Frank Gore Jr.

#3 · RB · Jr. · Southern Miss5′8″ · 195 lb · Miami, FL · Killian

Frank Gore Jr.: RB · Southern Miss · #3.

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Frank Gore Jr.

RB · Southern Miss · Jr · #3

Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Southern Miss. All-Sun Belt in 2023 made it four straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 247 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against App State — Week 9, 2023.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Steady, not spectacular

210Carries
1161Yards
21.2%Top-5 share
16.7%Stuffed rate

Just 21.2% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 16.7% of his carries. 13 carries for 16 yds vs Tulane; 23 for 260 vs App State.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

Not actually a closer

47.6%Carry share
36.6%Q4-lead share
86.7%In competitive games

47.6% of carries overall (209/439) → 36.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/41) — 86.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

20/233rd/4th & short
7/21Inside-5 share

20 of 23 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (87.0%). 7 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (33.3%).

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