Tywan Francis: S · Temple · #19.
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Tywan Francis
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The six seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Mike Bobo, Steve Addazio, Jay Norvell and Stan Drayton. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Rutgers — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
78 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Akron | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-36@ Rutgers | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-9vs Norfolk State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-41vs No. 20 Miami | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-48@ Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-49vs UTSA | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-45@ North Texas | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-55vs SMU | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 32-18vs Navy | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-27@ South Florida | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-34@ UAB | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 58 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
78tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFL78 tackles · 6 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
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
Head Coach
Stan Drayton
Pass share
61.1%
508 pass / 324 run
Plays / game
69.3
12 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
521 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
78 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #40 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Colorado State and Temple, 254 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Bobo, Steve Addazio, Jay Norvell and Stan Drayton.
