Andrew Franks (born January 11, 1993) is a former

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. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an

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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. He was twice named first-team All-American by D3football.com, one of two All-America teams recognized in the NCAA record book.

Professional career

In May 2015, the Miami Dolphins signed Franks as an undrafted free agent to compete along with Caleb Sturgis. On September 5, 2015, Franks won the job, after Sturgis was released. At the end of the 2015 season, Franks had converted 81.2% of his field goals (13-of-16) and kicked 33 PATs. Franks remained the Dolphins' kicker during the 2016 season. During Week 14, Franks made his first game-winning field goal, kicking a 21-yard field goal to win the game 26-23 over the

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with 1 second remaining on the clock. In Week 16, he hit his career high field goal from 55 yards against the

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on December 24, 2016 to tie the game at 31-31 with 10 seconds remaining. Franks later kicked a 27-yard field goal late in overtime to win the game. On September 3, 2017, Franks was waived by the Dolphins. In October 2019, Franks was picked up by the XFL's

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in the open phase of the

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. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

References

External links

Dolphins bioRotoworld profileRPI bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franks, Andrew 1993 births Living people American football placekickers Miami Dolphins players People from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Players of American football from California RPI Engineers football players Orlando Apollos players Tampa Bay Vipers players