If you ever saw Rathman high jump 6’9” you would say the same thing
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If you ever saw Rathman high jump 6’9” you would say the same thing
I agree with you. His rookie season Franklin was I believe he was the 3rd leading rusher in the NFL
Franklin: 1,787 yards, 10 TD on 339 carries; (35 yards / 0 TD on 6 receptions). Three year starter. No redshirt year played back up on varsity as a true freshman. Oh, and we had Hipp, Berns and Redwine as feature I-Backs in those years as TO was just getting a hold of this option thingy... with Sorely, Hager and Quinn as QBs.
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Here are Franklin's NFL stats:
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rush | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV |
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| 1981 | 22 | MIA | FB | 37 | 16 | 11 | 201 | 711 | 7 | 29 | 3.5 | 44.4 | 12.6 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 204 | 3.5 | 717 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 1982* | 23 | MIA | FB | 37 | 9 | 9 | 177 | 701 | 7 | 25 | 4.0 | 77.9 | 19.7 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 180 | 3.9 | 710 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 1983 | 24 | MIA | FB | 37 | 15 | 12 | 224 | 746 | 8 | 18 | 3.3 | 49.7 | 14.9 | 224 | 3.3 | 746 | 8 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
| 1984 | 25 | MIA | 37 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 74 | 0 | 12 | 3.7 | 37.0 | 10.0 | 20 | 3.7 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Career | 42 | 34 | 622 | 2232 | 22 | 29 | 3.6 | 53.1 | 14.8 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 628 | 3.6 | 2247 | 23 | 14 | 19 |
Note he had almost as many yards rushing in what amounts to 2.5 seasons and Rathman had in a much longer career. Franklin made Pro Bowl in 1982 which was only a nine game season due to the strike. He only played two games in his last year. Also these stats do not include playoffs (and yes, Rathman's as posted likely do not either)
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Games | Rushing | Receiving | Total Yds | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rush | Yds | TD | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb |
| 1981 | 22 | MIA | FB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 9 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1982* | 23 | MIA | FB | 4 | 3 | 78 | 301 | 2 | 12 | 3.9 | 75.3 | 19.5 | 78 | 3.9 | 301 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 1983 | 24 | MIA | FB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 4.7 | 28.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 4.7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 6 | 5 | 93 | 335 | 2 | 12 | 3.6 | 55.8 | 15.5 | 93 | 3.6 | 335 | 2 |
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Rathman played nine years. He did not become a full time starter until his third season (or middle of second); I think he was backing up Craig until they moved Craig to I-Back (appropriate term for the SF West Coast Offense). Craig had been starting FB the first few years of his career when the aging Wendell Tyler was the I-back.
I would point out that I believe Franklin shared a lot of carries with Tony Nathan (also) out of Alabama but who stayed home and played for the Tide. Nathan had a nine year career including pro-bowl as a rookie in 1979 and had over 3,500 career rushing yards. So Franklin was also sharing carries.
Rathman had similar playoff stats despite many more years. Although what really set Rathman apart was his receiving yards which are almost as great as his rushing yards.
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Games | Rushing | Receiving | Total Yds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rush | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | 1D | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Ctch% | Y/Tgt | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV |
| 1986 | 24 | SFO | 44 | 16 | 1 | 33 | 138 | 1 | 29 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 13 | 121 | 9.3 | 0 | 14 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 46 | 5.6 | 259 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1987 | 25 | SFO | FB | 44 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 257 | 1 | 35 | 4.1 | 21.4 | 5.2 | 30 | 329 | 11.0 | 3 | 29 | 2.5 | 27.4 | 92 | 6.4 | 586 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| 1988 | 26 | SFO | FB | 44 | 16 | 16 | 102 | 427 | 2 | 26 | 4.2 | 26.7 | 6.4 | 42 | 382 | 9.1 | 0 | 24 | 2.6 | 23.9 | 144 | 5.6 | 809 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 1989 | 27 | SFO | FB | 44 | 16 | 16 | 79 | 305 | 1 | 13 | 3.9 | 19.1 | 4.9 | 73 | 616 | 8.4 | 1 | 36 | 4.6 | 38.5 | 152 | 6.1 | 921 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| 1990 | 28 | SFO | FB | 44 | 16 | 16 | 101 | 318 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 19.9 | 6.3 | 48 | 327 | 6.8 | 0 | 28 | 3.0 | 20.4 | 149 | 4.3 | 645 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 1991 | 29 | SFO | FB | 44 | 16 | 16 | 63 | 183 | 6 | 16 | 2.9 | 11.4 | 3.9 | 34 | 286 | 8.4 | 0 | 32 | 2.1 | 17.9 | 97 | 4.8 | 469 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 1992 | 30 | SFO | FB | 44 | 15 | 15 | 57 | 194 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 55 | 44 | 343 | 7.8 | 4 | 27 | 2.9 | 22.9 | 80.0% | 6.2 | 101 | 5.3 | 537 | 9 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1993 | 31 | SFO | 44 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 80 | 3 | 19 | 4.2 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 14 | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 0 | 17 | 1.3 | 10.8 | 71.4% | 6.1 | 29 | 5.7 | 166 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1994 | 32 | RAI | FB | 44 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 118 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 41 | 26 | 194 | 7.5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 1.6 | 12.1 | 63.4% | 4.7 | 54 | 5.8 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 131 | 107 | 544 | 2020 | 26 | 6 | 35 | 3.7 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 110 | 320 | 2684 | 8.4 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 2.4 | 20.5 | 72.7% | 5.7 | 864 | 5.4 | 4704 | 34 | 7 | 46 |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rush | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | 1D | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Ctch% | Y/Tgt | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb |
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| 1986 | 24 | SFO | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1987 | 25 | SFO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 3 | 10.0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1988 | 26 | SFO | FB | 3 | 1 | 18 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4.9 | 29.3 | 6.0 | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2.7 | 29.0 | 87.0 | 26 | 6.7 | 175 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | 27 | SFO | FB | 3 | 3 | 28 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4.5 | 41.7 | 9.3 | 13 | 120 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4.3 | 40.0 | 30.0 | 41 | 6.0 | 245 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | 28 | SFO | FB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9 | 2.9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | 30 | SFO | FB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5.6 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 31.5 | 88.9% | 7.0 | 13 | 7.0 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | SFO | RB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 100.0% | 7.7 | 7 | 5.6 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 14 | 10 | 64 | 287 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 | 20.5 | 4.6 | 17 | 38 | 327 | 8.6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2.7 | 23.4 | 72.7% | 5.7 | 102 |
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Not a bad option in that group, but for fullback, the metric for me isn't strictly who did the most with the ball.
Overwhelmingly, what the traditional FB does for 95%+ of the game is to put the fear of God into linebackers, get some tough inches against the opponent's large personnel groups, and be ready to take advantage of the defense overcommitting to the feature back after being hammered on for drive after drive.
The way Cory carved out a path through defense after defense for the I-backs behind him, then took advantage of his moments when given the opportunity, I'd pretty much set him as the prototype for what makes a perfect fullback.
How about Andy Janovich? Not as the best at NU. He never did much, mostly obscure, but he has had a nice pro career. 2nd tier maybe.
Jano is one of my favorite recent Husker players. I put him up there with Burkhead, Suh and Bell.
My dad and uncles would say Rathman. They are all in their sixties. I would say Schlesinger
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Olds 75 534 7 527 7.1
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Solich 107 605 25 580 5.4
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IDK Jano has been breaking a lot of facemasks the last few years.
Had he gotten to play more before his senior year, he'd be higher on the list.
Do you really think that Frank would have got a single snap in the 70s, 80s or 90s at his size as a FB? The jump in average player size from the 60s to the 70s and beyond was crazy. The only reason I went back as far as Franklin is because he was a physical freak. Some of his lifting records were in place well into the 90s. Especially leg and hip strength lifts. He was 200# but ran like he was about 250. He also may have been the best blocker of the bunch. The other three I picked were in the neighborhood of 230 by their senior year. Frank could still have played on the late 70s to late 90s teams. Just not as a FB.
MARK SCHELLEN, probably our fastest and strongest FB. I remember hearing that he ran a 4.5 forty and set records in power lifting.
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- Set a Nebraska fullback record with nine touchdowns in 1983
- Held Nebraska's all-time bench press record with a best of 475 pounds
- Played fullback for the USFL's New Orleans Breakers
- Drafted in the fifth round of the NFL's supplemental draft by the San Fransisco 49ers
- 1983 (Senior)
Schellen was a key part of the 1983 Husker Offense, scoring 9 touchdowns, which was a Nebraska fullback record at the time. He gained 450 yards on 77 carries as a senior, and his crunching blocks were responsible for freeing Mike Rozier on many of his longest runs during his Heisman Trophy season. - 1982 (Junior)
As a junior, Schellen contributed throughout the season gaining 135 yards on 27 carries with 3 touchdowns. Schellen made the first start of his Husker career in the Orange Bowl against LSU when he rushed the ball 5 times for 23 yards and 1 touchdown. - 1981 (Sophomore)
Schellen enrolled at Nebraska in the fall of 1981 and walked on in the spring of 1982. Schellen originally enrolled at Nebraska-Omaha in 1979, then dropped out of school for a year to focus on power lifting.
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As was Janovich. He had offers to wrestle at any of the top programs in the nation, but walked on at NE.
