Transfer from Miami-Florida will compete for playing time at running back in 2023 . . . rushed 73 times for 381 yards (5.2 avg.) and seven touchdowns in 13 career games with the Hurricanes . . . added six catches for 59 yards (9.8 avg.) . . . MIAMI HIGHLIGHTS | 2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in eight games in 2022 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, vs. Southern Miss, at Texas A&M, vs. Middle Tennessee, vs. North Carolina, at Virginia Tech, vs. Florida State and at Georgia Tech) . . . led the team with five rushing touchdowns and finished fourth with 209 rushing yards (4.2 avg.) on 50 carries . . . had a career-high 15 rushing attempts for 36 yards vs. Middle Tennessee, including a pair of 1-yard TD runs . . . gained 49 yards on 12 carries vs. Southern Miss, including a 7-yard TD run in the third quarter; also caught two passes for 18 yards . . . rushed nine times for 78 yards and two scores (runs of 4 and 5 yards) vs. Bethune-Cookman in the 2022 season opener . . . 2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Saw action in five games as a true freshman in 2021, including the last four games in a row (vs. Central Connecticut, vs. Georgia Tech, at Florida State, vs. Virginia Tech and at Duke) . . . rushed 23 times for 172 yards (7.5 avg.) and two TDs as a true freshman in 2021 . . . ran six times for 45 yards in the regular-season finale at Duke, including a 9-yard TD run late in the third quarter . . . picked up 36 yards on a season-high nine carries vs. Virginia Tech . . . his first career reception (18 yards) came at Florida State . . . rushed seven times for 88 yards in his collegiate debut vs. Central Connecticut, including his first career TD on a 31-yard gallop early in the fourth quarter . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated among the nation’s Top 250 prospects by ESPN (No. 232), Rivals (No. 233) and 247Sports (No. 236) . . . ranked among the nation’s top running backs in the Class of 2021 by ESPN (No. 11), 247Sports (No. 11) and Rivals (No. 12) . . . listed among Florida’s top seniors by 247Sports (No. 33), Rivals (No. 35) and ESPN (No. 36) . . . gained 5,174 rushing yards and scored 51 rushing TDs in four seasons under Coach Dameon Jones at Chaminade-Madonna College Prep in Hollywood, Fla. . . . produced 16 career 100-yard rushing games . . . ran 91 times for 795 yards (8.7 avg.) and four TDs as a senior in 2020, including four 100-yard games . . . carried 29 times for 213 yards in the 2020 season opener vs. Champagnat Catholic; also threw a 45-yard TD pass . . . named 2019 Class 3A Player of the Year, South Florida Sun Sentinel Broward County Class 5A-1A Offensive Player of the Year and Miami Herald All-Dade 5A-Independent First Team . . . rushed for 2,282 yards (7.9 avg. on 288 attempts) and 28 TDs as a junior . . . recorded 10 100-yard rushing games in 2019, including four 200-yard efforts . . . set prep career highs with 47 carries for 333 yards and five TDs in a 35-20 win over Florida State University High School in the 2019 Class 3A Championship Game as Lions claimed their third consecutive state crown; his 333 rushing yards set the Championship Game record for all classifications . . . ran for 913 yards and 14 rushing TDs during the 2019 playoffs alone . . . had 25 rushing attempts for 210 yards and two scores vs. Clearwater Central Catholic . . . gained 200 yards on 10 carries and matched his career high with five rushing TDs vs. Somerset Academy Silver Palms . . . rushed 18 times for 267 yards and two TDs vs. Pahokee . . . eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing milestone for the first time as a sophomore in 2018 while earning all-county first-team honors; finished with 164 attempts for 1,602 yards and 14 TDs . . . two-time letterman in basketball; averaged 17.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists in eight games as a senior in 2020-21 . . . born June 28, 2002 . . . majoring in communication.

Thaddius Franklin Jr.