2025 Arizona Cardinals UDFA profile: OL Josh Fryar
The Arizona Cardinals, following the 2025 NFL draft, signed six rookie free agents who went undrafted. They round out the 90-man offseason roster and, at the end of this week, will get their first NFL experience with rookie minicamp.
Before that takes place, we will go over each player, their traits and college career, so you know more about them.
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We continue with Ohio State tackle Josh Fryar.
OL Josh Fryar college career
Fryar played five seasons for Ohio State, appearing in 54 games, starting 30. He was the Buckeyes' starting right tackle in 2023-2024. he was the only Ohio State offensive lineman to play in every game last season when the Buckeyes won the national championship.
He earned honorable mention all-Big Ten honors last season.
The Athletic's Dane Brugler ranked him the No. tackle in the 2025 draft.
OL Josh Fryar physical traits
Fryar was not invited to the NFL combine.
He is 6-foot-5 and 320 pounds with extremely long 34 5/8-inch arms.
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At his pro day, he ran the 40 in 5.07 seconds. He posted a 4.75-second short shuttle and a 7.69-second three-cone. He posted a 34-inch vertical leap and a broad jump of 8-foot-11.
OL Josh Fryar blocking metrics
Fryar earned an overall 64.0 offensive grade from PFF and his blocking grade splits were 62.7 for run blocking and 62.9 for pass blocking.
He was credited for allowing one sack, three quarterback hits and 20 total pressures in 16 games in 2024. He was penalized four times all season, three times in the College Football Playoff. He played exclusively right tackle last season.
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