Andrew Franks
{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Andrew Franks
| image =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 3
| position = Placekicker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|11}}
| birth_place = Carmel, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 204
| high_school = Carmel (CA)
| college = Rensselaer
| undraftedyear = 2015
| pastteams =
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Orlando Apollos ({{AAF Year|2019}})*
- Tampa Bay Vipers ({{XFL Year|2020}})
| highlights =
| status =
| statlabel1 = Field goals
| statvalue1 = 29
| statlabel2 = Field goal attempts
| statvalue2 = 37
| statlabel3 = Field goal percentage
| statvalue3 = 78.4
| statlabel4 = Longest field goal
| statvalue4 = 55
| pfr = FranAn01
}}
Andrew Franks (born January 11, 1993) is an American former professional football placekicker. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he received a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering.
College career
Franks attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), a Division III school, from 2011 to 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rpiathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6931|title=Andrew Franks – 2014 Football|access-date=May 2, 2016}} He was twice named first-team All-American by D3football.com, one of two All-America teams recognized in the NCAA record book.{{Cite web|url=http://www.d3football.com/awards/all-americans/all-time|title=D3football.com: All-time All-Americans|access-date=September 6, 2017}}
Professional career
=Miami Dolphins=
In May 2015, the Miami Dolphins signed Franks as an undrafted free agent to compete along with Caleb Sturgis.{{Cite web|url=http://www.montereyherald.com/sports/20150502/dolphins-sign-carmel-kicker-andrew-franks|title=Dolphins sign Carmel kicker Andrew Franks|website=www.montereyherald.com|access-date=May 2, 2016}} On September 5, 2015, Franks won the job, after Sturgis was released.{{Cite web|url=http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/update/25291686/dolphins-keep-andrew-franks-cut-caleb-sturgis|title=Dolphins keep Andrew Franks, cut Caleb Sturgis - CBSSports.com|website=CBSSports.com|access-date=May 2, 2016}} At the end of the 2015 season, Franks had converted 81.2% of his field goals (13-of-16) and kicked 33 extra points.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/andrewfranks/2553648/careerstats|title=Andrew Franks: Career Stats at NFL.com|website=www.nfl.com|access-date=May 2, 2016}}
Franks remained the Dolphins' kicker during the 2016 season. During Week 14, he made his first game-winning field goal, kicking a 21-yard field goal to win the game 26–23 over the Arizona Cardinals with 1 second remaining on the clock. In Week 16, he hit his career high field goal from 55 yards against the Buffalo Bills on December 24, 2016 to tie the game at 31–31 with 10 seconds remaining.{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=Franks' FG seals Miami's victory | website=Arkansas Online | date=2016-12-25 | url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/dec/25/franks-fg-seals-miami-s-victory-2016122/ | access-date=2024-12-27}} Franks later kicked a 27-yard field goal late in overtime to win the game.{{cite web | last=Diaz | first=Al | title=Epic! Miami Dolphins beat Buffalo Bills 34-31 in overtime | website=Miami Herald | date=2016-12-24 | url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article122866259.html | access-date=2025-01-18}} On September 3, 2017, he was waived by the Dolphins.{{cite web|title=Dolphins Make Roster Moves|url=http://m.miamidolphins.com/s/30855/269?itemUri=837436073/1341298731115012181101213253|website=MiamiDolphins.com|date=September 3, 2017|access-date=September 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904111856/http://m.miamidolphins.com/s/30855/269?itemUri=837436073%2F1341298731115012181101213253|archive-date=September 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}
=Tampa Bay Vipers=
In October 2019, Franks was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL in the open phase of the 2020 XFL draft.{{cite web|last=Talbot|first=Damond|url=https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2019/10/xfl-draft-8/|title=XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected|publisher=NFL Draft Diamonds|date=October 16, 2019|accessdate=October 23, 2019}} He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.{{cite news |author=Condotta, Bob |title=XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/ |website=SeattleTimes.com |date=April 10, 2020 |accessdate=July 17, 2020}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://rpiathletics.com/sports/football/roster/andrew-franks/6931 RPI Engineers bio]
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Category:American football placekickers
Category:Miami Dolphins players
Category:Sportspeople from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Category:Players of American football from Monterey County, California
Category:RPI Engineers football players
Category:Orlando Apollos players