Linebacker, Duke (from UCF, Utah State), 2020–25
Jaiden Francois
Lettered 2023–24 at Utah State; 2025 at Duke (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Florida City, FL
Jaiden Francois played linebacker at UCF (2020–22), Utah State (2023–24) and Duke (2025).
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last vs. NC State, 2025Team titles: ACC champions, 2025
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Utah State | 57 | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Utah State | 51 | 24 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Duke | 73 | 30 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 182 | 76 | 14.5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UCF | 2 | LB | |||
| 2021 | UCF | 2 | LB | RS | ||
| 2022 | UCF | 2 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Utah State | 2 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Utah State | 2 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Duke | 2 | LB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 195 |
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 Duke 14 games, 73 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Elon | W 45–17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Illinois | L 19–45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Tulane | L 27–34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. NC State | W 45–33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Syracuse | W 38–3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at California | W 45–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 18–27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Clemson | W 46–45 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at UConn | L 34–37 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Virginia | L 17–34 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at North Carolina | W 32–25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Wake Forest | W 49–32 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Virginia | W 27–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 42–39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Utah State 12 games, 51 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Robert Morris | W 36–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at USC | L 0–48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Utah | L 21–38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Temple | L 29–45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Boise State | L 30–62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. UNLV | L 34–50 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. New Mexico | L 45–50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Wyoming | W 27–25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Washington State | L 28–49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Hawai’i | W 55–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. San Diego State | W 41–20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Colorado State | L 37–42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Utah State 11 games, 57 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Iowa | L 14–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Idaho State | W 78–28 | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Air Force | L 21–39 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. James Madison | L 38–45 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | atUConn | W 34–33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Colorado State | W 44–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Fresno State | L 32–37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at San José State | L 21–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Boise State | L 10–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atNew Mexico | W 44–41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Georgia State | L 22–45 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 UCF 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. South Carolina State | W 56–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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