The 2024 NFL Draft is getting close, making it an excellent time to highlight some of the class' best players with scouting reports. Each report will include strengths, weaknesses and background information.
Here's our report on Zach Fraizer.
Frazier started 46 games for WVU with 37 of them at center from 2021-2023. He played LG in 2020, showing good position versatility on the interior. He’s a stout, strong interior lineman with the power to hold his ground against power rushes due to playing with good leverage and pad level.
Once engaged, his strong hands allow him to control defenders, allowing him to generate movement in the run game and limit push. Frazier is most productive playing in tight spaces between the tackles (power runs: duo schemes/combo blocks). He struggled at times when playing in space with quicker defenders who forced him to react laterally. Fraizer is technically sound and takes good angles in the run game, playing with good vision to react to stunts/blitzes in pass protection.
Overall, Frazier has the size and skills to play guard and center in the NFL. He’s technically sound and powerful with strong hands to control defenders once engaged in his blocks. However, he’s not as laterally quick as some other linemen, causing him to come off blocks and struggle to play in space at times.
Frazier will immediately provide depth with the potential to become a solid starter by improving his lateral agility and quickness.
Frazier came out of Fairmont, WV as a three-star recruit. He was a four-time Heavy Weight State-Champion Wrestler, only losing two matches his entire career. He initially played left guard as a freshman (nine starts) and then moved to center, starting 37 consecutive games (46 total starts).
Frazier was a two-time All-American (2021, 2023), three-time All-Big 12 (2022, 2023 First-Team and 2021 Second-Team), and was a three-time team captain. In 2023, he was a finalist for the William Campbell Trophy — the most prestigious academic/athletic award.
In 2020, Frazier played primarily at left guard (550 of his 657 snaps at LG) and was solid. Of these plays, he had 386 pass plays, allowing only seven pressures (1.8 percent pressure rate). Frazier had 271 running plays with two blown assignments (0.7 percent bad run block rate).
During the last three seasons, he had the sixth most offensive snaps at center with all 2,477 coming there, except for two snaps at RT. Of these plays, he had 1,277 pass plays, allowing only 17 pressures (1.3 percent pressure rate). Frazier had 1,200 running plays with only 21 blown assignments (1.8 percent bad run block rate).
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