The case
Started all 13 games in each of the last two Georgia Southern seasons.
QB · Cincinnati · Fifth Year
JC French IV
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PLAYER STATS
2026 season & career
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SCOUTING NOTEBOOK
The read right now
French offers repeated responsibility and an improved touchdown/interception balance. Cincinnati production must be evaluated separately.
The production
Georgia Southern 2025: started all 13 games, passing for 2,929 yards and 20 touchdowns against eight interceptions while adding 315 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.
Latest game
Against Western Carolina: 21/24 passing for 245 yards and two touchdowns. Opponent level limits conclusions from the efficiency.
NEXT CHECK
Verify the subsequent complete game book before drawing a current-season trend.
BOWMAN CHECKLIST
His 2026 Bowman cards
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RESEARCH FILEIdentity, open questions & evidence gapsOpen file
Cincinnati; QB; Fifth Year; 6-1; 205 lb.
Source 1: Cincinnati: JC French IV official profile / research ↗- school
- Cincinnati (verified)
- position
- QB (verified)
- class
- Fifth Year (verified)
- Date of birth
- Unknown (unknown)
- measurements
- 6-1 / 205 lb (verified)
- recruiting
- Memphis documented French as a three-star high-school recruit and ESPN’s No. 21 dual-threat quarterback. (partial)
- 2026 statistics
- Dated game evidence through 2026-09-12; complete season totals not verified. (partial)
- Draft eligibility
- Unknown (unknown)
- NFL consensus
- Unknown (unknown)
- Next catalyst
- Verify the subsequent complete game book before drawing a current-season trend. (editorial)
- Full date of birth not verified; age is not inferred from class.
- Complete 2026 cumulative statistics through September 21 are not verified; dated games and prior seasons remain separately labeled.
- Draft eligibility and a current independent NFL consensus remain unverified; a school award or watch list is not consensus.
- Verified athletic testing, availability history and position-specific advanced charting are incomplete.
PPG METHODHow the 70.4 grade was built60% supported
We have support for 60% of the normal grade inputs. A player needs at least 60% before we publish a PPG. Missing pieces stay missing.
| Component | Weight | Score / confidence | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | 25% | 75medium | Georgia Southern 2025 production of 2,929 passing yards, 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions with 315 rushing yards across 13 starts supports an established mature baseline; Memphis documented a three-star high-school pedigree.Source 1: JC French IV: additional official evidence ↗Source 2: Cincinnati: JC French IV official profile / research ↗Source 3: JC French IV: official recruiting / high-school evidence ↗ |
| ageClass | 15% | 55medium | Georgia Southern 2025 production of 2,929 passing yards, 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions with 315 rushing yards across 13 starts supports an established mature baseline; Memphis documented a three-star high-school pedigree.Source 1: JC French IV: additional official evidence ↗Source 2: Cincinnati: JC French IV official profile / research ↗Source 3: JC French IV: official recruiting / high-school evidence ↗ |
| role | 15% | 85medium | Georgia Southern 2025 production of 2,929 passing yards, 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions with 315 rushing yards across 13 starts supports an established mature baseline; Memphis documented a three-star high-school pedigree.Source 1: JC French IV: additional official evidence ↗Source 2: Cincinnati: JC French IV official profile / research ↗Source 3: JC French IV: official recruiting / high-school evidence ↗ |
| physical | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
| pedigree | 5% | 50medium | Georgia Southern 2025 production of 2,929 passing yards, 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions with 315 rushing yards across 13 starts supports an established mature baseline; Memphis documented a three-star high-school pedigree.Source 1: JC French IV: additional official evidence ↗Source 2: Cincinnati: JC French IV official profile / research ↗Source 3: JC French IV: official recruiting / high-school evidence ↗ |
| consensus | 20% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
| risk | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
GRADE HISTORYGrade history70.4 PPG · 8 checks
No meaningful grade movement yet. We keep the checks so the first real change has a clean baseline.
| Date | PPG | 7d / 30d / season | Rank | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17T12:00:03.513Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-17T12:01:03.832Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 · correction |
| 2026-09-17T12:13:29.755Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T11:45:00.635Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T16:34:28.321Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T12:51:43.562Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T14:48:24.458Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-24T04:16:58.722Z | 70.4 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 59 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
PROVENANCE
Sources
Card identity checked 2026-09-16 · Player research updated 2026-09-22
Open 5 sources
- 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗ · Topps · checked 2026-09-16
- Cincinnati: JC French IV official profile / research ↗ · Cincinnati · checked 2026-09-22
- JC French IV: official observation, 2026-09-12 ↗ · gobearcats.com · checked 2026-09-22
- JC French IV: additional official evidence ↗ · Cincinnati · checked 2026-09-22
- JC French IV: official recruiting / high-school evidence ↗ · Memphis · checked 2026-09-22