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Jersey Number 49
Francis Meehan
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Safety
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 195
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, N.C.
- High School:
- New Hanover
- Major:
- Cyber Intelligence
2023:
2022:
2021:
2020-21:
2019:
2018:
High School:
Personal:
- Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt
- JMU's Jack Cavanaugh Award winner
- Played in all 13 games, making 11 starts at safety
- Had 49 tackles (27 solo) to go with 2.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, three interceptions and five pass breakups
- Season-high eight tackles with a forced fumble vs. UConn (Nov. 11)
- Tallied six tackles and a PBU at Utah State (Sept. 23)
- Five tackles with a TFL and PBU at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 25)
- Also made five stops with a half tackle for loss and interception at Marshall (Oct. 19)
- Recorded an interception at Virginia (Sept. 9) and vs. South Alabama (Sept. 30)
- Three or more tackles in 10 games
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023)
- Named to SBC Commissioner’s List
2022:
- Played in all 11 games with four starts at safety
- Had 30 tackles (17 solo) to go with three pass breakups
- Career-high 10 tackles with eight solo in first career start at Louisville (Nov. 5)
- Made four stops vs. #23 Coastal Carolina (Nov. 26)
- Had three or more tackles in five games
- Career-bet three pass breakups vs. Georgia State (Nov. 19)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
2021:
- Played in all 14 games
- Had 15 tackles (six solo) to go with 1.0 tackle for loss, one forced fumble, one interception, one pass breakup and a defensive touchdown
- Had a 31-yard pick-six for his first career interception vs. Maine (Sept. 11)
- Made three tackles with a TFL at New Hampshire (Oct. 2)
- Also had three stops and a forced fumble vs. Southeastern Louisiana in FCS second round (Dec. 4)
- Two or more tackles in five games
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2022)
2020-21:
- Played in seven games
- Had six tackles (two solo)
- Season-high two tackles at William & Mary (Mar. 27) and vs. VMI in FCS first round (Apr. 24)
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020)
- CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020)
2019:
- Played in one game
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2020)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
2018:
- Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility
- CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
High School:
- First Team All-State by AP and NC Preps
- First Team All-Area
- First Team All-Conference
- Recorded 80 tackles with 11 interceptions and 14 pass breakups as a senior
- Helped New Hanover to NC 3AA state championship with a 15-1 record
- Named State Championship Defensive Player of the Game
- National Honor Society and Beta Club member
Personal:
- Son of Frank and Maureen Meehan
- Has a brother, Matteo, and sister, Kennedy
- Graduated from JMU in spring 2022 with bachelor's degree sport and recreation management
- Pursuing post-graduate certificate in cyber intelligence
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