Zachary Franks brings veteran size and steady right-tackle experience to UMass
Franks is a 6-foot-5, 310-pound offensive lineman with multi-year Big Ten experience, and his best selling point is reliability: at Northwestern he played in 18 games with two starts, then in 2023 appeared in nine games, made three starts at right tackle, logged 191 snaps, and was not penalized. He earned Academic All-Big Ten honors and showed solid run-blocking upside, which makes him a useful fit for a team needing a mature, assignment-sound lineman rather than a flashy headline-grabber.
