Richard Gouraige

Richard Gouraige (born October 15, 1998) is an American football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.

Early life and high school
Gouraige grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended Cambridge Christian School where he lettered in football and basketball. He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Florida over offers from Ole Miss, Clemson, North Carolina, Florida State and Alabama.

College career
During Gouraige's true freshman season in 2018, he only appeared in two games and earned a redshirt. During the 2019 season, he appeared in 12 games and started five of them at left guard and made the record for the 16th passing offense in the country by blocking for an offense in 6.5 yards per play. During the 2020 season, he appeared and started in all 12 games. He finished the season by helping the Gators achieve the record of passing yards per game with 378.6 yards, ranking eighth nationally with 7.28 yards per play and ninth with 509.8 yards per game. During the 2021 season, he started 12 games at left tackle and finished the season by helping the offense stay in the top 16 offense, blocking for 717 total yards during a game against Samford which made this the second in program history and third most by a team that season. During the 2022 season, he played and started all 13 games at left tackle and finished the season with 1.3 sacks per game.

Professional career
On April 29, 2023, Gouraige was signed to the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2024.