Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Versatile offensive lineman who is capable of playing either guard position or center … Listed as the top backup at center entering the 2019 campaign … Strong blocker in the run game … Valuable reserve along the offensive front … One of seven current offensive linemen who gained game experience last season … Younger brother, Royce Francis, plays defensive end at Wake Forest.

2018 at Gardner-Webb: Played in six games as a redshirt freshman … Saw first collegiate action at ETSU (10/6). 2017 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.

High School: Played at Allatoona (Ga.) High under Coach Gary Varner … Three-year starter ... Started 35 consecutive games at center ... A two-time All-Region selection … Two-time All-County choice ... A second-team Class 6A All-State selection by the Georgia Sportswriters Association in 2016 … Earned first-team All-County honors from the Marietta Daily Journal as a senior … Also a first-team All-Area selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2016 … A first-team All-Region 6-AAAAAA selection in 2016 … Blocked well for an offense that averaged 216.9 yards per game on the ground and scored 34 touchdowns rushing as a senior in 2016 … Finished with 72 pancake blocks and graded out at 84 percent in 2016 ... A second-team All-County selection at center in 2015 … Earned first-team All-Region 5-AAAAA honors as a junior … Helped Bucs to a 14-1 record and the Class 5A State Championship … Collected 84 pancake blocks ... Cleared a path for 4,078 rushing yards (271.9 yards per game) and 58 touchdowns on the ground … Top blocker for an attack that averaged 6.9 yards per rush and 37.3 points per game … Chose Gardner-Webb over Southern (La.), Florida A&M, Charleston Southern, Kennesaw State, The Citadel and Chattanooga.