John Franklin III didn’t win Auburn’s starting quarterback job, but he appears to be winning over the confidence of offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee.

According to a report from AL.com, Lashlee said he’ll “continue to look at” finding ways to get Franklin on the field other than at quarterback, a move the JUCO transfer said he’s open to.

“That’s stuff we’ll continue to look at,” Lashlee told AL.com. “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.”

Franklin said he’s willing to switch roles because “at the end of the day, I want a W.”

“I’m honestly down to do whatever helps out our team, to be honest,” he told AL.com. “Whatever I can do to contribute to this team winning, that’s what I want to do.”

Franklin made a case for more playing time during the Tigers’ 58-7 win against Louisiana-Monroe last Saturday. Auburn gained 239 yards on his three drives at quarterback, during which Franklin tossed a 39-yard touchdown and ran for another score from 80 yards out.

Sean White remains the starter at quarterback, but we’ll see if Franklin gets more involved in the offense when Auburn travels to Mississippi State at 12 p.m. ET Saturday.