"I sit and talk with Alex Silvestro every day. I haven't run into Devin yet, but I was talking with him on the phone last night, he's doing the same thing, staying in my ear, I'm going to sit down and pick his brain a little bit, picking Alex's brain every day, doing everything I can to better myself and better this organization," he said.

Last year for Rutgers, Francis played in all 12 games, with 60 tackles, 5.5 sacks, an interception, fumble recovery and five pass break-ups.