Tight end, Cincinnati (from Louisville, Arkansas), 2019–⁠24

Francis Sherman

Lettered 2024 (school media guide)

Number
No. 44
Height
6′3″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Bay Village, OH

Francis Sherman played tight end at Louisville (2019–⁠22), Arkansas (2023) and Cincinnati (2024).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Louisville3196.3111
2022Louisville11313.0013
2023Arkansas188.008
2024Cincinnati22211.0014
Career7628.9114

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Louisville100000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Louisville44TEYr 1
2020Louisville44TEYr 2
2021Louisville44TEYr 3
2022Louisville44TEYr 4
2023Arkansas44TEYr 5
2024Cincinnati44TESr. (Yr 6)6′3″240

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2020Louisville3-0.42––-1.2–
2022Louisville11.17––1.2–
2023Arkansas10.57––0.6–
2024Cincinnati21.42––2.8–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Cincinnati 2 games, 2 catches, 22 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31vs.TowsonW 38–⁠201140–––
Oct 26atColoradoL 23–⁠34180–––
2023 Arkansas 1 game, 1 catch, 8 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 11vs.AuburnL 10–⁠48180–––
2022 Louisville 1 game, 1 catch, 13 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Oct 1atBoston CollegeL 33–⁠341130–––
2020 Louisville 2 games, 3 catches, 19 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 26atPittsburghL 20–⁠23–––100
Dec 12vs.Wake ForestW 45–⁠213191–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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