If he's Jeff Thomas lite from a behavioral point of view, the kid is 100% a take. Every great team has a few headcases they need to manage. He either gets it, like Sam Shields did, or he doesn't get it and moves on.
It's not like JW or Silvera (or Willis) are model citizens. But they're also not criminals, they're good kids with some misguided emotions/ideas that need adult guidance. Francois seems to be that kid. He's just had too many "friends and family" telling he was great too long. Get him on campus away from the entourage, and he'll be fine.