Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2014: Played all 11 games … Had 57 kickoffs for 3499 yards and 33 touchbacks … Averaged 61.4 yards per kickoff … Had 45 punts for 1738 yards … Averaged 38.6 yards per punt … Long was 60 yards ... Had 12 punts inside the 20 yardline … Made 16 field goals on 25 attempts … Three 50+ yards field goals … Field goal long of 54 yards (school record) … Set numerous school season and career records ... First on team in scoring with 78 points … Five solo tackles ... Liberty League Special Teams Player of the Year ... All-Liberty League First Team (kicker) ... All-Liberty League Second Team (punter) ... Liberty League All-Academic ... D3football.com All-America First Team ... AP Little All-America Second Team ... AFCA All-America ... All-ECAC Division III North First Team ... D3football.com All-Region First Team ... National Bowl participant ... Team's Special Teams Player of the Year ... 

2013: Played all 10 games ... Kicked off 46 times for 2,910 yards ... Averaged 63.23 yards per kickoff with 20 touchbacks ... Led team in scoring with 53 points ... Converted 9 of 11 field goals, including tying his own school record long of 50 yards ... Converted 26 of 28 point after attempts ... Punted 57 times for 2,058 yards ... Averaged 36.11 yards per kickoff with two touchbacks ... Four tackles, including three unassisted ... Liberty League Special Teams Performer of the Week three times (9/16, 11/11, 11/18) ... D3football.com National Team of the Week once (9/16) ... ECAC North West Special Teams Player of the Week twice (9/16, 11/11) ... All-Liberty League First Team (kicker) ... All-Liberty League Second Team (punter) ... Liberty League Special Teams Player of the Year ... D3football.com All-East Region First Team ... BSN National All-America First Team ... D3football.com National All-America First Team ... Team's Special Teams Player of the Year ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 

2012: Played all nine games ... Kicked off 53 times for 3,225 yards ... Averaged 60.8 yards per kickoff with 23 touchbacks ... Led team in scoring with 55 points ... Converted 8 of 14 field goals with school record long of 50 yards ... Converted 31 of 34 point after attempts ... Special Teams Player of the Week twice (11/3, 11/10) ... All-Liberty League First Team ... D3Football.com All-Region First Team ...Liberty League All-Academic ... 

2011: Played all nine games ... Kicked off 46 times for 2,734 yards ... Averaged 59.4 yards per kickoff with nine touchbacks ... Second on team in scoring with 40 points ... Went 4 of 6 on field goals ... Was 2 for 2 from 20+ yards and 2 for 4 from 30+ yards ... Long field goal of 36 yards in win over Castleton (9/17) ... Two unassisted tackles ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ...

High School: Four years of football (WR, DB, K, P) ... Three-year starter ... Captain ... All-League and All-County as senior ... Ranked 43rd in nation as kicker by Kohls ... All-League, All-County and All-State Small Schools in 2009 ... Team won 2008, 2009 (undefeated) and 2010 MTAL Championships ... 2009 CCS Champions ... Played one year of soccer (defense) ... Four-year baseball starter (shortstop) ... All-League twice ... All-County ... California Scholastic Federation Life Membership Award ... Honor Roll ... Highest Honors ... Rotary Top 100 ... KION Scholar-Athlete ... Exchange student to Nanao, Japan ...

Personal: Biomedical Engineering major ... Dean's List ... Son of Wayne and Beth Franks.

Benefits of undergraduate community at Rensselaer: "The experiences you have with influential people." - October 2014

Senior Reflection: "I would like to honor Joe Vrablic for our senior day. Joe has always gone out of his way to help me improve as an athlete here at RPI. He has helped me clear the field on snowy days, gotten any gear that I need as a kicker and on too many times to count, picked up footballs off of the ECAV roof that I kicked up there. Joe has always supported me and has been instrumental in my success on the football field." - March 2015