University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Should contribute at tight end in his final collegiate season ... Caught two balls for 20 yards in the annual iHeartRadio spring game.

As A Junior (2017): Played in 11 contests, starting on five occasions ... Had five receptions  — with two of those going for touchdowns — for 48 yards ... Recorded the Jaguars’ lone score on a 17-yard touchdown catch with four-and-a-half minutes remaining in the fourth quarter against 10th-ranked Oklahoma State ... Season-long 20-yard reception provided the final touchdown in USA’s Homecoming victory over ULM ... Also posted catches in win over Arkansas State, at Ole Miss in the season opener and against Idaho in the Jags’ first Sun Belt Conference game of the year.

As A Sophomore (2016): Made 13 appearances with starts against Georgia Southern and Idaho his first season at South ... Caught 18 balls for 261 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... Ranked fifth on the team in both receptions and receiving yards ... Led all players with seven receptions for 146 yards and two scores at Idaho, which included a 75-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown that drew the Jaguars within three points of the Vandals midway through the second quarter ... Came on in relief of an injured Gerald Everett to post a game-high five catches for 36 yards in a victory over Presbyterian the previous week ... Caught two balls for 28 yards at SBC co-champion Arkansas State ... Had a 26-yard reception in defeat of Nicholls as well.

Junior College Highlights (2015): Played in eight games at Hutchinson (Kan.) CC, recording three catches for 31 yards.

High School Highlights: Received three stars from ESPN.com, and was considered a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... Lettered three years at Norcross High ... Helped the Blue Devils to the state AAAAAA title his junior and senior years.

Personal: Full name is Maaseiah Francis ... Born Sept. 3, 1996, in Queens, N.Y. ... Older brother, Leston Simpson, was a football letterwinner at Minnesota in 2010 ... Favorite movie is “Paid In Full” ... Favorite team is the New York Giants ... Favorite athlete Is Dez Bryant ... Favorite musical artist is Young Thug ... Favorite food is tacos ... Favorite subject is math ... Likes to eat tacos and work out in his spare time ... Would like to become a physical therapist in the future ... Originally signed with Georgia State but departed the program prior to the end of the 2014 season ... Also had scholarship offers from Marshall, Troy, Western Kentucky and Buffalo, and was recruited by Auburn, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia Tech and West Virginia in high school ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.