• Jeff intercepted 15 passes as a junior at Parkview High School.
• Jeff was one of only three juniors to be named to Baseball America’s 2001 high school All-America team. B.J. Upton and Scott Kazmir were the other two.
• Jeff was signed by Atlanta scout Al Goetz.
• Jeff hit a walk-off grand slam on May 14, 2006.
• In 2006, Jeff became the third-youngest Brave to knock in 100 runs. The youngest were Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews.
• Jeff struck out five times in a 2007 game. The only other Braves to do that were Ozzie Virgil, Dave Justice and Andruw Jones.
• Jeff led the Braves with 53 multi-hit games in 2007.
• Jeff tied with Aaron Rowand in the 2007 Gold Glove voting, so for the first time, four NL outfielders won the award.
• From his debut in 2005 thru the 2007 season, Jeff’s 45 outfield assists were the highest total in the majors.
• During Spring Training in 2008, Jeff joined Tom Glavine and John Smoltz for a round of golf with Tiger Woods. Tiger shot a 66. Jeff, who tried to out-drive Woods all day long, refused to reveal his score. “We won’t go there,” he told reporters the next day.
• Jeff married Catie McCoy after the 2007 season.
• Jeff is a fan of country singer George Strait.
• Jeff collects baseball caps.
• Jeff is a karaoke demon, although he admits he can’t carry a tune. His rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" has cleared many a karaoke bar.
• If Jeff hadn’t made it as a baseball player, he would have tried coaching high school football.
• Jeff still follows Clemson football closely, watching every game, but says he doesn’t look back on his decision to play baseball.
• Jeff says Colin Farrell should play him if they ever make The Jeff Francoeur Story. He adds that Tara Reid would be a good choice as his love interest.

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