Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | 10/14 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 21/24 | 245 | 2 | 0 | 10.2 | — | Season-high 245 yds |
| Total | 31/38 | 322 | 3 | 0 | 7.8 | — |
#4
JC French
Senior quarterback for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Roswell, GA
CFB Index 50 · #67 of 146 QBsHigh confidenceTransferred Georgia Southern → Cincinnati for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
322
passing yards · 2026
3 TD · 0 INT · 8.5 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 10 car · 52 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 245 pass yds, 2 TD, 52 rush yds, vs Western Carolina
Swing playSwung Georgia Southern from 44% to 74% to win.Georgia Southern at App State · 25-23
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Memphis in 2022.
- Transferred from Georgia Southern to Cincinnati in 2026.
- Max Johnson named Georgia Southern starter (Aug 23) Reported
Aura™ · Him Watch
Hype = tape
-15aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 22nd percentile of QBs; the tape says
37th pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=18
— the discourse is fair.Aura — fan perception22nd pctl
Production — on-field37th pctl
n=18 mentions · cohort: QBs · 160 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our passing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
23rdattention percentile · vs QBs
38thproduction percentile · vs QBs
JC French
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Clay Helton and Scott Satterfield. One game to point at: 245 pass yds, 52 rush yds against Western Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
322 PASS YDS · 3 PASS TD · 104 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Memphis3-star out of Blessed Trinity Catholic
202310 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Cincinnati
Played his entire career under Scott Satterfield.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Cincinnati
2025Georgia Southern
2026Cincinnati
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Georgia Southern6-7HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning
2024Georgia Southern8-5HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2025Georgia Southern7-6HC: Clay Helton · Balanced
2026Cincinnati2-0HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: completion % (100th percentile). Strength: rush tds (96th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 161 YDS/g, 1.5 TD/g, 7.8 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 31 | 38 | 81.6% | 322 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 178.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 249 | 390 | 63.8% | 2,924 | 7.5 | 20 | 8 | 139.6 | 44 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 269 | 410 | 65.6% | 2,831 | 6.9 | 17 | 11 | 131.9 | 43 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 16 | 81.2% | 122 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 153.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 562 | 854 | 65.8% | 6,199 | 7.3 | 41 | 20 | 137.9 | 43 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 17 | 104 | 6.1 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 133 | 315 | 2.4 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 118 | 238 | 2.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 282 | 705 | 2.5 | 11 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 62–10
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.35(05:49) Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete deep middle to #9 M.Henry caught at WCU27, for 56 yards to the WCU17 (#25 C.Young Jr; #29 C.Robbins), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.71(00:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #9 M.Henry caught at CIN47, for 17 yards to the CIN47 (#5 B.Jones), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.63(00:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete deep left to #11 J.Gibson caught at WCU15, for 50 yards to the WCU03 (#7 M.Taylor), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.54(12:38) Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #85 L.Waters caught at WCU00, for 2 yards to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:35 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
- Week 1 · Boston College · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.33No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush middle for 4 yards gain to the BCE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:48 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.15(07:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short middle to #87 G.Grover caught at CIN39, for 12 yards to the CIN43 (#17 J.Mack; #4 A.Jackson Jr.), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WCU Illegal Substitution declined
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.13(04:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short left to #11 J.Gibson caught at WCU44, for 10 yards to the WCU39 (#6 J.Cornelius), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA -2.01(04:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #0 I.Johnson caught at WCU49, for 3 yards loss to the WCU49 (#21 N.Ashenafi)
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 1&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.88(03:37) Shotgun #4 J.French IV pass complete short right to #11 J.Gibson caught at WCU00, for 5 yards to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:34 #99 S.Rusnak kick attempt good (H: #31 M.Fletcher, LS: #48 E.Stein)
- Week 2 · Western Carolina · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +1.74(14:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.French IV rush right for 12 yards gain to the WCU01 (#8 R.McKinnis), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sean Clifford’s 2021 season.
77%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Sean on
Completion %
TD rate
Rush usage
Differs from Sean on
Weight (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Zac Thomas’s path through App State.
91%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Zac on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Layne's junior season at New Mexico (2025).
71%match
Matches Jack on
Completion %
Weight
Height
Differs from Jack on
INT rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like JC French
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #27
Peaked at #27 this season.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology