Three-time member of American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
2020: Did not see action.
2019: Saw action in two games vs. Wisconsin (8/30) and vs. SMU (9/28).
2018: Did not seen action.
2017: A redshirt season.Â
RIVERVIEW HS: Named a Sarasota-Herald Tribune All-Area honorable mention in 2016… helped Riverview post a 9-2 record in 2016 and win the Class 8A-District 6 title, the program’s first championship since 2008…served as a team captain and starting middle linebacker for three consecutive seasons…in his career, totaled 105 solo tackles, five forced fumbles, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries...recovered a fumble to help Riverview defeat Manatee for the first time in 11 years in 2016...earned four varsity letters in football and one in weightlifting...member of the National Honor Society and Social Studies Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Full name is Alexander Joseph Franco...son of Jolanta and Marc Franco... has one older sister, Michele...started playing football in sixth grade…favorite athlete is Lawrence Taylor...born on March 20, 1999...majoring in health science and criminology... named to the USF Athletics Honor Roll in fall 2017, spring 2018, fall 2018 and spring 2020...selected to the 2017, 2018 and 2019 AAC All-Academic Teams.
