Stanford safety with veteran pedigree and off-field polish
Denzel Franklin is a former Stanford safety with real blue-chip recruiting cachet — ESPN listed him as the nation’s 63rd-best safety, while Scout had him at 64th — and at Stanford he was part of a secondary that was being touted as one of the nation’s smartest and most prepared groups. His calling card is football IQ, positional versatility, and steady, disciplined play rather than splashy headline stats. For a team, that profile screams reliable, coachable, and mature; the catch is that he’s now better known for his Stanford legacy and professional career than for current on-field production.
