Player Dossier

2020-2025

Middle Tennessee

Drew Francis

LB • 6'3" • 228 lbs • Knoxville, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Drew Francis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

Efficiency

8.3

Consistency

100

Season Value

54.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · East Tennessee State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Middle Tennessee • East Tennessee State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Drew Francis, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · East Tennessee State. Drew Francis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

East Tennessee State paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Middle Tennessee, East Tennessee State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · East Tennessee State

Games

1

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

8.3

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

1 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tennessee

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Tennessee

Result
Sat 9/6@ Tennessee21000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Middle Tennessee

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    East Tennessee State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee05.60.7
2021 PostseasonMiddle Tennessee04.20.80
2021 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee04.20.80
2022 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee6.521.14.66.5
2023 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee5.519.95-1
2024 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee06.31.3-5.5
2025 Regular SeasonEast Tennessee State08.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Missouri

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.1 takeover score.

#2

Colorado State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.

#3

Florida International

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.

#4

UAB

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30 takeover score.

#5

UTEP

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · East Tennessee State

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · usage

54.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

35.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

35.4

0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8933

North Hardin · Radcliff, KY

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

94

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 32 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Drew Francis quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
94