Greg Franklin - 24
	Class: Senior Hometown: Marietta, Ga. High School: Marietta HS Height / Weight: 5-11 / 197 Position: Running Back Experience: 3L

Played as a true freshman in 2010 and moved into larger role last season ... listed as No. 1 running back coming out of spring practice and is top returning rusher for the Blazers.

2011: Was team's leading rusher (430 yards on 84 attempts) with a pair of touchdowns ... averaged impressive 5.1 yards per carry ... played in all 12 games with seven starts ... drew starting assignment in final six games of the season after injury to starter Pat Shed ... rushed for 212 yards in late-season, three-game stretch against Houston, Memphis and Southern Miss ... was Blazers' fifth-leading receiver, and second among running backs, with 21 catches for 284 yards (13.5 avg.) ... rushed for 301 yards in final six games of season after only 129 in first six contests ... season-high 85 rushing yards against Southern Miss on 17 carries ... rushed for touchdowns against Memphis and Southern Miss ... season and career-long rush was 57 yards against Troy ... finished with 60 yards against the Trojans ... ran for 73 yards on only 10 attempts with one rushing touchdown in Blazers' win at Memphis ... also had 70 receiving yards on three catches vs. Memphis ... recorded receptions of 20, 21, 32 and 46 yards ... career-long 46-yard catch came in win against UCF.

2010: Appeared in nine games in first season in a Blazer uniform ... rushed 11 times for 53 yards ... ran for a season-high 36 yards on seven carries in victory over UTEP ... had a long run of 12 yards against UTEP ... also ran three times for 10 yards vs. UCF ... caught five passes for 48 yards ... recorded three receptions for 37 yards with long of 14 against Tennessee ... had five kick returns for 67 yards.

High School: Attended Marietta High School in metro-Atlanta ... a three-star recruit according to Rivals.com, who played for head coach James Richards ... as a senior, he gained over 1,500 yards and 18 touchdowns on his way to earning Class 5A honorable mention all-state accolades by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Associated Press and Georgia Sportswriters Association ... named to the Marietta Daily Journal All-County and All-Region First Team and was honored as the Cobb County Touchdown Club's Running Back of the Year ... selected to the Cobb County Senior Bowl and led team in rushing with 106 yards on 13 carries despite leaving the game early with an ankle injury ... rushed for a career-high 269 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-24 overtime victory over Harrison HS ... had another 200-plus yard game when he scampered for 223 yards and three touchdowns vs. South Cobb HS ... collected 197 yards against Cherokee HS ... had 173 yards rushing, including a 62-yard touchdown run, against North Cobb HS.

Personal: Born Oct. 20, 1991 at Atlanta, Ga. ... son of Gwenda Green and Mike Franklin ... major is communications management.