#19

Tywan Francis

Senior safety for Temple. 2023: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 78 tackles.

S · Temple · Sr. · #19

5′11″ · 195 lb · New Orleans, LA

CFB Index 80 · #40 of 538 safetiesMedium confidenceTemple 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1460 nationally · Signed with Colorado State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety for Temple. 2023: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 78 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado State in 2018.
Transferred from Colorado State to Temple in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Temple, 254 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20188 games

Signed with Colorado State3-star out of Landry-Walker

202311 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1460 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

3 coaches

2018

Ed Foley

Temple

2019–2021

Rod Carey

Temple

era →

2022–2023

Stan Drayton

Temple

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Ed Foley, Rod Carey, and Stan Drayton. Multi-era developmental context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Colorado State3-9HC: Mike Bobo · Pass-leaning

2019Colorado State4-8HC: Mike Bobo · Balanced

2020Colorado State1-3HC: Steve Addazio · Run-leaning

2021Colorado State3-9HC: Steve Addazio · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Colorado State3-9HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

80All-Conference level #40 of 538?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (99th percentile). Strength: tackles (94th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#32 / 2842 · 99th pct

Tackles#165 / 2842 · 94th pct

Passes defended#254 / 2842 · 89th pct

Tackles for loss#397 / 2842 · 85th pct

6.0

Interceptions#148 / 827 · 72nd pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.5	0.3	0.0	0.5
Road5g	7.8	0.8	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.9	0.6	0.0	0.4
Weeks 8+4g	5.8	0.5	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

K.C. Keeler

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

80 · #40 of 538 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #40 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Temple	78	58	6.0	0.0	5	2	--
2022	Colorado State	32	19	2.5	0.0	2	--	--
2021	Colorado State	88	56	2.0	1.0	3	--	--
2020	Colorado State	18	13	0.5	0.0	1	--	--
2019	Colorado State	20	12	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
2018	Colorado State	18	8	0.0	0.0	3	--	--
Career		254	166	11.0	1.0	15	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 41–9

vs Norfolk State

7 TOT · 5 SOLO

Dominant 32-point win at home against Norfolk State.

With E. Warner — 238 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.9 · 24 rush yds (3 car) · J. Smith — 142 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 24-21vs Akron	5	3	1.0	1	1
Wk 2	L 7-36@ Rutgers	11	3	0.5	—	1	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 3	W 41-9vs Norfolk State	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 7-41vs Miami	9	7	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 26-48@ Tulsa	5	3	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	L 34-49vs UTSA	10	9	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 14-45@ North Texas	8	7	1.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 0-55vs SMU	5	5	0.0	—	2
Wk 10	W 32-18vs Navy	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 23-27@ South Florida	7	6	0.0	1	0
Wk 12	L 24-34@ UAB	8	7	2.0	—	0
Total		78	58	6.0	2	5

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

Tywan Francis

20188 games

202311 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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