Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | Season-high 0 yds |
| Total | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — |
#18
Kirk Francis
Senior quarterback on Texas Tech's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Tulsa, OK · Metro Christian Academy
CFB Index 20 · #136 of 137 QBsHigh confidenceWatch-list name (model)Transferred Tulsa → Texas Tech 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
0
passing yards · 2026
0 INT
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: vs Abilene Christian
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback on Texas Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Tulsa in 2023.
- Transferred from Tulsa to Texas Tech in 2026.
In Their Words
135 windows · 2026 fan posts
kirk×621.9hammond×248.8tulsa×86.9take×29.5
“It beats having Tulsa transfer, Kirk Francis, at QB2”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Kirk Francis
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs.
0 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
His career
20234 games
- Signed with Tulsaout of Metro Christian Academy
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
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas Tech
2025Tulsa
2026Texas Tech
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Tulsa4-8HC: Kevin Wilson · Run-heavy
2024Tulsa3-9HC: Kevin Wilson · Balanced
2025Tulsa4-8HC: Tre Lamb · Run-leaning
2026Texas Tech2-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 0.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 0.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Watch-list name (model)
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | -- | 1 | 0.0% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Tulsa | 53 | 88 | 60.2% | 493 | 5.6 | 3 | 4 | 109.4 | 32 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Tulsa | 149 | 253 | 58.9% | 1,585 | 6.3 | 9 | 6 | 118.5 | 14 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Tulsa | 68 | 121 | 56.2% | 967 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 134.7 | 55 | -- | -- |
| Career | 270 | 463 | 58.3% | 3,045 | 6.6 | 18 | 13 | 120.8 | 30 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Tulsa | 9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Tulsa | 34 | -18 | -0.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Tulsa | 14 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 57 | -14 | -0.2 | 0 | -- |
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 Jake Lange’s 2021 season.
Matches Jake on
Completion %
Height
Differs from Jake on
Rush usage (lower)
Weight (higher)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DJ Williams’s path through Southern Illinois.
Matches DJ on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Rickie Collins's junior season at Syracuse (2025).
Matches Rickie on
Height
Differs from Rickie on
Rush usage (lower)
INT rate (lower)
Completion % (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kirk Francis
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #225
Peaked at #225 this season.
Background
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH Joined the Red Raiders as a mid-year enrollee after three seasons at Tulsa … expected to add to Texas Tech’s quarterback depth, giving the Red Raiders three signal callers with starting experience … will have two seasons of eligibility remaining as a Red Raider. Combined to co...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology