2016 Football Roster
Francis, Jacobi
Jersey Number 32
Jacobi Francis
- Position:
- DB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Covington, Ga.
Bio
Honors
• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017)
• 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
2021 (Fifth Year)
• One of just six Tigers to start all 12 games on the season
• Totaled 36 tackles, 30 solo, with 4.5 tackles for loss, a team-high two interceptions, one quarterback hurry and seven pass breakups
• Recorded seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions against East Carolina
• Also had seven stops, six solo, with a pass breakup in victory at Arkansas State
• Had two pass breakups in wins over No. 23/24 SMU and Tulane
2020 (Redshirt Senior)
• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in nine games on the season, earning starts in all nine
• Totaled 28 tackles, 24 solo, to go with three TFL, two interceptions and seven pass breakups
• Had a season-high seven tackles in win over UCF
• Notched one TFL against SMU, Temple and Tulane
• Recorded one interception in back-to-back games against Temple and Cincinnati
• Made a season-best three pass breakups at SMU
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
• Played and started all 14 games for Memphis as the Tigers went 12-2 and earned a spot in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl and the program's first outright American Athletic Conference Championship
• Opened the season with two PBU in a win over Ole Miss
• In Memphis' first road game of the year, Francis recovered a botched point after attempt and scored a two-point touchdown in a road win at South Alabama
• Had a season-high five tackles in a loss at Temple and had five against in a win over #16/15 SMU in a game nationally-televised on ABC
• Recorded his second career interception in the regular season finale win over Cincinnati, helping Memphis earn a spot in the AAC Championship game
• Between the regular season finale and the AAC Championship game, had seven solo tackles against Cincinnati playing back-to-back weeks
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Played in all 14 games, including the Birmingham Bowl
• Credited with 24 total tackles (18 solo), including three TFL
• Had five multi-tackle performances
• Recorded one interception and three PBU
• Had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Only player on defense to register an interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery
• Logged a career-high six total hits (3 solo) at Tulane
• Added a PBU vs the Green Wave
• Recorded first collegiate forced fumble in the season opener vs Mercer
• Registered first collegiate interception in a home win over Connecticut
• His pick came in the second quarter vs the Huskies and led to a Patrick Taylor Jr. 35-yard TD run
• Also had three total hits (2 solo) vs Connecticut • Credited with first career TFL in the regular-season match-up with UCF
• Logged a career-high four solo stops in a win at ECU
• Tied a career-high with two PBU in a home win over Houston, a victory that clinched the league’s West Division title for the Tigers
• Had one solo hit vs Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Saw action in 12 of 13 games, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Totaled six tackles (5 solo), four PBU and one QB hurry
• Made his collegiate debut in the home win over UCLA
• Had one PBU vs the Bruins
• His PBU ended UCLA’s last scoring threat near midfield with :56 left in the contest
• Registered his first collegiate tackle, a solo hit, in a home win over Southern Illinois
• Had a season-high two tackles (1 solo) in the road win at Houston
• Posted a career-high two PBU in a road victory at Tulsa
• Tied his season-high with two tackles vs Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Both were solo stops, also a career high
2016 (Freshman)
• Redshirted
• Member of the 2016 squad that went 8-5 and earned a Boca Raton Bowl berth
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Two-year varsity performer for Newton High School
• Helped lead Newton High School to a combined 16-7 record over his final two seasons
• Rams went 7-4 in 2014 and 9-3 in 2015
• Had over 50 total tackles and two interceptions in his two seasons
• The 2015 Rams won the Georgia Region 2-AAAAAA championship for the first time since 1987
• Newton High School earned a postseason berth and advanced to the Georgia Class AAAAAA state playoffs second round
• Earned 2015 All-Newton Country honorable mention distinction
• Son of Dawn Morgan and Johnny Simmons
• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017)
• 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
2021 (Fifth Year)
• One of just six Tigers to start all 12 games on the season
• Totaled 36 tackles, 30 solo, with 4.5 tackles for loss, a team-high two interceptions, one quarterback hurry and seven pass breakups
• Recorded seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions against East Carolina
• Also had seven stops, six solo, with a pass breakup in victory at Arkansas State
• Had two pass breakups in wins over No. 23/24 SMU and Tulane
2020 (Redshirt Senior)
• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in nine games on the season, earning starts in all nine
• Totaled 28 tackles, 24 solo, to go with three TFL, two interceptions and seven pass breakups
• Had a season-high seven tackles in win over UCF
• Notched one TFL against SMU, Temple and Tulane
• Recorded one interception in back-to-back games against Temple and Cincinnati
• Made a season-best three pass breakups at SMU
2019 (Redshirt Junior)
• Played and started all 14 games for Memphis as the Tigers went 12-2 and earned a spot in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl and the program's first outright American Athletic Conference Championship
• Opened the season with two PBU in a win over Ole Miss
• In Memphis' first road game of the year, Francis recovered a botched point after attempt and scored a two-point touchdown in a road win at South Alabama
• Had a season-high five tackles in a loss at Temple and had five against in a win over #16/15 SMU in a game nationally-televised on ABC
• Recorded his second career interception in the regular season finale win over Cincinnati, helping Memphis earn a spot in the AAC Championship game
• Between the regular season finale and the AAC Championship game, had seven solo tackles against Cincinnati playing back-to-back weeks
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Played in all 14 games, including the Birmingham Bowl
• Credited with 24 total tackles (18 solo), including three TFL
• Had five multi-tackle performances
• Recorded one interception and three PBU
• Had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Only player on defense to register an interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery
• Logged a career-high six total hits (3 solo) at Tulane
• Added a PBU vs the Green Wave
• Recorded first collegiate forced fumble in the season opener vs Mercer
• Registered first collegiate interception in a home win over Connecticut
• His pick came in the second quarter vs the Huskies and led to a Patrick Taylor Jr. 35-yard TD run
• Also had three total hits (2 solo) vs Connecticut • Credited with first career TFL in the regular-season match-up with UCF
• Logged a career-high four solo stops in a win at ECU
• Tied a career-high with two PBU in a home win over Houston, a victory that clinched the league’s West Division title for the Tigers
• Had one solo hit vs Wake Forest in the Birmingham Bowl
2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Saw action in 12 of 13 games, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Totaled six tackles (5 solo), four PBU and one QB hurry
• Made his collegiate debut in the home win over UCLA
• Had one PBU vs the Bruins
• His PBU ended UCLA’s last scoring threat near midfield with :56 left in the contest
• Registered his first collegiate tackle, a solo hit, in a home win over Southern Illinois
• Had a season-high two tackles (1 solo) in the road win at Houston
• Posted a career-high two PBU in a road victory at Tulsa
• Tied his season-high with two tackles vs Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Both were solo stops, also a career high
2016 (Freshman)
• Redshirted
• Member of the 2016 squad that went 8-5 and earned a Boca Raton Bowl berth
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Two-year varsity performer for Newton High School
• Helped lead Newton High School to a combined 16-7 record over his final two seasons
• Rams went 7-4 in 2014 and 9-3 in 2015
• Had over 50 total tackles and two interceptions in his two seasons
• The 2015 Rams won the Georgia Region 2-AAAAAA championship for the first time since 1987
• Newton High School earned a postseason berth and advanced to the Georgia Class AAAAAA state playoffs second round
• Earned 2015 All-Newton Country honorable mention distinction
• Son of Dawn Morgan and Johnny Simmons
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