Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025East Tennessee State
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.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
35
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Middle Tennessee • East Tennessee State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
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
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Drew Francis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Tennessee State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Missouri
- High school pipeline
- North Hardin · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| 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
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 9.5 primary output with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.7 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: Missouri
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
20.7
Usage
5.2
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 0. Missouri: 4. Murray State: 0. Colorado State: 1. Western Kentucky: 0.5. Jacksonville State: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. Liberty: 0. New Mexico State: 0. Florida International: 0. UTEP: 0. Sam Houston: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Missouri: 7 by 69.2. Murray State: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 3 by 22.5. Western Kentucky: 7 by 34.2. Jacksonville State: 5 by 30.8. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 12.5. Liberty: 5 by 20.8. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 5 by 20.8. UTEP: 1 by 4.2. Sam Houston: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
69.2 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Sam Houston | L 20-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs UTEP | W 34-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Florida International | W 40-6 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ New Mexico State | L 7-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/17 | @ Liberty | L 35-42 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/10 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 31-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/5 | vs Jacksonville State | L 30-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/28 | @ Western Kentucky | L 10-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Colorado State | L 23-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Murray State | W 35-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Missouri2+ sacks · Splash game | L 19-23 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Alabama | L 7-56 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Drew Francis 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.
Career Arc
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- 1
Middle Tennessee
2020-2024
Opening stop
- 2
East Tennessee State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#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.
Top Seasons
#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
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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