D.J. Franklin

D.J. Franklin

No. 71     Dallas Cowboys
Offensive Tackle
Personal information
Place of birth: Billings, MT
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight: 302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school: Skyview High School
College: Montana
NFL Draft: 2022 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23
Debuted in 2022 for the Dallas Cowboys
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (2022-Present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
2x Second-team All Pro (2024, 2025) 2x Pro Bowl (2024, 2025)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 0, 2025
Games Started 45

D.J. Franklin is an American football offensive tackle who plays for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Montana.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
D.J. Franklin OT	Billings, MT	Skyview HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	302 lb (137 kg)
	Skill: N/A   Potential: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

College Career

Statistics

Through the conclusion of the 2021 season, Franklin's statistics are as follows:

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Montana Grizzlies
Season	Games
	GP	GS
2018	12	12
2019	12	12
2020	12	12
2021	12	12
NCAA Career Totals	48	48

Professional Career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	Shuttle	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 6 in	302 lb	5.11 s	4.95 s	7.83 s	20.0 in		35 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Draft

D.J. Franklin was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys with the 23rd overall pick of the 2022 NFLHC Draft.

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	Rating
2022	DAL	16	16	82
2023	DAL	16	16	85
2024	DAL	13	13	88
2025	DAL	17	17	90
2026	DAL	0	0	93
Career		62	62

Contract History

Contract History
Year	Team	Contract Year	Contract Information				Notes
			Years	Total	Guaranteed	Non-Guaranteed
2022	DAL	1st	4	16.0	2.0	2.0	Drafted
2023	DAL	2nd			2.0	2.0
2024	DAL	3rd			2.0	2.0
2025	DAL	4th			2.0	2.0
2026	DAL	5th	1	5.5	5.5	0.0	5th year option
Career			5	21.5	13.5	8.0

Injury History

Injury History
Year	Team	Injury Information		Notes
		Games Missed	Type
2022	DAL	0	N/A
2023	DAL	0	N/A
2024	DAL	3	Moderate Wrist Sprain	W5
2025	DAL	0	N/A
Career		3