Craig Francois
December 20, 2017 | Football
Francois hails from Pasadena, Calif.
hudl Highlights
Linebacker
6-2, 225
Pasadena, Calif.
Cathedral HS
• Three-year starter for head coach Kevin Pearson
• Helped Cathedral to a 10-2 record and 5-0 mark in league play in 2017
• Recorded 47 tackles as a senior, with 19 for loss. Tallied 13.5 sacks in 11 games, adding 18 quarterback hurries
• Picked up 75 tackles as a junior, totaling 21 for loss. Finished with 6.5 sacks and 10 QB hurries
• First-Team All-League selection
• 247Sports and Rivals rates him three stars
• Played with current Oregon State student-athletes Champ Flemings and Jeffrey Manning, Jr.
• Born May 15, 1999 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Intends to major in either ethnic studies or sociology at Oregon State. Has a desire to be a firefighter after his playing career
• Has worked in the community, assisting with the Pasadena Trojans Pop Warner team
• Chose Oregon State because "Oregon State is a dream school of mine and I love Corvallis."
• Head Coach Kevin Pearson: "He is a quiet leader. Craig is one of those guys who commands respect because of his integrity. When he gets on the field, he changes personalities and he's like a madman out there. He doesn't say a lot; he's going to go make a hit, then run back to the huddle and do it again. He is just a great leader like that; lead by example. He's a young man with a ton of integrity who is a great student. Craig is never about himself. He goes about his business in a very professional way. He is a wonderful young man and will compliment any program he is involved with."
Linebacker
6-2, 225
Pasadena, Calif.
Cathedral HS
• Three-year starter for head coach Kevin Pearson
• Helped Cathedral to a 10-2 record and 5-0 mark in league play in 2017
• Recorded 47 tackles as a senior, with 19 for loss. Tallied 13.5 sacks in 11 games, adding 18 quarterback hurries
• Picked up 75 tackles as a junior, totaling 21 for loss. Finished with 6.5 sacks and 10 QB hurries
• First-Team All-League selection
• 247Sports and Rivals rates him three stars
• Played with current Oregon State student-athletes Champ Flemings and Jeffrey Manning, Jr.
• Born May 15, 1999 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Intends to major in either ethnic studies or sociology at Oregon State. Has a desire to be a firefighter after his playing career
• Has worked in the community, assisting with the Pasadena Trojans Pop Warner team
• Chose Oregon State because "Oregon State is a dream school of mine and I love Corvallis."
• Head Coach Kevin Pearson: "He is a quiet leader. Craig is one of those guys who commands respect because of his integrity. When he gets on the field, he changes personalities and he's like a madman out there. He doesn't say a lot; he's going to go make a hit, then run back to the huddle and do it again. He is just a great leader like that; lead by example. He's a young man with a ton of integrity who is a great student. Craig is never about himself. He goes about his business in a very professional way. He is a wonderful young man and will compliment any program he is involved with."
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