JC French IV

QB · #4 · Cincinnati · 5TH · 6'1" · 205 · Roswell, GA

Transferred from GASO · Projected QB starter

2,929 2025 pass yards
20-8 2025 TD-INT
139.9 Passer rating
36 Career games (26 starts)
Heisman odds (#86 board)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCmp-Att Pass yds TD-INT Rtg Rush yds
2025 Georgia Southern1313248-389 2,929 20-8 139.9 315
2024 Georgia Southern1313269-410 2,831 17-11 131.9 239
2023 Georgia Southern10013-16 122 1-1 153.4 48

2025 Percentile vs QBs

Pass yards per game 225.3 77
Completion rate 63.8% 63
Yards per attempt 7.5 62
TD rate 5.1% 59
INT rate 2.1% 59
Passer rating 139.9 65

Around JC

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
RB Zion Johnson RB · 106 rush yds · 4g
WR-X JV Gibson WR · 199 rec yds · 9g · at OKLA
WR-Z Malachi Henry WR · no college stats
WR-SL Isaiah Johnson WR · 222 rec yds · 13g
TE Gavin Grover TE · no college stats

The situation

Cincinnati 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 14.6% 93
Red zone TD rate 79.4% 90
Line yards per carry 3.3 99
Sack rate allowed 2.3% 99

2025 Game log

with Georgia Southern
WkOpponentCmp-Att Yds TD INT Sk taken
W1 @ FRES17-28 158 2 1
W2 @ USC19-35 179 2 1 3
W3 JVST16-24 191 1
W4Maine Black Bears19-31 253 1 1
W5 @ JMU14-24 165 1 7
W7 USM24-43 313 2 3 5
W8 GAST17-25 210 3
W9 @ ARST18-24 208 2 4
W11 @ APP25-37 352 1 2
W12 CCAR21-32 269 2 1 3
W13 ODU16-24 147 1 2
W14 @ MRSH24-37 313 2 2
W18 @ APP18-25 171 1 1

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#1238 Tavo Motu'apuaka OT · Mililani USU
#1255 Harvey Dyson DL · Cedar Hill TTU
#1255 JC French IV QB · Blessed Trinity Catholic MEM
#1257 Devin Grant ATH · Holy Cross BUFF
#1257 Carson Willich LB · Blue Springs ISU
QBs in the class
#72 Davin Wydner Cocoa MISS
#73 Donovan Leary Timber Creek ILL
#74 JC French IV Blessed Trinity Catholic MEM
#75 Treyson Bourguet Salpointe Catholic WMU
#76 Cardell Williams Spring Westfield TLSA
2025 · 77th pctile of QBs
Recruit · 52th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.