Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-72@ Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#32
Drew Francis
Former linebacker at Middle Tennessee. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 228 lb · Knoxville, TN
CFB Index 42 · #356 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceMiddle Tennessee 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
OLB recruit
No. 1131 nationally · Signed with Knoxville West
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Middle Tennessee. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Knoxville West in 2020.
- Transferred from Middle Tennessee to East Tennessee State in 2025.
Drew Francis
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Five seasons at Middle Tennessee, two different head coaches: Rick Stockstill and Derek Mason. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Tennessee — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Middle Tennessee, 94 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
20203 games
- Recruited3-star out of Knoxville West
2024
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coaches2020–2023
Middle Tennessee
Coaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Middle Tennessee3-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2021Middle Tennessee7-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Middle Tennessee8-5HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2023Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2024Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
42 · #356 of 577 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #356 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 44 | 29 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 40 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 94 | 50 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Avery Morris’s 2023 season.
Matches Avery on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Avery on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Avery Morris's senior season at UTSA (2023).
Matches Avery on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Drew Francis
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology