A Frank Gore is back on the field in the NFL.

Buffalo Bills rookie running back Frank Gore Jr. has been elevated from the practice squad against the New York Jets on Monday Night Football.

Gore Jr. will make his debut more than 19 years after his father, future Hall of Famer Frank Gore Sr., was a rookie for the San Francisco 49ers in 2005.

It's a huge opportunity for Gore Jr., who Buffalo needed on the active roster due to an injury to starting running back James Cook. Cook is inactive after suffering a foot/toe injury last week against the Houston Texans. He was only able to practice once this week, Saturday, and in a limited capacity. Cook, who ranks 15th in the league in rushing yards and has five total touchdowns, was listed as questionable on the injury report.

Gore Jr., who is 5-foot-8 and 195 pounds, has been on the Bills practice squad all season. He was signed by the Bills as an undrafted free agent in April. Gore Jr. had an stellar preseason, finishing second in the league - and first among running backs - with 163 rushing yards on 4.9 yards per carry. Gore Jr. was Pro Football Focus' highest-graded running back in the preseason with in 84.3 grade.

Gore Jr., 22, didn't make Buffalo's 53-man roster but was brought back on the practice squad the next day.

The Bills and the Jets are the last two teams Gore Sr. played for. Gore Sr. spent 2019 with the Bills Bills and 2020 with the Jets before signing a one-day contract to retire as a member of the San Francisco 49ers in 2022. He ranks third on the all-time career rushing list with 16,000 yards.

Frank Gore Jr. NFL preseason stats

Frank Gore Jr. had a 100-yard game and had the second most rushing yards in the NFL in the 2024 preseason.

• 2024 preseason stats: 3 games; 33 carries for 163 yards (4.9 avg.) and 1 touchdown; 4 receptions for 16 yards (4.0 avg.)

Frank Gore Jr. college stats

Gore Jr. was a two-time All-Sun Belt running back and led Southern Mississippi in rushing yards in each of the last four seasons, totaling 4,022 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns in his career. Here are Gore Jr.'s stats at Southern Mississippi.

• 2020 stats: 10 games; 121 carries for 708 yards (5.9 avg.) and 2 touchdowns; 9 receptions for 97 yards (10.8 avg.) and 1 touchdown

• 2021 stats: 12 games; 179 carries for 801 yards (4.5 avg.) and 5 touchdowns; 20 receptions for 155 yards (7.8 avg.)

• 2022 stats: 13 games; 228 carries for 1,382 yards (6.1 avg.) and 9 touchdowns; 19 receptions for 219 yards (11.5 avg.)

• 2023 stats: 12 games; 231 carries for 1,131 yards (4.9 avg.) and 10 touchdowns; 27 receptions for 221 yards (8.2 avg.) and 3 touchdowns

• Career stats: 47 games; 759 carries for 4,022 yards (5.3 avg.) and 26 touchdowns; 75 receptions for 692 yards (9.2 avg.) and 4 touchdowns

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Frank Gore Jr. to make Buffalo Bills debut against New York Jets