Feleipe Franks

Career StatsF

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		53	1	12	—
2025		17	0	0	0
2024		16	1	12	0
2022		11

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Performance versus salary tier earns Feleipe Franks a D- Contract Value Index, with cap structure shaping the verdict. At $1.265M AAV on a one-year deal, Franks carries minimal financial risk for Atlanta, but the contract reflects his actual standing in the NFL: a marginal depth player with an F performance grade who hasn't materialized into a reliable contributor at his converted position. His 2025 season production of 11 tackles across 17 games underscores the reality—he's seeing snaps primarily on special teams or in garbage time, not earning meaningful offensive reps as a tight end. At 28 years old in his fourth NFL season, Franks is beyond the developmental window where conversion projects typically break through; the athletic tools that made him intriguing as a college quarterback simply haven't translated into consistent tight end fundamentals or production. The media consensus is clear: he's organizational depth, competing for practice squad spots rather than meaningful roster real estate, which is exactly what this contract size reflects. A one-year, sub-$1.3M deal carries no dead cap or long-term commitment risk, making it a low-opportunity-cost move that the Falcons can easily shed when roster spots are needed for players with clearer paths to contributing.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the D band — a quick read on where Feleipe's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Feleipe Franks earns an F grade as a converted quarterback who has carved out an unlikely NFL career as a tight end and special teams contributor. Across 53 games over four seasons, he has just one reception for 12 yards — that is not a typo — while accumulating 22 tackles that speak to his special teams value. Atlanta and Carolina have kept him around not for his pass-catching ability but for his willingness to do the dirty work on coverage units. Franks played all 17 games for the Falcons in 2025, which shows durability and coaching trust even if the stat line is barren. He is the ultimate roster-fringe player whose contributions will never show up in a box score but apparently show up enough on film to keep getting employed.

How Feleipe Compares at the Position

Feleipe Franks ranks 155th of 164 graded tight ends by performance. That slots Feleipe between Messiah Swinson (D-) just ahead and Blake Whiteheart (F) just behind.

Fan Sentiment

Feleipe Franks carries a D- sentiment grade that reflects the harsh reality of being viewed as little more than organizational depth in today's NFL. The former quarterback turned tight end represents the type of developmental project that generates minimal excitement among fans and media, with his conversion story being seen more as a last-ditch career pivot than a compelling transformation. Five headlines surrounding his quiet addition to various practice squads paint the picture of a player still learning position fundamentals while competing against longer odds each season. The athletic tools that made him intriguing as a college quarterback haven't translated into meaningful NFL production at tight end, leaving him perpetually fighting for practice squad spots. His D- grade captures the sentiment of a player whose developmental upside has largely been exhausted, with fans and analysts viewing him as the type of camp body who gets released when rosters need to be trimmed for players with clearer paths to contributing.