James Francis is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Francis in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Francis's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
James Francis
Top 18% all-time linebackersIron Man
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1990 | 22 | CIN | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 23 | CIN | 16 | — | 68 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 24 | CIN | 14 | — | 38 | 35 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25 | CIN | 14 | — | 44 | 38 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26 | CIN | 16 | — | 101 | 87 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27 | CIN | 11 | — | 64 | 54 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | CIN | 16 | — | 70 | 62 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29 | CIN | 16 | — | 55 | 43 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | CIN | 14 | — | 36 | 31 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 31 | WAS | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 135 | — | 480 | 353 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 11 | 55 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
102 career value over replacement — #1131 all-time of 4,695. 11.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · CIN · 1990 · -0.5 vs expected KV-H
61actual
61.5 expected · Δ−0.5
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