2024-04-27 00:57:03
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former West Virginia offensive lineman Zach Frazier was selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Frazier is No. 1 overall on Friday. 51 during Day 2 of the draft.
Who is Zach Frazier?
Frazier has started 24 games over the past two years for the Mountaineers. He ended his career on a high note after being named an Associated Press third-team All-American in 2023.
Frazier, who participated in the NFL Combine and Senior Bowl, played in 47 career games during his time in Morgantown, including 46 total starts. He has tallied 37 starts at center, the position NFL experts predict he will play.
CBS Sports ranked Frazier the No. 43 overall prospect, saying he will end up as a “high-level starter.” At the combine, Frazier measured in at 6-foot-3, 313 pounds.
“Zach Frazier is a classic, do-everything center with the ideal squatty frame to stand up and under interior DLs,” CBS Sports said.
“Being an older prospect, he may not have huge upside, but this is a Day 1 starter who will be a quality pro at center,” CBS Sports added.
Frazier was a four-time state champion wrestler in high school. The Fairmont, West Virginia native lost two matches during his high school wrestling career.
Fairmont is less than 100 miles from Pittsburgh.
Draft experts rate Steelers’ pick of Zach Frazier
The selection of Frazier received high praise from the draft community.
Yahoo Sports gave the pick an A, saying the team is continuing its “big youth movement up front.”
Bleacher Report gave the Frazier pick an A+ because Pittsburgh “hit two home runs in the first two rounds.”
USA Today also loved the selection, giving the selection an A-.
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