| School | Cincinnati Bearcats |
|---|---|
| Currentnumber | 4 |
| Currentposition | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Birth date | December 4, 2003 (age 22) |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 205 |
| Pastschools |
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| Highschool | Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Georgia) |
| Espn | 4685345 |
James Charles French IV (born December 4, 2003) is an American college football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers and Georgia Southern Eagles.
Early life
French attended Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia. A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Memphis over offers from Arkansas State, Virginia Tech, and Tulane.[1][2]
College career
French redshirted as a freshman at Memphis, before entering the transfer portal.[3] He transferred to Georgia Southern University to play for the Georgia Southern Eagles. After playing sparingly his first season with the Eagles, French was named the team's starting quarterback entering the 2024 season.[4][5] In his first career start against Boise State, he threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns in a 56–45 defeat.[6]
On January 6, 2026, French announced his decision to transfer to the University of Cincinnati to play for the Cincinnati Bearcats.[7]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2022 | Memphis | DNP | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 0 | — | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 122 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 153.4 | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 13 | 8–5 | 269 | 410 | 65.6 | 2,831 | 6.9 | 17 | 11 | 131.9 | 118 | 238 | 2.0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 13 | 7–6 | 248 | 389 | 63.8 | 2,929 | 7.5 | 20 | 8 | 139.9 | 133 | 315 | 2.4 | 6 | |
| Career | 36 | 26 | 15−11 | 530 | 815 | 65.0 | 5,882 | 7.2 | 38 | 20 | 136.1 | 265 | 601 | 2.3 | 8 | ||
References
- ^ Barnes, Evan (2021-11-13). "Three-star quarterback JC French commits to Memphis football". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "Three-star QB from Georgia commits to Memphis". Daily Memphian. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Barnes, Evan. "Memphis football QB JC French enters transfer portal". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "The French Selection". www.statesboroherald.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "French accent: Eagles tab soph as starting QB". coastalcourier.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "QB French finding his way as leader of GS offense". www.statesboroherald.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Springer, Scott. "What to know about new Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback JC French IV". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2026-01-08.