Franklin Gore Jr. (born March 13, 2002) is an American professionalfootballrunning back for theBuffalo Bills of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theSouthern Miss Golden Eagles and was signed by the Bills in 2024 as an undrafted free agent. He is the son of former NFL running backFrank Gore.
| No. 20 –Buffalo Bills | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2002-03-13)March 13, 2002 (age 23) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Miami Killian (FL) |
| College: | Southern Miss (2020–2023) |
| Undrafted: | 2024 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Early life
editThe son of former NFL playerFrank Gore, he was born on March 13, 2002, inMiami, Florida. Gore Jr. attendedMiami Killian Senior High School, where he playedquarterback andrunning back. As a rusher, Gore compiled 1,111 yards and thirteen touchdowns on 113 carries in his senior year.[1]
College career
editThough originally committing toFlorida Atlantic, Gore flipped his commitment toSouthern Miss.[2] As a truefreshman, he led the school with 708 rushing yards on 121 carries, a 5.9 average. He posted three 100-yard games, againstNorth Texas,North Alabama, and Florida Atlantic. He scored a 51-yard rushing touchdown in a 20–23 loss againstUTSA.[3] He was named second-team all-conference following the season, as well as all-freshman.[1] Through the first ten games of his second season, Gore compiled 731 rushing yards on 162 carries, scoring two touchdowns.[4] He was named quarterback prior to a week eleven game againstLouisiana Tech, and threw two touchdowns, leading the team to their second victory of the season.[5] In the2022 LendingTree Bowl againstRice, Gore rushed for 329 yards, an FBS bowl game record. He also scored three touchdowns in the game, two rushing and one passing.[6]
Gore was named the offensive MVP of the 2024 edition of theEast–West Shrine Bowl.[7]
Statistics
edit| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | ||||||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Record[a] | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | |||
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 10 | 6 | — | 121 | 708 | 5.9 | 2 | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 12 | 12 | 2–1 | 179 | 801 | 4.5 | 5 | 20 | 155 | 7.8 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 189 | 11.8 | 4 | 1 | 231.7 | |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 13 | 13 | — | 228 | 1,382 | 6.1 | 9 | 19 | 219 | 11.5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 179 | 12.8 | 3 | 0 | 228.1 | |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 12 | 12 | — | 231 | 1,131 | 4.9 | 10 | 27 | 221 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Career | 47 | 43 | 2–1 | 759 | 4,022 | 5.3 | 26 | 75 | 692 | 9.2 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 48.6 | 368 | 10.5 | 7 | 1 | 197.2 | ||
- ^Accounts for only GS as a QB
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft7+5⁄8 in (1.72 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 29+5⁄8 in (0.75 m) | 8+1⁄4 in (0.21 m) | 4.69 s | 1.64 s | 2.66 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 18 reps | |||
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Gore went undrafted in the2024 NFL draft, and signed with theBuffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent.[10][11] He was released by them before the start of the2024 NFL Season and signed back to the practice squad the following day.[12][13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 27, 2025.[14]
References
edit- ^ab"Frank Gore, Jr. - Football".Southern Miss. RetrievedMay 28, 2022.
- ^Wells, Adam (December 19, 2019)."3-Star RB Frank Gore Jr. Signs with Southern Miss, Flips Commitment from FAU".Bleacher Report. RetrievedMay 28, 2022.
- ^Willis, Jeremy (November 22, 2020)."New York Jets RB Frank Gore and Frank Gore Jr. score touchdowns on the same weekend".ESPN. RetrievedMay 28, 2022.
- ^"Frank Gore Jr. College Stats".Sports Reference. RetrievedMay 28, 2022.
- ^Mohr, Dani (November 20, 2021)."Frank Gore Jr. steps in at QB, helps lead Southern Mississippi to second win of season".Sporting News. RetrievedMay 28, 2022.
- ^Eckert, David (December 18, 2022)."Historic Frank Gore Jr. performance leads Southern Miss football over Rice".Hattiesburg American. RetrievedJuly 23, 2024.
- ^@garrettpodell (February 1, 2024)."Frank Gore Jr. wins the East-West Shrine Bowl Offensive MVP" (Tweet). RetrievedFebruary 1, 2024 – viaTwitter.
- ^"Frank Gore Jr. Draft and Combine Prospect Profile".NFL.com. RetrievedMarch 12, 2024.
- ^"2024 NFL Draft Scout Frank Gore Jr. College Football Profile".DraftScout.com. RetrievedMarch 12, 2024.
- ^Kownack, Bobby (April 27, 2024)."Bills signing undrafted free-agent RB Frank Gore Jr., son of five-time Pro Bowler Frank Gore".NFL.com. RetrievedApril 28, 2024.
- ^White, Alec; Glab, Maddy (May 9, 2024)."Get to know these 12 undrafted free agent signings for Bills rookie minicamp".BuffaloBills.com. RetrievedSeptember 13, 2024.
- ^Wong, Kristen (August 27, 2024)."Bills Part Ways With RB Frank Gore Jr. Despite Impressive Preseason".SI.com. RetrievedAugust 29, 2024.
- ^Edwards, Josh (August 28, 2024)."2024 NFL practice squad tracker: Full list of team-by-team moves, signings for all 32 clubs after cut deadline".CBSSports.com. RetrievedAugust 29, 2024.
- ^Jenkins, Chris (January 28, 2025)."Bills announce the re-signing of OL Ryan Van Demark + nine reserve/future signings".BuffaloBills.com.