Kam Franklin

Ole Miss Football headshots in Starnes Athletic Center on July 17, 2024 in Oxford, MS.

Photos by Reed Jones/Ole Miss Athletics
Instagram/Twitter: @OleMissPix

Position:
DE
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 275
Hometown:
Lake Cormorant, Miss.
High School:
Lake Cormorant
Major:
General Business

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024)

2024 (FRESHMAN): Played in seven games for the Rebels … Finished season with 11 total tackles (five solo), 5.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks and three QB hurries … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Recorded five tackles (two solo), 3.0 TFL, 1.5 TFL and one QB hurry in collegiate debut … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Assisted on one tackle, played 15 defensive snaps … at Wake Forest (09/14/24): Tallied one solo tackle in 12 defensive snaps played … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Assisted on one tackle, added one QB hurry in 20 snaps played … at South Carolina (10/05/24): Played two defensive snaps … at Arkansas (11/02/24): Recorded three tackles, 2.0 TFL and one sack in his return from injury … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Tallied one QB hurry across 17 total snaps played in Ole Miss’ Gator Bowl victory … Member of the 2023-24 signing class … Enrolled early and participated in spring drills.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked as a five-star prospect by Rivals … Listed as a top 75 recruit nationally by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports, checking in as high as No. 17 in the Rivals recruiting rankings … Member of the ESPN300, tabbed as the No. 30 player in the country … Rated as the No. 1 player in Mississippi by On3 and Rivals … A unanimous top 20 player at his position, ranked the No. 3 defensive line prospect in the nation by Rivals … Selected to the Under Armour All-American Game … Played in the prestigious Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game, recording five tackles and two sacks … Named MHSAA 5A Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 and was a first-team all-state honoree as a senior … Racked up 75 tackles in 2023, including seven for a loss … Added four sacks and five pass deflections in nine games … Also appeared on the offensive side of the ball, catching five passes for 148 yards and four touchdowns … Set Lake Cormorant’s single-season sack record as a junior with 19 sacks … Tallied 93 total tackles in 2022 … Returned one fumble for a score and blocked three kicks … Had a breakout sophomore campaign with 71 tackles, 11 sacks, four interceptions, and one forced fumble … Earned second-team all-state honors in 2021 … Chose Ole Miss over offers from Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State and Texas among others … Coached by Nick Nester.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kamarion Nikel Franklin … Born Nov. 28, 2005 … Son of Tammy Parker … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in fall 2024 … General business major.