Former EMCC, Auburn Quarterback John Franklin III Just Ran A Sub-4.2 40

Former EMCC, Auburn Quarterback John Franklin III Just Ran A Sub-4.2 40

Florida Atlantic's John Franklin III ran an electronically timed 4.19 40-yard dash.

Feb 26, 2018 by Kolby Paxton
Former EMCC, Auburn Quarterback John Franklin III Just Ran A Sub-4.2 40

Remember John Franklin III?

You probably don’t remember him from this:


And you may not remember him for this, either:


But you almost certainly remember him from this:


Well, “J5” is running sub 4.2-second 40-yard dashes these days with hopes of playing wide receiver in the NFL.


Franklin will officially run at the National Scouting Combine in Indianapolis next week. Were he to run the same time there, he’d break Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver John Ross’ record of 4.22.

Twitter reacted accordingly.