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Auburn quarterback John Franklin III (5) runs the ball for an 80-yard touchdown against ULM during the second half Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. (Julie Bennett/jbennett@al.com)

(JULIE BENNETT)

John Franklin III came to Auburn with one goal in mind: winning the team's starting quarterback job. With that not shaking out as planned through the first five games, the JUCO transfer has a new goal in mind: doing whatever he can to help the Tigers win games.

Yes, even if it means getting reps at a position other than quarterback.

"I'm honestly down to do whatever helps out our team, to be honest," Franklin said Saturday following Auburn's 58-7 win against ULM. "Whatever I can do to contribute to this team winning, that's what I want to do."

During Saturday's win against ULM, that included coming off the bench in mop-up duty during the third quarter of Auburn's blowout win. Franklin made the most of his opportunity, completing his only pass attempt for a 39-yard touchdown and also accounting for an 80-yard touchdown run while guiding the offense to 239 total yards on his three drives.

Franklin has admittedly become more comfortable since being named the team's No. 2 quarterback behind Sean White. It has provided him the opportunity to better learn the entire offense and not just specific packages and get ample reps during the week.

Although Franklin excelled in his backup role against ULM, offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said the team would like to avoid a more common two-quarterback system. Still, the Tigers would like to find a way to get Franklin a little more involved on gamedays given his big-play capability, elusiveness and unrelenting speed.

"That's stuff we'll continue to look at," Lashlee said. "I feel like he's getting better each week. That's the challenge: You don't want to disrupt the rhythm of your offense and get into a quarterback shuffle, and we're not going to do that. But John is an explosive player for us. We'll just kind of take that week to week and see what we think we can do there."

Auburn quarterback John Franklin III (5) bows after scoring an 80-yard touchdown against ULM during the second half Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. (Julie Bennett/jbennett@al.com)

Franklin said the coaching staff has not discussed with him the possibility of getting reps at another position, or the possibility of being utilized on a jet sweep -- at least not yet. It's something Lashlee said "could be" in the cards for the 6-foot-1, 186-pound former ACC champion sprinter.

No matter what it is, Franklin is open to the discussion -- so long as it helps Auburn in the win column.

"Whatever helps us win the game, that's my No. 1 goal," Franklin said. "I love winning; everybody loves winning. If that means I play one snap and we still win, then good. Like last week, we won. I don't care. If that means I play the whole game and we win, then good. I played the whole game and I won.

"At the end of the day, I want a W. It's a good feeling after a win instead of a loss. That's the only thing that matters to me."