Jacobi Francis

Senior defensive back for Memphis. 2021: 2 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 36 tackles.

DB · Memphis · Sr. · #1

5′11″ · 193 lb · Covington, GA

CFB Index 82 · #31 of 321 cornersLow confidenceMemphis 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive back for Memphis. 2021: 2 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 36 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Memphis, 129 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Memphis

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2019

Mike Norvell

Memphis

2020–2021

Ryan Silverfield

Memphis

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Norvell → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Memphis10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

2018Memphis8-6HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2019Memphis12-2HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2020Memphis8-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Memphis6-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

82All-Conference level #31 of 321?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (96th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#95 / 2743 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#590 / 2743 · 78th pct

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

Tackles for loss#688 / 2743 · 73rd pct

4.5

Tackles#1084 / 2743 · 60th pct

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.4	0.5	0.0	0.7
Road5g	3.8	0.2	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.3	0.3	0.0	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	0.5	0.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

82 · #31 of 321 corners

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Memphis	36	30	4.5	7	2	--
2020	Memphis	28	24	3.0	7	2	--
2019	Memphis	35	26	0.0	8	1	1
2018	Memphis	24	18	3.0	3	1	--
2017	Memphis	6	5	0.0	4	--	--
Career		129	103	10.5	29	6	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 31–29

vs Mississippi State

1 SOLO · 2 TOT

Edged out Mississippi State at home in a shootout.

With J. Doyle — 51 LONG · 100 PCT · 7 PTS · C. Austin III — 9 rec · 105 yds · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 42-17vs Nicholls	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	W 55-50@ Arkansas State	7	6	0.0	—	1	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 3	W 31-29vs Mississippi State	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 28-31vs UTSA	4	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 31-34@ Temple	4	4	1.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 29-35@ Tulsa	4	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 35-17vs Navy	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 7-24@ UCF	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 28-25vs SMU	2	2	0.0	—	2
Wk 11	L 29-30vs East Carolina	7	5	2.5	2	0	2.5 TFL
Wk 12	L 13-31@ Houston	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 33-28vs Tulane	0	0	0.0	—	2
Total		36	30	4.5	2	7

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jacobi Francis

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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