Jaiden Francois
Jaiden Francois
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 10 tackles, 1 TFL against NC State — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor, and Manny Diaz. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duke | 73 | 30 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Utah State | 51 | 24 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Utah State | 57 | 21 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 182 | 76 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 27–20
at Virginia
1 PD · 1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · Duke
Returning around him
- 3 Duke players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (19 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #71
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaiden Francois’s 2023 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Shawn Asbury II's senior season at Indiana (2024).
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