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Yahoo
11-05-2025
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What did the pre-draft scouting reports say about Lions 5th-round OL Miles Frazier?
The Detroit Lions traded up to select LSU guard Miles Frazier in the 5th round of this year's draft. Frazier is the second offensive lineman the Lions selected after grabbing Ohio State's Tate Ratledge in Round 2. The pick represents a continued long-term investment in the driving force behind the Lions' offense that has carried them to the playoffs the last two seasons. Advertisement Scouting reports on Frazier ahead of the draft projected him among some of the better offensive linemen in the country, making his fall to pick No. 171 a surprising one depending on where you look for analysis. Here's a look at a handful of key points from scouting reports from national media outlets: Prospect Grade: 6.18 (out of 8) League Projection: Good Backup with Potential to Develop into Starter NFL Next Gen Stats Total Score: 71 (2025 Combine G Rank No. 12) Analysis from NFL Analyst Lance Zierlein: Four-year starter who classifies as a physical short-area guard with satisfactory height, weight and length. Frazier has knock-back pop and is capable of mauling in tight spaces. His short pulls and lead blocks around the end are solid. Difficulties with reach blocks and second-level cut-offs on stretch plays could cause zone teams to scratch him. He possesses adequate range and foot quickness in protection and is fairly clear-eyed to recognize gaming fronts. His hand placement is average and he's tight in his knees, which could be a concern for his anchor. Frazier has things to clean up but carries pro measurables and a play demeanor that gives him a shot to become a starter. 2024 Run Block Grade: 64.1 2024 Pass Block Grade: 88.0 2024 Overall Grade: 70.3 Analysis from PFF: Frazier's athletic ability and versatility give him a solid chance to be a swingman in the NFL. His lack of length makes him a better fit at guard, but he'll need to get stronger in order to have a chance at a starting role. Grade: 7.2 Overall Draft Rank: 90 Position Rank: IOL 10 Pro Comparison: Billy Turner Analysis by BR NFL Scout Brandon Thorn: Miles Frazier is a four-year starter with at least one start at every position but center and the bulk of his time spent at guard. Frazier started 12 games in 2024 inside LSU's pass-first (60-40 pass-run split), multiple-run scheme. Frazier has a wide-bodied frame with good length, mass and girth throughout his build. He has adequate athletic ability and good play Frazier has below-average movement skills and erratic sustain skills but is a big, strong, experienced guard prospect with impressive proven versatility on his resume and the skills to carve out a role inside a downhill, vertical run scheme. Draft Projection: Adequate Starter, Day 2 Selection Analysis from Daniel Harms: Miles Frazier draws attention with his size and power as soon as the tape comes on. Coming in at 6-foot-6 and 238 pounds, he looks the part of an NFL offensive lineman with the length to match. LSU showcased a lot of zone read and inside zone run concepts while Jayden Daniels was quarterbacking the team, but Frazier is a better power run fit with his explosive and powerful downhill Frazier plays with the right mentality and physicality, which is helped in the phone booth at guard. He's a guard-only prospect with many tools to succeed at the next level in a power-run scheme offense. This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Miles Frazier: What pre-draft scouting reports said of Lions rookie OL
USA Today
28-04-2025
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- USA Today
Analyzing the Lions OG room after trading up for Tate Ratledge and Miles Frazier
Analyzing the Lions OG room after trading up for Tate Ratledge and Miles Frazier Analyzing the Lions OG room after trading up for Tate Ratledge and Miles Frazier along with any medical concerns Based on my pre-draft positional need rankings, I expected that the Lions would take an offensive guard within the first three rounds. That happened when the Lions traded up to take Tate Ratledge in the 2nd. What may have been a mild surprise is that the Lions traded up again to take another OG, Miles Frazier, in the 5th round. Why does drafting 2 OG's raise the concerns for the existing group? I had pre-draft moderate medical concerns for the existing interior offensive line (recap below). The Lions certainly know much more than is known publicly, so their doubling up on OG's in the draft could signal a significant concern. Not only did the team draft two OG's, they traded up to do so which suggests they felt an urgent need to fortify that position. On the other hand, why is drafting 2 OG's not necessarily a reflection of the existing group? In the 5th round, the Lions are not expecting to get an instant starter. Getting a solid, long-term backup in that round would be a perfectly fine outcome. It's quite possible that Frazier simply stood out as the best player available despite bigger needs along the defensive line. Also, when you look at Frazier's playing history, he has positional versatility with extended experience at offensive tackle. With the existing OT group, there is a need for young backups and a potential long-range starter. The current backup is Dan Skipper who is 30 years old. Maybe 2nd-year Giovanni Manu can fill that role but he has yet to see the field. If you add Frazier into the OT mix, the pick makes a lot of sense. Rundown of the key members of the interior offensive line: (Age at start of the 2025 season.) Miles Frazier (23) - 5th round pick Frazier played 13 games in each of his last three college seasons displaying excellent reliability. I have not found any significant medical concerns which would make him the healthiest and youngest member of the entire group. Tate Ratledge (24) - 2nd round pick The Lions traded up three spots to make sure they got Ratledge suggesting he was a high-priority, positional-need target. While he finished his college career healthy, he is not medically clean as he has a notable surgical history. In 2021, he had Lisfranc surgery and missed the rest of the season. In 2024, he had tightrope surgery for a left high ankle sprain and missed seven weeks. Neither of these issues are active concerns, and he is expected to be healthy entering his rookie season. But down the road, there is a chance of injury-related arthritic issues which is head-started by his older rookie age. Graham Glasgow (33) Glasgow was listed with a knee twice last season and missed one game for it. The public injury reports are just the tip of a player's injury iceberg making it possible that the knee was bothering him for much of the year. There are no details of this knee injury, but there is concern if it is a chronic issue that persists into the 2025 season. His age of 33 is becoming a concern as well. Offensive linemen can play longer than some other positions but age is still a factor. Christian Mahogany (24) Mahogany missed training camp and half the season due to mono but that is of no concern going forward. What raises eyebrows is that he was wearing a right knee brace all last season with a history of a 2022 right ACL. The ACL shouldn't be a concern at this point, but it makes you wonder if there was associated knee damage with the ACL injury. Frank Ragnow (29) Ragnow has battled through injuries to many body parts over the years including a left pec strain and back issue in 2024, and a left knee meniscus, left MCL, left high ankle, and calf in 2023. The main ongoing concern may be his toe injury that is suspected to have started or exacerbated in 2021. Outlook The Lions had a need for an OG entering the draft and aggressively addressed it in both the 2nd and 5th rounds. Doubling up with Frazier was valuable as he instantly becomes the youngest, healthiest member of the group. Maybe the biggest part of the team's identity is a strong offensive line thus adding two young players should insure that strength continues.
USA Today
27-04-2025
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- USA Today
Lions 5th round pick Miles Frazier talks up his positional versatility on the OL
Lions 5th round pick Miles Frazier talks up his positional versatility on the OL Frazier started games at 4 different OL spots in college, and that versatility is a key reason why the Lions drafted him from LSU in the fifth round Lions fifth-round draft pick Miles Frazier was LSU's starting right guard for the last two seasons, part of a "Bomb Squad" Tigers line that saw four starts drafted this weekend. But Frazier hasn't always been a right guard, and his positional versatility is what helped attract the Lions draft interest in the fifth round. Frazier began his college career as the starting left tackle at Florida International. He was good enough to earn Freshman All-American honors, which helped him climb the college football ladder to LSU. That first season (2022) in Baton Rouge, Frazier primarily played left guard. "I played guard mainly at LSU, but I've also played tackle, I've started – although I didn't play that too much until the bowl game, and after that was the Senior Bowl where I was going from tight tackle to right guard and back and forth," Frazier said in his introductory press briefing. "I just think the versatility speaks for itself when you watch my tape. If anything happens, at any moment, I'm able to jump to left side, left guard, right guard, right tackle, left tackle." Frazier believes he can also adapt to playing center, even though it's the one position he's not played in a game before. "The only position I haven't played is center, but I'm open to that too. But I would just say – and also, not a lot of people know, but I was the backup – I was the starting right guard, but the backup tackle or both sides, so my coaches put a lot of trust in me to have that versatility at the highest level, and I feel like I can definitely do it.' A trial at center is something the Lions already have in the plans for Frazier and second-rounder Tate Ratledge, who has played the same right guard spot throughout his Georgia career. Lions GM Brad Holmes noted in his press conference that OL coach and run game coordinator Hank Fraley is ready to work with all the linemen on enhancing their versatility. "(Fraley) is going to cross-train all of those guys, so if they've only been at guard, he's going to put a ball between their legs and see if they can snap," Holmes said Saturday. That's where Frazier's background helps him stand out in a group of four players (Ratledge, Frazier, Christian Mahogany, Graham Glasgow) who are all at their best at the same right guard position. More: Lions draft creates a potential logjam at right guard
USA Today
26-04-2025
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- USA Today
Lions trade up in 5th round, select LSU OG Miles Frazier
Lions trade up in 5th round, select LSU OG Miles Frazier The Detroit Lions sat out nearly all of the first two rounds of Day 3, but the team did move up a little to make its first selection. The Lions traded up to the No. 171 pick in the fifth round to draft LSU guard Miles Frazier. Trade details The Lions trade No. 182 and No. 228 to the Patriots for No. 171 overall. Frazier was a four-year college starter, beginning his career at Florida International before spending his final three seasons at LSU. He primarily played right guard but does have some starting experience at both tackle spots and left guard. He played both guard and tackle during Senior Bowl week. He joins second-round pick Tate Ratledge as SEC right guards in this Lions draft class.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Experienced OL named potential Day 3 NFL draft target for Indianapolis Colts
LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier was named a potential Day 3 NFL draft fit for the Indianapolis Colts by Pro Football Network. "The Colts lost two strong interior offensive line starters to free agency, in Ryan Kelly and Will Fries. 2024 draftees Tanor Bortolini and Matt Goncalves appear ready for more responsibility, but the unit's depth took a hit," wrote PFN. "Miles Frazier is a four-year starter, three in the SEC. He excels in pass protection but is less impressive as a run blocker. Still, he offers durability and positional versatility." Advertisement Frazier measured in at 6-055 and weighed 317 pounds during the pre-draft process. He posted an elite Relative Athletic Score (RAS) of 9.33, which included a 5.24-second 40. Frazier is going to be one of the more experienced players you'll see, having played just under 3,300 career snaps over five collegiate seasons, the final three of which came at LSU. Most of Frazier's snaps have come at right guard, but he also played 594 snaps at left guard and 782 at left tackle as well, according to PFF. While PFF's grading system is not the be-all-end-all by any means, for what it's worth, Frazier has steadily graded out better in pass protection than in the running game. Advertisement Over the last two seasons, he's been credited with giving up only one sack and just 19 combined pressures over 1,053 pass-blocking snaps. During that two-year span, Frazier was 41st among all guards in pass-blocking efficiency in 2024 and ninth in that category in 2023. In run-blocking grade, however, he ranked 138th this past year. "Frazier has things to clean up but carries pro measurables and a play demeanor that gives him a shot to become a starter," wrote Lance Zierlein. At a minimum, the Colts have to bolster the depth of the interior offensive line after losing Ryan Kelly and Will Fries in free agency. But beyond that, the prudent move would be to bring in competition for the starting right guard role. Advertisement Perhaps Matt Goncalves can slide over from tackle to guard to fill that role, but assuming that will be a smooth transition comes with obvious risks. While the focus is on the quarterback position for the Colts, success for the offense starts with steady play up front. Given where Frazier is potentially taken in the draft, he may end up providing depth initially before being relied upon to compete for starting snaps right away. This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: 2025 NFL draft: LSU OL Miles Frazier named Day 3 target for Colts
