Francis Meehan: S · James Madison · #49.
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Francis Meehan
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at James Madison. One game to point at: 8 tackles against UConn — Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 4 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Madison | 49 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | James Madison | 28 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 77 | 44 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-3vs Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-35@ Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 16-14@ Troy | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-38@ Utah State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-23vs South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-13vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-9@ Marshall | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-14@ Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-6vs UConn | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 23-26vs App State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-14@ Coastal Carolina | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 21-31vs Air Force | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 27 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL49 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
2 seasons under Curt Cignetti — 19-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Damian Wroblewski
Pass share
49.9%
429 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
66.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at James Madison, 77 tackles — the college career is complete.
