Junior (2017-18): Voted to Southland Conference All-Defensive Team as a junior in 2017-18 ... heading into his senior season, Franklin is ACU's Division I-era leader in field goals made (433), field goals attempted (846), free throws attempted (403), assists (340), steals (159), steals per game (1.8), and second in minutes played (2,806) ... started all 32 games, averaging 10.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game ... recorded 16 double-digit scoring games, including two 20+ efforts ... scored a season-best 22 points at Houston Baptist on Jan. 10 ... added 21 points at home against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 22 ... tallied his lone double-double (11 pts, 10 reb) against Sam Houston State on Dec. 30 ... dished out a season-best eight assists against Lipscomb on Nov. 20 ... pulled down 10 rebounds twice (Sam Houston State and McNeese).

Sophomore (2016-17): Started all 26 games he played, averaging 10.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals, 0.3 blocks and 34.5 minutes per game. … Franklin finished sixth overall in in assists with 115 for the Southland Conference averaging 4.4 per game. … On Dec. 17 Franklin led the team in scoring against Sacramento State, scoring a season-high 20 points, and dished out four assists. … He posted his first career double-double on Feb. 16 at McNeese scoring 15 points and recording 10 assists. … Named to the Southland Conference preseason first team all-conference team. 

 
Freshman (2015-16): Franklin was voted the 2015-16 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and second team all-Southland Conference after a dominating freshman season. …  On a 2015-16 ACU team loaded with youth, Franklin proved himself to be the best freshman in the Southland Conference in 2015-16, leading the Wildcats to eight conference wins, doubling their total from the 2014-15 season. Franklin finished seventh in the league in scoring at 16.2 points per game – the top mark among freshmen in the league – and finished sixth in the league in steals per game (1.7 per game) and 14th in the league in field goal percentage (51.3 percent). … Franklin led the Wildcats in scoring in 16 of 30 games played this season and scored 20 points or more in eight games. He scored a career-high 29 points in a Jan. 19 home win over McNeese State, and then added 28 on Feb. 27 in an 87-84 home win over Houston Baptist. … Franklin was the first Wildcat to earn all-Southland honors since Willie Calvert and Andrew Prince were selected second team all-conference and honorable mention, respectively, in 1972-73, ACU's final season in the league before leaving for the Southland Conference.

High school: A four-year letterman at Parkview, Franklin was a four-time all-conference player, a three-year all-region selection and two-time state champion in Arkansas. … As a senior in 2014-15, he led Parkview to the team championship at the prestigious Whataburger Tournament in Fort Worth, leading the Patriots to a 53-41 win over the top-ranked team in Texas (Plano West) in the final. Plano West went on to win the Class 6A state championship in Texas last year. … Parkview won state championships in Franklin’s freshman and sophomore years and won a mythical national championship after his freshman season. … The Patriots won the mythical national championship after a 69-65 double-overtime win over Jonesboro in the Class 6A state championship game. … Those two teams met again in the state championship game in Franklin’s junior year with Jonesboro taking a 66-54 victory over Parkview. … As a senior in 2014-15, Franklin averaged 18.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game. As a junior in 2013-14, Franklin averaged 15.8 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 3.6 spg. As a sophomore he averaged 12.8 ppg, 8.5 rpg and 2.4 spg, and as a freshman in 2011-12, he averaged 10.8 ppg and 4.6 rpg. … Franklin also played for one of the top AAU teams in the country in the Arkansas Wings where two of his teammates – Malik Monk (considering Arkansas, Kansas, Oregon and Kentucky) and Kevaughn Allen (Florida) – were two of the top prep players in the country.
 
Personal: Full name is Jaylen Deonta Franklin. … Born 22 December 1995. … Son of Loreal Thomas. … 2015 graduate of Little Parkview High School. … Played at Parkview HS for legendary prep coach Al Flanigan.