on July 2, 1996.
Where was Zaire Franklin born?
Zaire Franklin was born in Philadelphia, PA.
How tall is Zaire Franklin?
Zaire Franklin is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.
How much does Zaire Franklin weigh?
Zaire Franklin weighs 235 lbs (106 kg).
How many games does Zaire Franklin play?
Zaire Franklin played 17 games last season and 115 games over his career.
How many sacks does Zaire Franklin have?
Zaire Franklin had 3.5 sacks last season and 8.0 sacks over his career.
How many Super Bowls has Zaire Franklin won?
Zaire Franklin has never won a Super Bowl.
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