Former Syracuse running back Prince-Tyson Gulley will attend the Buffalo Bills’ rookie minicamp this weekend, per Dan Tortora of Dan Tortora Broadcast Media.

Gulley will join former SU safety Darius Kelly, who will also attend the Bills’ rookie minicamp, according to Tortora. Neither Gulley nor Kelly were selected in the NFL Draft.

The 5-foot-8, 193-pound back led the Orange in rushing last season with 578 yards on 118 carries, and scored the Orange’s only rushing touchdown.

Syracuse Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Performance Will Hicks helped Gulley and 17 other Syracuse players prepare for the school’s Pro Day. Gulley only amassed 84 receiving yards last season, but Hicks thinks the running back’s versatility will play in his favor.

“People like the fact that he’s so good in the passing game, he can catch the ball coming out of the backfield,” Hicks said prior to Syracuse’s Pro Day in early April. “According to one of the scouts I talked to during the year, he’s small but not little.”

Gulley said before last season he expected to get up to 20 carries per game, but averaged about half that number. His best season for the Orange came as a sophomore in 2012, when he ran for 830 yards and reached the end zone nine times.

ESPN.com pegged Gulley as the 322nd-ranked prospect while CBSSports.com ranked Gulley as its 43rd-best running back prospect. Both projected him to be an undrafted free agent.

No former Syracuse players were taken in the draft for the first time since 2008 and second time since 1975. Gulley is the ninth former Orange to join an NFL team since the draft concluded on Saturday. Here’s a list of what teams those players will join:

Jarrod West – wide receiver – New York Jets

Darius Kelly – safety – Buffalo Bills

Durell Eskridge – safety – New York Jets

Cameron Lynch – linebacker – St. Louis Rams

Dyshawn Davis – linebacker – Washington Redskins

Sean Hickey – offensive tackle – New Orleans Saints

Eric Crume – defensive tackle – Jacksonville Jaguars

Brandon Reddish – cornerback – Oakland Raiders

Published on May 5, 2015 at 8:30 pm

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