Another Monday. But also: another Monday that gets us closer to game day. You may recall that the Broncos have one retired number. 12, good ol’ JIMMY MAC. So the front page photo is a treat!

#12 (16), Franklyn Johnson Jr, Senior, DB

Credit: BroncoSports.com

Stats

Height: 5′ 10″

Weight: 175 lbs

High school: Little Elm HS, Little Elm, TX

How’d he get to The Blue™?

A three-star recruit out of HS (per 247Sports and ESPN), Johnson was rated the top-100 prospects at his position (ATH) per ESPN and 247Sports (69 and 95 respectively). He had offers from the likes of: Colorado State, Navy, UNLV, Utah, Florida A&M, Georgetown, and Louisiana Tech. He chose correctly.

Nickname

“The Tank”

Probably a bit on the nose.

Look-alike

Credit: TV Insider

Actor Kedar Williams-Stirling

Career Highlights

He’s been in 15 total games (13 last year) with nine total tackles.

2026 Prospectus

After Jaden Mickey and Sherrod Smith, Johnson should be seeing a fair amount of playing time this fall. Building on a decent season last year, looking forward to hearing his name more. There are as many transfer players for the CB corps as there are kids from high school (five for both) so it does seem like snaps will be at an ultra-premium.

Is he on Twitter?

NIL Exchange:

Finally found one.

Completely made up fact

An avid gamer, Mr. Johnson’s favorite game is Resident Evil: Survivor. He’s a big fan of the “old school” games.

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