John Franklin III

Auburn quarterback John Franklin III (5) hands off the ball Saturday, April 9, 2016, during the Auburn A-Day spring football game in Auburn, Ala. (Julie Bennett/jbennett@al.com) ORG XMIT: ALBIN

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John Franklin III's speed has been a hot topic throughout Auburn's spring practices, and the new quarterback finally got the chance to show his stuff Thursday.



As football players ran the 40-yard dash at Auburn's indoor athletic facility, Franklin took to Twitter to announce he was clocked at 4.25 seconds hand-timed and 4.28 seconds laser-timed. He posted video of one of his sprints and tagged it with "#FastestQBInTheNation #JF3 #WDE"

Franklin, a former track star at Florida State, is currently in a tight three-man race for Auburn's quarterback job with returning starters Jeremy Johnson and Sean White. Franklin has stated numerous times that he expects to win the job before the season opener, a goal he set when he committed to the Tigers last fall.

"That is still my one goal, and I feel like I'm really in the mix now," Franklin said after the A-Day spring scrimmage. "I feel like I am finally gaining some respect, and that it will only go up from here."

Auburn does not release the results from the 40-yard dashes, but a few Tigers posted their times on social media. Check them out below.

Wide receiver Tony Stevens:

My mistake 4.45 🏃🏾💨 — TooCool (@toocooltony8) April 28, 2016

H-back Kamryn Pettway:

Just clocked a 4.49 in the 40 . Nun to major 😤🏃🏾💨 — Coach Kam (@Uno_Kam) April 28, 2016

Wide receiver Kyle Davis:

A roundup from offensive lineman Deon Mix: