Christian Francisco

RB · Rice 2024 · #26

Last confirmed: Rice, 2024. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′9″ · 196 lb · Rogers, AR

Christian Francisco: RB · Rice · #26.

Christian Francisco

RB · Rice · Jr · #26

He has spent two seasons in the Rice backfield. On tape: 42 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against South Florida, Week 14, 2024.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Rice in the news

Rashee Rice out for Week 6Draftsharks Oct 16
Rice stadium gets naming rights dealOct 7
Rice announces depth chart updateThe Roost Oct 6

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Rice	19	78	4.1	0
2023	Rice	1	4	4.0	1
Career		20	82	4.1	1

Season	Team
2024	Rice	8	62	7.8	1
2023	Rice	--	--	--	--
Career		8	62	7.8	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 7 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-34vs Sam Houston	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 2	W 69-7vs Texas Southern	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Wk 3	L 7-33@ Houston	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 4	L 14-37@ Army	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 5	L 20-21vs Charlotte	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 13	L 14-40@ UAB	3	22	7.3	0	13
Wk 14	W 35-28vs South Florida	12	42	3.5	0	14	Season-high 42 yds
Total		19	78	4.1	0	14

Signature game

Week 4 · 2024

L 14-37

at Army

3 rec · 24 yds · 1 TD · 3 rush yds (1 car)

With E. Warner — 235 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 16.0 · Q. Jackson — 21 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · South Florida · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA −3.13Christian Francisco run for a loss of 3 yards to the USF 28
Week 4 · Army · 3rd and 25 · Q4 · EPA +2.18E.J. Warner pass complete to Christian Francisco for 16 yds to the ARMY 16
Week 13 · UAB · 2nd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +1.32Christian Francisco run for 13 yds to the UAB 23
Week 3 · Houston · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.30Drew Devillier pass complete to Christian Francisco for 14 yds to the HOU 12 for a
Week 14 · South Florida · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +0.86E.J. Warner pass complete to Christian Francisco for 9 yds to the USF 29 for a
Week 13 · UAB · 1st and 15 · Q4 · EPA −0.76E.J. Warner pass complete to Christian Francisco for no gain to the RICE 36

4 more plays

Week 14 · South Florida · 1st and 18 · Q3 · EPA −0.75Christian Francisco run for 1 yd to the USF 39
Week 14 · South Florida · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.71Christian Francisco run for 8 yds to the USF 36
Week 4 · Army · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.64Christian Francisco run for 3 yds to the ARMY 5 for a
Week 14 · South Florida · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.63Christian Francisco run for 14 yds to the USF 31 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Mike Bloomgren — 10-15 over that span.

2023Rice6-7HC: Mike Bloomgren · Balanced, slow tempo

2024Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rec yards#209 / 330 · 36th pct

Receptions#211 / 330 · 34th pct

Yards / carry#273 / 335 · 17th pct

4.1

Rush TDs#314 / 335 · 3rd pct

Long run#328 / 335 · 2nd pct

Rush yards#336 / 336 · 0th pct

Carries#336 / 336 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 7 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home4g	11.2	2.2	0.0
Road3g	11.0	6.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.8	3.5	0.0
Weeks 8+2g	32.0	5.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Mike Bloomgren

Pass share

61.6%

477 pass / 297 run

Plays / game

64.5

12 games

Team sack rate

1.9%

483 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

19 carries and 8 catches in 7 games

Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.

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