Running back, Southern Miss, 2020–⁠23

Frank Gore Jr.

Number
No. 3
Height
5′8″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Miami, FL
Born
Mar 13, 2002

Frank Gore Jr. played running back at Southern Miss (2020–⁠23).

At a glance

Best season
1,382
Rushing yards, 2022 (Southern Miss, 7–⁠6)
Best game
329 yards
Vs. Rice, bowl season 2022: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

329rushing yards, career highvs. Rice, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highsix times; last at Louisiana, 202390receiving yards, career highat Coastal Carolina, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Southern Miss1217085.9273
2021Southern Miss1798014.5551
2022Southern Miss2281,3826.1964
2023Southern Miss2311,1314.91075
Career7594,0225.32675

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Southern Miss99710.8151
2021Southern Miss201557.8032
2022Southern Miss1921911.5032
2023Southern Miss272218.2333
Career756929.2451

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021Southern Miss101662.518911.841
2022Southern Miss71450.017912.830
2023Southern Miss21612.5181.100
Career194641.33868.471

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Southern Miss3RBYr 1
2021Southern Miss3RBYr 2
2022Southern Miss3RBYr 3
2023Southern Miss3RBJr. (Yr 4)5′8″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Southern Miss1300.1962nd (n=212)0.1424.220%0.06
2021Southern Miss1480.1857th (n=277)0.1626.725%0.18
2022Southern Miss2160.3188th (n=470)0.1467.126%0.28
2023Southern Miss2580.2165th (n=450)0.1755.331%0.26

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Southern Miss 12 games, 1,131 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Alcorn StateW 40–⁠1462911837
Sep 9atFlorida StateL 13–⁠66113101517
Sep 16vs.TulaneL 3–⁠211316012115
Sep 23atArkansas StateL 37–⁠442013212911
Sep 30vs.Texas StateL 36–⁠502412322934
Oct 7vs.Old DominionL 13–⁠172966010116
Oct 17atSouth AlabamaL 3–⁠55123706222
Oct 28atApp StateL 38–⁠4824247275113
Nov 4vs.UL MonroeW 24–⁠724131118236
Nov 9atLouisianaW 34–⁠3133158220212
Nov 18atMississippi StateL 20–⁠412266022529
Nov 25vs.TroyL 17–⁠351395157559
2022 Southern Miss 13 games, 1,382 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.LibertyL 27–⁠2932178246––
Sep 10atMiamiL 7–⁠3071009213
Sep 17vs.Northwestern StateW 64–⁠10782128111
Sep 24atTulaneW 27–⁠241644011314
Oct 8atTroyL 10–⁠271567013––
Oct 15vs.Arkansas StateW 20–⁠191996130224
Oct 22atTexas StateW 20–⁠142091021121
Oct 27vs.LouisianaW 39–⁠24238701312
Nov 5vs.Georgia StateL 14–⁠421187143––
Nov 12atCoastal CarolinaL 23–⁠261346013590
Nov 19vs.South AlabamaL 20–⁠272066120218
Nov 26atUL MonroeW 20–⁠1024199133226
Dec 17 ✦vs.RiceW 38–⁠2421329264––
2021 Southern Miss 12 games, 801 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atSouth AlabamaL 7–⁠311981015123
Sep 11vs.GramblingW 37–⁠02116215116
Sep 18vs.TroyL 9–⁠211531010544
Sep 25atAlabamaL 14–⁠63970314
Oct 2atRiceL 19–⁠241779017426
Oct 9vs.UTEPL 13–⁠261643011458
Oct 16vs.UABL 0–⁠341340091−1
Oct 30atMiddle TennesseeL 10–⁠352083013––
Nov 6vs.North TexasL 14–⁠3812820383−5
Nov 13atUTSAL 17–⁠2720123129––
Nov 19atLouisiana TechW 35–⁠194211––
Nov 27vs.Florida InternationalW 37–⁠171368210––
2020 Southern Miss 10 games, 708 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.South AlabamaL 21–⁠321232011––
Sep 19vs.Louisiana TechL 30–⁠31639027316
Sep 26vs.TulaneL 24–⁠66570712
Oct 3atNorth TexasW 41–⁠312313012018
Oct 24atLibertyL 35–⁠561579010––
Oct 31vs.RiceL 6–⁠30117102218
Nov 7vs.North AlabamaW 24–⁠1313103045––
Nov 14atWestern KentuckyL 7–⁠101466019––
Nov 21vs.UTSAL 20–⁠231370024257
Dec 10vs.Florida AtlanticW 45–⁠31911117316

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Offensive MVP of the 2024 East–West Shrine Bowl.

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height5′7⅝″
Weight201 lb
Arm length29⅝″
Hand size8¼″
Wingspan70⅝″W
40-yard dash4.69 s
10-yard split1.64 sW
Vertical jump29″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press12 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2026 (so far)Buffalo Bills113000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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