Frank Gore Jr.

American football player (born 2002)

American football player

Frank Gore Jr.
No. 20 – Buffalo Bills
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(2002-03-13) March 13, 2002 (age 22) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:	201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Miami Killian (FL)
College:	Southern Miss (2020–2023)
Undrafted:	2024
Career history
Buffalo Bills (2024–present)

Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Sun Belt (2022) 2× Second-team All-Sun Belt (2020, 2023)

Franklin Gore Jr. (born March 13, 2002) is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and signed as a undrafted free agent with the Bills in 2024. He is the son of former NFL running back Frank Gore.

Early life and high school career

The son of former National Football League (NFL) player Frank Gore, he was born on March 13, 2002, in Miami, Florida. Gore Jr. attended Miami Killian Senior High School, where he played quarterback and running back. As a rusher, Gore compiled 1,111 yards and thirteen touchdowns on 113 carries in his senior year.^[1]

College career

Though originally committing to Florida Atlantic, Gore flipped his commitment to Southern Miss.^[2] As a true freshman, he led the school with 708 rushing yards on 121 carries, a 5.9 average. He posted three 100-yard games, against North Texas, North Alabama, and Florida Atlantic. He scored a 51-yard rushing touchdown in a 20–23 loss against UTSA.^[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 against Louisiana Tech, and threw two touchdowns, leading the team to their second victory of the season.^[5] In the 2022 LendingTree Bowl against Rice, Gore rushed for 328 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 the East–West Shrine Bowl.^[7]

Statistics

Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Season	Team	GP	Rushing				Receiving				Passing
Season	Team	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rate
2020	Southern Miss	10	121	708	5.9	2	9	97	10.8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	Southern Miss	12	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	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	231	1,131	4.9	10	27	221	8.2	3	0	5	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Career		47	759	4,022	5.3	26	75	692	9.2	4	17	35	48.6	368	10.5	7	1	197.2

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 7+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 from NFL Combine/Pro Day^[8]^[9]

Gore went undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft, and signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent.^[10]^[11]^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b "Frank Gore, Jr. - Football". Southern Miss. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ Wells, Adam (December 19, 2019). "3-Star RB Frank Gore Jr. Signs with Southern Miss, Flips Commitment from FAU". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ Willis, Jeremy (November 22, 2020). "New York Jets RB Frank Gore and Frank Gore Jr. score touchdowns on the same weekend". ESPN. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "Frank Gore Jr. College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 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. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "Historic Frank Gore Jr. performance leads Southern Miss football to LendingTree Bowl win". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ @garrettpodell (February 2, 2024). "Frank Gore Jr. wins the East-West Shrine Bowl Offensive MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ "Frank Gore Jr. Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Frank Gore Jr. College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ Kownack, Bobby. "Bills signing undrafted free-agent RB Frank Gore Jr., son of five-time Pro Bowler Frank Gore". NFL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^ "Get to know these 12 undrafted free agent signings for Bills rookie minicamp". BuffaloBills.com. May 9, 2024.
^ Skurski, Jay (May 20, 2024). "New Bills running back Frank Gore Jr. ready to follow in father's formidable footsteps". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

External links

Southern Miss Golden Eagles bio

Buffalo Bills roster

Active

1 Curtis Samuel
2 Tyler Bass
3 Damar Hamlin
4 James Cook
5 Kaiir Elam
6 Shane Buechele
7 Taron Johnson
8 Sam Martin
9 Taylor Rapp
10 Khalil Shakir
11 Mitchell Trubisky
13 Mack Hollins
14 Chase Claypool
15 Matt Haack
16 Xavier Johnson
17 Josh Allen
18 Justin Shorter
19 K. J. Hamler
20 Frank Gore Jr.
21 Mike Edwards
26 Ty Johnson
29 Dee Delaney
30 Jack Browning
31 Rasul Douglas
32 Kyron Brown
33 Te'Cory Couch
36 Kendall Williamson
37 Darrynton Evans
38 Keni-H Lovely
39 Cam Lewis
40 Von Miller
41 Reggie Gilliam
42 Dorian Williams
43 Terrel Bernard
44 Joe Andreessen
45 Deion Jones
46 Ja'Marcus Ingram
47 Christian Benford
50 Gregory Rousseau
51 Eli Ankou
52 Nicholas Morrow
53 Branson Deen
54 Baylon Spector
55 David Ugwoegbu
57 A. J. Epenesa
58 Matt Milano
59 Kingsley Jonathan
60 Keaton Bills
61 Gunner Britton
63 Kevin Jarvis
64 O'Cyrus Torrence
65 Mike Edwards
66 Connor McGovern
67 Travis Clayton
69 Reid Ferguson
70 Alec Anderson
71 La'el Collins
72 Tommy Doyle
73 Dion Dawkins
74 Ryan Van Demark
75 Richard Gouraige
76 David Edwards
77 Will Clapp
79 Spencer Brown
80 Tyrell Shavers
81 Marquez Valdes-Scantling
82 Lawrence Keys
83 Tre' McKitty
84 Zach Davidson
85 Quintin Morris
86 Dalton Kincaid
87 Andy Isabella
88 Dawson Knox
89 Bryan Thompson
91 Ed Oliver
92 DaQuan Jones
93 DeShawn Williams
94 Dawuane Smoot
96 Kameron Cline
97 Rondell Bothroyd
98 Austin Johnson
99 Casey Toohill

Unsigned draft picks

AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; LV; LAC

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LAR; SF; SEA

v t e Southern Miss Golden Eagles starting quarterbacks
Vernon Wells (1947–1948) Bobby Holmes (1949–1950) Tom LeGros (1951) Billy Jarrell (1952) Jim Davenport (1953) George Herring (1954–1955) Bobby Hughes (1956) George Sekul (1957–1958) Don Fuell (1959–1961) Bobby Coleman (1962) Vic Purvis (1963–1965) Mike McClellan (1966) Terry L. McMillan (1966) Tommy Boutwell (1967–1968) Rick Donegan (1969–1971) Buddy Palazzo (1972) Jeff Bower (1973–1975) Ken Alderman (1976) Dane McDnaiel (1978–1979) Reggie Collier (1980–1982) Robert Ducksworth (1983–1984) Andrew Anderson (1985–1986) Brett Favre (1987–1990) Tommy Waters (1991–1992) Kevin Bentley (1993) Heath Graham (1994–1995) Lee Robert (1996–1998) Jeff Kelly (1999–2001) Micky D'Angelo (2002) Dustin Almond (2002–2005) Damion Carter (2003–2004) Jeremy Young (2004, 2006–2007) Martevious Young (2007, 2009) Stephen Reaves (2007) Austin Davis (2008–2011) Chris Campbell (2012) Anthony Alford (2012) Ricky Lloyd (2012) Arsenio Favor (2012) Allan Bridgford (2013) Nick Mullens (2013–2016) Cole Weeks (2014) Keon Howard (2016–2017) Kwadra Griggs (2017) Jack Abraham (2018–2020) Tate Whatley (2018, 2020) Trey Lowe (2020–2022) Ty Keyes (2021–2022) Jake Lange (2021) Frank Gore Jr. (2021) Zach Wilcke (2022) Billy Wiles (2023) Ethan Crawford (2023)

Southern Miss Golden Eagles starting quarterbacks