JC French IV
Cincinnati Bearcats
91
Elite

JC French IV

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QBOffenseEliteTRANSFER · Georgia Southern
Projected Starter

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JC French IV is the projected starter at QB for Cincinnati Bearcats.

Redshirt senior · #4 · 6'1", 205 lbs

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Depth at QB · Cincinnati Bearcats

  1. 1491JC French IVStarter
  2. 2575Samaj Jones
  3. 31075Liam O'Brien

Cincinnati Starting Lineup

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Up next for Cincinnati

Cincinnati plays Houston away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Blessed Trinity Catholic, ranked #1,255 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 2,924 passing yards, 20 TD, 8 INT. That's 98% of the team's production at his spot and 87th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,255 NatlTeam Share98%Percentile87th
Roswell, GA
Jersey
#4
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
205 lbs
Transfer
Georgia Southern

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—2924208

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8507
National Rank
#1255
High School
Blessed Trinity Catholic
Hometown
Roswell, GA

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated offense; 87th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.84 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 91.

Team offense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 87% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 28% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.84)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LUTAHYDS 263
CMP-ATT
16-30
YDS
263
TD
0
INT
1
QBR
120.3
CAR
7
YDS
-2
AVG
-0.3
TD
1

Final L 49-25

Oct 24WTTUYDS 172
CMP-ATT
19-30
YDS
172
TD
4
INT
2
QBR
142.1
CAR
12
YDS
46
AVG
3.8
TD
0

Final W 37-24

Oct 17LWVUYDS 389
CMP-ATT
22-30
YDS
389
TD
3
INT
0
QBR
215.3
CAR
13
YDS
52
AVG
4.0
TD
1

Final L 45-42

Oct 4LARIZYDS 153
CMP-ATT
16-29
YDS
153
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
99.5
CAR
9
YDS
29
AVG
3.2
TD
1

Final L 34-7

Sep 26WKSUYDS 165
CMP-ATT
8-13
YDS
165
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
193.5
CAR
8
YDS
21
AVG
2.6
TD
0

Final W 31-26

Sep 19WM-OHYDS 309
CMP-ATT
31-43
YDS
309
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
147.8
CAR
16
YDS
39
AVG
2.4
TD
1

Final W 35-31

Sep 12WWCUYDS 245
CMP-ATT
21-24
YDS
245
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
200.7
CAR
7
YDS
52
AVG
7.4
TD
0

Final W 62-10

Sep 5WBCYDS 77
CMP-ATT
10-14
YDS
77
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
141.2
CAR
10
YDS
52
AVG
5.2
TD
3

Final W 34-15

JC French IV's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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