Carlos Francis

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Carlos Francis
Date of birth January 3, 1981
Place of birth Fort Worth, Texas
Position(s) Wide receiver
College Texas Tech
NFL Draft 2004 / Round 4/ Pick 99
Statistics
Team(s)
2004-present Oakland Raiders

Carlos Francis (born January 3, 1981 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American football player who currently plays wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders. At Texas Tech, he started in 38 of 49 contests he played in and hauled in 216 passes for 3,031 yards (14.0 avg) and 21 touchdowns. He was drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Raiders.

[edit] The Hit

One of his worst moments was in a rivalry game against the rival University of Texas Longhorns where Francis returned a punt and was blindsided by a vicious hit by safety Nathan Vasher on kickoff coverage.