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9 Giovani Francois

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 251
  • Position Defensive End
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Upper Marlboro, Md.
  • High School Wise

Biography

2013 (Junior): Appeared in eight games at defensive end, making three starts…tallied 16 total tackles on the season, 12 of them solo stops…recorded 3.0 tackles for loss for a total of 16 yards…notched two sacks for losses of 14 yards…tied his season-high in tackles with three against Bethune-Cookman (9/14), two of them for a loss…also earned his first sack of the season against the Wildcats…recorded a sack in a second-straight game at Louisville (9/21), taking down Teddy Bridgewater in the second quarter for a five-yard loss.

2012 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games…totaled 24 tackles, including 11 solo stops…also recorded 5.5 tackles for loss for 32 yards and 4.5 sacks for 30 yards…had one pass breakup and three quarterback hurries…three QB hurries tied for seventh in a single-season…set a career-high with six tackles in the season-opener at Duke (9/1)…had three tackles at Troy (10/20) and vs. WKU (10/27)…totaled four tackles at South Alabama (11/3)…recorded half sacks in games vs. Akron (9/8) and at UCF (9/15)…had 4.5 tackles for loss, including four sacks over the season’s final five games.

2011 (Freshman): Played in four games at Akron (10/8), vs. Troy (10/25), at ULM (11/19) and vs. Marshall (12/20) in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl...made lone tackle of the season at ULM (11/19).

Wise: Chosen to play for the Washington team in the Maryland Crab All-Star Game...was also an inaugural selection to play for the South roster in the Chesapeake Bowl Game...joined the team late in the season, for its final regular season game, and started at defensive end as Wise advanced to the Maryland 4A championship game...in five games, he had 32 tackles and five sacks and forced three fumbles...named First-Team All-State and All-Area...All-Tournament Team Selection...also competed in wrestling and track and field...once finished 10th in the state tournament...threw the shot put and ran in the 200 meters.

Personal: Parent - Trudy Gibbs...sibling - Theodore...born Nov. 19, 1992...majoring in occupational therapy...cousin, Willie Cannon, played for Murray State and attended training camp with the Miami Dolphins in 1994...he also played several seasons in the Arena Football League...Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin is his God Uncle...began playing football at age seven...played youth football with the P.A.L. Panthers...was a member of the Junior R.O.T.C.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2011Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'1" 240 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2012Sophomore

    Defensive End
    6'1" 250 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2013Junior

    Defensive End
    6'2" 255 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2014Senior

    Defensive End
    6'2" 251 lbs
    9