Carlos Francis

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Carlos Francis
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1981-01-03) January 3, 1981 (age 43)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Southwest (TX)
College: Texas Tech
NFL draft: 2004  / Round: 4 / Pick: 99
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Kickoff returns:14
Kickoff return yards:259
Kickoff return long:33
Player stats at PFR

Carlos Francis (born January 3, 1981) is a former American football player who played wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders. [1] At Texas Tech, he started in 38 of 49 contests he played in and hauled in 216 passes for 3,031 yards (14.0 avg) and 21 touchdowns. He was drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Raiders. [2] [3] Francis was released in 2007. He now works for Texas Baptists as the Director of Young Adult Ministries.

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Francis attended Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas [4] and was a letterman in football and track.

Francis now coaches football, track, and basketball at The Oakridge School in Arlington, Texas.

Track and field

Personal bests

EventTime (seconds)VenueDate
60 meters 6.75Ames, IowaFebruary 25, 2000
100 meters 10.27Lubbock, TexasApril 21, 2000
200 meters 21.30College Station, TexasMarch 18, 2000

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References

  1. "Carols Francis - Profile". National Football League. 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  2. "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. "Carlos Francis". Oakland Raiders. 2008. Archived from the original on November 15, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  4. Riddle, Phil (October 25, 2001). "Francis not worried about opponents focusing on him". The Daily Toreador . Retrieved July 14, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]