Miles Frazier Striving to Impact Lions 'Nasty, Tough' Offensive Line

Detroit Lions offensive lineman Miles Frazier could help his new team in a variety of different ways.

The 2025 fifth-round pick was one of the most versatile players at his position in this year's draft, having started games at four of the possible five offensive line spots. As a result, he's a natural fit for how the Lions cross-train their young linemen in the offseason, and could wind up finding a solid home along the front five.

Frazier was repping at multiple positions on day one of rookie minicamp Friday, and has plenty to offer. However, his biggest focus once the veterans join during organized team activities will be to soak up the knowledge and try to adopt the style of play that his fellow Lions' linemen have come to be known for.

“I would just say to learn from them. As everyone knows, the Lions’ offensive line is a bunch of dogs, like just grit, nasty, tough," Frazier said. "I would model my play after that, like I strive to be like that. So now I’m here, and I just want to continue what they have built and help them grow as well.”

Frazier is no stranger to being cross-trained. He was the backup right and left tackle despite starting at right guard last season at LSU. Instead of focusing solely on interior defensive line during weekly film studies, he would watch cut ups of edge rushers and outside linebackers as well just in case his number was called.

That carried over to the Senior Bowl, where he stepped in both at tackle and at guard during the week of practice. In comparing and contrasting the two spots, he noted that playing on the interior requires quicker reactions, while lining up at tackle makes patience necessary.

“I would just say technique. If you watched the Senior Bowl, I was at tackle and guard. I feel like the difference was patience," Frazier explained. "When you’re at guard, everything happens way quicker. Even at center, everything happens real quicker. At tackle, you have to have a lot more patience. More read and react than start the fight. But here, now I’m learning to switch up my sets. Instead of going vertical angle, jump set, just flash set. Just have different sets at tackle, so I think that’s gonna help me play tackle here as well.”