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Feleipe Franks Carolina Panthers · #81

Tight End · 6' 6", 228 lbs · Crawfordville, FL · Age 29

Feleipe Franks is a Tight End for the Carolina Panthers, an undrafted signing.

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Carolina Panthers · #81 · Tight End

Feleipe Franks

Season avg0 rec · 0 yds · 0 td

Career avg1 rec · 12 yds · 0 td

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Scouting report

Feleipe Franks — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Feleipe Franks is a Tight End for the Carolina Panthers, an undrafted signing.

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Target share

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Act II

Where Feleipe Franks stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1386 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

8Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Feleipe Franks — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Receiving

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The engine

How the model sees Feleipe Franks

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

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13–18

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

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Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.3 rec

Everything it reads

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4 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 29 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 11 / 16 / 17

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Feleipe Franks career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2021	9
2022	11	0	0	0	2	0.0
2024	16	1	12	0	3	12.0
2025	17
Career	53	1	12	0	5

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Carolina Panthers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

86off index

76def index

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76%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (86), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 77, pass rush 53, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Feleipe Franks

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-12-22

The beginning

Feleipe Franks is a Tight End for the Carolina Panthers, in his 4th NFL season.

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Feleipe Franks is a Carolina Panthers tight end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2021–2025) he has caught 1 pass for 12 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Franks goes from here.

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Franks's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 228 lbs
Born: Crawfordville, FL
Age: 29
Jersey: #81

Background

Feleipe Franks is from Crawfordville, FL and is 29 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays tight end at 6' 6", 228 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2021–2025) he has caught 1 passes for 12 yards and 0 touchdowns. Franks is currently on the Carolina Panthers roster.

The person

Feleipe Franks is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 1 passes for 12 yards and 0 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2021–2025).

Receiving1 career receptions for 12 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Best season1 catches for 12 yards in 2024.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Durability53 career games played.

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FAQ

Feleipe Franks — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Feleipe Franks, answered.

What position does Feleipe Franks play?

Feleipe Franks is a Tight End for the Carolina Panthers.

When was Feleipe Franks drafted?

Feleipe Franks entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Feleipe Franks played?

4 (2021–2025).

What are Feleipe Franks's career stats?

He has caught 1 pass for 12 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Feleipe Franks career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Feleipe Franks Carolina Panthers · #81

Feleipe Franks — the report card

Where Feleipe Franks stands

Feleipe Franks — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Feleipe Franks

Feleipe Franks career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Carolina Panthers built to win?

The Ballad of Feleipe Franks

The beginning

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Feleipe Franks — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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