Zakhari Franklin (born October 15, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
[1] Franklin committed to play college football at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
[2] Franklin began his college career playing for the UTSA Roadrunners[3] He had 38 catches for 491 yards and three touchdowns during his freshman season.
[4] Franklin was named honorable mention All-Conference USA after catching 49 passes for 694 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore.
[5] He was named first team All-Conference USA at the end of his junior season after setting school records with 81 catches, 1,027 receiving yards, and 12 touchdown receptions.