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Last Chance U: 10 most likable players through first two seasons

By Andrew Miller

DENVER, CO - JUNE 24: Director Gregory Whiteley and Brittany Wagner arrive for the screening of Netflix's 'Last Chance U' during SeriesFest: Season Two at Sie FilmCenter on June 24, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Jason Bahr/Getty Images for SeriesFest)
DENVER, CO - JUNE 24: Director Gregory Whiteley and Brittany Wagner arrive for the screening of Netflix's 'Last Chance U' during SeriesFest: Season Two at Sie FilmCenter on June 24, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Jason Bahr/Getty Images for SeriesFest) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 02: John Franklin III #5 of the Auburn Tigers scrambles with the ball against the Oklahoma Sooners during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 2, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 02: John Franklin III #5 of the Auburn Tigers scrambles with the ball against the Oklahoma Sooners during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 2, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

The Auburn Tigers hoped that quarterback John Franklin III could provide some of the answers they were looking for on offense. However, he did not even end up winning the starting job as Sean White was the starter for most of the 2016 season.

On only 26 attempts, Franklin III competed 14 passes for 204 yards and one touchdown. Franklin III also rushed for 430 yards and two touchdowns. The dual threat ability was surely shown in 2016 and provides Auburn will a valuable weapon moving forward.

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Franklin III understands where he provides the most value to the Auburn offense and embraces his role as wide receiver now, according to AL.com. He’ll have the ability to do much of what former Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall did just a few years ago and go to the NFL at a different position than the one he first started at in college.

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