Zach Frazier's NFL stock on the rise after Big 12 pro day event

West Virginia center Zach Frazier's NFL stock continues to rise after a strong showing at the Big 12 pro day event on Saturday. 

Frazier, who held off on running the 40 in Indianapolis at the NFL Scouting Combine, promised he would do it at the Big 12 pro day. He was clocked at a 5.24, according to The Athletic's Dane Brugler. 

While his measurements (6-3, 315) and intangibles all suggest Frazier is poised to have success in the NFL, most of the talk about Frazier throughout the past few months has been about his health. Frazier had offseason surgery after suffering a leg injury on what became the final play of his college career.

To that end, most of Frazier’s interview session with reporters at the combine focused on his recovery.

Despite his progress, Frazier was over two hours late to his schedule interview session with the media, and that had everything to do with the concern over his health.

“So, I got an X-ray and a MRI on two different areas, and then one team wanted to see the other. So, like, I don’t know, if one team ask for it, you gotta go get it,” Frazier said about what caused the long delay.

In addition to questions about his health, Frazier revealed he had formal meetings with the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears. The Pittsburgh Steelers, however, a team he has been connected to for months, did not speak with him at the combine. Pittsburgh’s recent decision to cut its starting center caused many to speculate they it be using one of its early draft picks on a center, possibly Frazier.

Frazier appeared in 47 games for the Mountaineers over a four-year span. His career at West Virginia came to an end when he suffered a leg injury against Baylor on Nov. 25. He managed to get himself off the field, avoiding a loss of time on the clock late in the game. The Fairmont, W.Va. native capped off his Mountaineer career as an All-American and finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy.

WVU head coach Neal Brown showered Frazier with praise once it was clear his college career was over, highlighting how much his final play shows his intelligence as a player.

“I can’t say enough about Zach Frazier. So appreciative of him and his family. I think one play sums up who he is for his entire career, and I just hope our fanbase, a young man from Fairmont, I think he’s the best center in college football,” said Brown.

Regardless of where he's selected, everyone who knows Frazier well is confident the Mountaineer great will do everything in his power to ensure he finds success in the NFL.