Deondre Francois was born on February 12,1997 and is a former American football quarterback.
22 Facts About Deondre Francois
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Deondre Francois played college football for Hampton University and Florida State University.
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Deondre Francois played for the Orlando Guardians and DC Defenders of the XFL.
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When Francois was a young child, he moved numerous times bouncing back and forth from Miami to Orlando.
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Deondre Francois first started playing football at the age of nine for the Orlando Outlaws with his godfather, Barry White.
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Deondre Francois attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida, his first three years of high school and transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, his senior year.
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Deondre Francois was considered a four-star recruit and committed to Florida State University to play college football.
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Deondre Francois redshirted his first year at Florida State in 2015.
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Deondre Francois competed with Sean Maguire for the starting quarterback job in 2016.
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On September 5,2016, Deondre Francois made his first collegiate start against the Ole Miss Rebels.
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Deondre Francois passed for 419 yards and two touchdowns, leading the way on a 22-point comeback victory, the largest comeback in Florida State football history.
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Deondre Francois would be the starting quarterback for the rest of the season.
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On September 2,2017, in the Seminoles' first game of the year, Deondre Francois injured his patellar tendon, an injury which ended his season.
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Deondre Francois finished the season with 2,731 passing yards on 396 attempts while completing 227 of them with 15 touchdowns to 12 interceptions.
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On February 3,2019, it was announced that Deondre Francois had been removed from the Florida State football program after a video of a domestic dispute between him and his girlfriend surfaced on social media.
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Originally a member of the FCF Glacier Boyz, Deondre Francois joined the depth chart as the backup QB behind former UConn quarterback, David Pindell, and played in the first game of the season, completing three passes on five attempts for 36 yards and a single touchdown with nine yards rushing.
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In 2021, Deondre Francois began his career in The Spring League, a developmental football league of eight teams, as the starting quarterback of the Blues of the South Division.
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Deondre Francois was signed by the FCF in 2022 and was drafted by the Bored Ape Football Club as the first pick of Fan Controlled Football's "Season v2.0" inaugural draft.
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Deondre Francois was franchise tagged for week two by the Bored Ape Football Club.
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Deondre Francois was identified among nine quarterbacks training with Jordan Palmer for a potential quarterback position in the XFL in September 2022.
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Deondre Francois was a healthy scratch in the Guardians' opening game.
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On January 5,2024, Deondre Francois was selected by the DC Defenders during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft.