WILL FRANKLIN #85

Position	Wide Receiver
Height	6-0
Weight	209
Years Experience	R
Birthdate	10/13/1985
Hometown	St. Louis, MO
College	Missouri
Current status	Active
Games Started	0
Games Played	0

College Bio

Local receiver prospect joined the Chiefs as the their fourth-round selection (105th overall) in the 2008 NFL Draft … Speedy wideout provides the Chiefs with another downfield threat … Talented athlete should battle for playing time at wide receiver and could also contribute on special teams … Possesses outstanding leaping ability, which allowed him to make a number of acrobatic grabs at the collegiate level … Fearless pass catcher who can make the tough reception across the middle in traffic … Played in 48 games (36 starts) at Missouri … Caught 143 passes for 2,125 yards (14.9 avg.) with 13 touchdowns for the Tigers … Also had nine carries for 11 yards and one punt return for no yards … His 143 receptions and 2,125 receiving yards are each tied for fourth in school history.

2007: Started all 14 games … Caught 49 passes for 709 yards (14.5 avg.) with four TDs … Also returned one punt for no yards … Named honorable mention All-Big 12 … Recorded eight receptions for 105 yards with two TDs vs. Mississippi … Tallied two catches for 71 yards with a TD vs. Illinois State … Had two receptions for 109 yards vs. Colorado … Produced five catches for 77 yards vs. Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl.

2006: Opened 11 games, catching 48 passes for a career-high 829 yards (17.3 avg.) with six TDs … Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades … His 829 receiving yards tied for the seventh-highest total in Tigers history … Tallied four receptions for 138 yards with two TDs vs. Murray State … Recorded nine catches for 76 yards vs. New Mexico … Had four catches for 99 yards with two TDs vs. Ohio … Missed the final two games of the season with a shoulder injury.

2005: Appeared in 12 games, opening 11 contests … Finished fourth on the team with 40 catches for 413 yards (10.3 avg.) with two TDs … Also had eight carries for 17 yards … Posted eight receptions for 116 yards with a TD vs. Arkansas State in a game played at Arrowhead … Tallied nine receptions for 94 yards vs. Nebraska.

2004: Played in 11 games … Caught six passes for 174 yards (29.0 avg.) with a touchdown and rushed one time for a six-yard loss … Tallied two receptions for 76 yards with a TD vs. Ball State … Had two catches for 86 yards vs. Kansas … Majored in Sport Management at Missouri.

Personal Bio

• A prep standout at Vashon High School in St. Louis, Missouri as a junior and senior.

• Earned all-state, all-metro and all-league honors his senior campaign.

• Caught 37 passes for 907 yards with 17 TDs.

• Had 367 receiving yards with nine touchdowns to go with four interceptions to earn all-league accolades as a sophomore at Beaumont High School in St. Louis, Missouri.

• Also played basketball at both schools.

• Uncle Darnay Scott spent eight seasons (’94-02) in the NFL as a wide receiver with Cincinnati (’94-01) and Dallas (2002).

• Full name: William Daniel Franklin.

• Single, resides in St. Louis, Missouri.