Linebacker, East Tennessee State (from Middle Tennessee), 2020–25
Drew Francis
- Number
- No. 32
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 228 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Knoxville, TN
Drew Francis played linebacker at Middle Tennessee (2020–24) and East Tennessee State (2025).
Career highs
2sacks, career highat Missouri, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 40 | 18 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 44 | 29 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | East Tennessee State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 96 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 32 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 32 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 32 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 32 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 32 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | East Tennessee State | 32 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′3″ | 228 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 East Tennessee State 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Tennessee | L 17–72 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Middle Tennessee 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | vs. Liberty | L 17–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. New Mexico State | L 21–36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Middle Tennessee 12 games, 44 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Alabama | L 7–56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Missouri | L 19–23 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Murray State | W 35–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Colorado State | L 23–31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Western Kentucky | L 10–31 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Jacksonville State | L 30–45 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 31–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atLiberty | L 35–42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atNew Mexico State | L 7–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Florida International | W 40–6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UTEP | W 34–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Sam Houston | L 20–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 40 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at James Madison | L 7–44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atColorado State | W 34–19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Tennessee State | W 49–6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. UTSA | L 30–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at UAB | L 14–41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Western Kentucky | L 17–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atUTEP | W 24–13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atLouisiana Tech | L 24–40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Charlotte | W 24–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 49–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atFlorida International | W 33–28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2021 Middle Tennessee 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | atLiberty | L 13–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Florida International | W 50–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. Toledo | W 31–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Middle Tennessee 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. Troy | L 14–47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. North Texas | L 35–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at Marshall | L 14–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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