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2020-2025East Tennessee State
LB • 6'3" • 228 lbs • Knoxville, TN, USA
Drew Francis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.3 disruption score.
Usage / Role
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Role sample still building
Impact Production
8
Developing production for a linebacker
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Snapshot
Player Story
Drew Francis built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a linebacker from Knoxville, TN wearing No. 32, spending time with East Tennessee State and Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Drew Francis' career...
Read the storyDrew Francis, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Drew Francis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 40 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 54.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 44 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 35.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | East Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.2 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 19.6 | Feb 6, 2025 |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 19.6 | Nov 28, 2023 |
Drew Francis played LB for Middle Tennessee and East Tennessee State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Drew Francis recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Middle Tennessee.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 9.5 primary output with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.3 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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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.
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Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
8.3
Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
8.3 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
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| Sat 9/6 | @ Tennessee | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Drew Francis built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a linebacker from Knoxville, TN wearing No. 32, spending time with East Tennessee State and Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of Drew Francis' career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Drew Francis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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Middle Tennessee
2020-2024
Opening stop
East Tennessee State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2020 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 5.6 | 0.7 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 9.5 | 23.8 | 5.2 | 9.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 6.5 | 20.7 | 5.2 | -3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | -6.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | East Tennessee State | 0 | 8.3 | — | 0 |
#1 Featured game
@ Missouri
Week 2 · L 19-23
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Colorado State
Week 2 · W 34-19
3
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#3
@ UAB
Week 6 · L 14-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Western Kentucky
Week 5 · L 10-31 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
45.8 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Florida International
Week 13 · W 33-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
9.5 primary output · 23.8 efficiency · 5.2 usage
54.7
#2
2025 Regular Season · East Tennessee State
54.2
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · — usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
38.9
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
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Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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