 Frazier with thePittsburgh Steelers in 2025 | |||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | (2001-08-29)August 29, 2001 (age 24) Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Fairmont Senior | ||||||
| College | West Virginia (2020–2023) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 2nd round, 51st overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||
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Zach Frazier (born August 29, 2001) is an American professionalfootballcenter for thePittsburgh Steelers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theWest Virginia Mountaineers.
Frazier was born inFairmont, West Virginia.[1] He is related to several state champion wrestlers through his mother's side of the family while his father played football for theFairmont State Fighting Falcons.[2] In addition to playing sports, Frazier excelled academically: he declared on his first day ofkindergarten that he would win an award for having perfect grades throughoutelementary school, accomplished that goal, and had a 4.5grade-point average (GPA) with one semester left in high school.[2]
Frazier attendedFairmont Senior High School where he played football and was a wrestler; in football, he played two-ways and was thrice selected first-team All-Class AA while in wrestling, he won four consecutive heavyweight state championships.[3] He was named the 2019–20Times West Virginian wrestler of the year after being the first in school history to win four wrestling championships and finished his high school career with a 159–2 record, the highest winning percentage inMarion County history.[4] He helped his school's football team reach the class championship three times in four years, winning it once it 2018.[5] He had 54 starts in his football career which set a team record, and was named as asenior the Stydahar Award winner as the bestlineman in the state.[6] He committed to playcollege football for theWest Virginia Mountaineers, being ranked the second-best recruit in the state.[2][7]
After an injury to Chase Behrndt, Frazier became West Virginia's starter atcenter in the first game of his truefreshman season in 2020, being the first person to do so at the school in over 40 years.[8] He then shifted toguard when Behrndt returned and ultimately started all 10 games in the 2020 season.[8] He did not allow asack in nine games and was named first-teamFreshman All-American as well as honorable mentionAll-Big 12.[9][10] Off the field, he was named to the Big 12 Academic All-Rookie team.[10]
Frazier became West Virginia's starting center in 2021 and started every game at the position, appearing on every offensive snap in the season.[11] He was the team leader with 60 knockdown blocks and allowed just two sacks while being graded at 90% or higher in all but two games.[11] He was second-team All-Big 12, second-team All-American and first-team Academic All-Big 12.[10][12][13] He was also their nominee for Big 12 Athlete of the Year.[14] In 2022, Frazier started all 12 games, allowed only one sack, and was chosen first-team all-conference as he helped the team average 171.5 rushing yards per game while being their leader with 51 knockdown blocks.[15][16] He also repeated as a first-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.[14]
Frazier entered the 2023 season as a preseason first-team All-American and member of theLombardi Award watch list.[17] Midseason, he was selected as one of 16 finalists for theWilliam V. Campbell Trophy.[18][19]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) | 313 lb (142 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 10+7⁄8 in (0.28 m) | 5.26 s | 1.81 s | 3.00 s | 4.69 s | 7.85 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) | 30 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[20][21] | ||||||||||||
Frazier was selected in the second round with the 51st overall pick in the2024 NFL draft by thePittsburgh Steelers.[22] Frazier signed his four-year rookie contract with the Steelers on June 10.[23]
Originally, Frazier was named the backup toNate Herbig at the center position. However, Herbig would be injured during the preseason and be placed on the injured reserve list, ending his season prematurely and thrusting Frazier into the Week 1 starting position.[24] He made his professional debut in Week 1's Steelers win over theAtlanta Falcons.[25] He would subsequently start the first six games of the season. As a rookie center, Frazier called multiple plays through his first six starts. During Week 6's 32–13 win over theLas Vegas Raiders, Frazier was relieved byRyan McCollum when a Raiders defender fell on Frazier's ankle during a block. Frazier did not suffer any major injury, but was ruled out ahead of Week 7's 37–15 victory over theNew York Jets and was considered "week-to-week" on the Steelers' injury report until after their Week 9 bye.[26] He would return to the field on November 10 during a narrow 28–27 Steelers win over theWashington Commanders.[27]
OnNew Year's Eve, Frazier was voted the team's offensive rookie of the year, making him just the second center in franchise history to do so withMaurkice Pouncey being the first in 2010.[28][29] Frazier finished the regular season appearing in 15 games, playing 975 offensive snaps, only allowed one sack and committed just five penalties as the team ended the season with a record of 10–7 to give Frazier his first playoff berth.[30] He appeared in the team's 28–14 loss to theBaltimore Ravens in the AFC Wild Card playoff round.
Frazier was selected to thePro Football Writers Association (PFWA) NFL All-Rookie Team on January 21, 2025. This made Frazier the second consecutive Steeler to appear on the list afterJoey Porter Jr. the season prior.[31] In addition to this, Frazier was the recipient of theJoe Greene Great Performance Award.[32]
During his sophomore training camp, Frazier began taking first team reps. He struggled in his initial practices with quarterbackAaron Rodgers. Frazier told Pittsburgh media that he will “fix it” as it was something he “normally” didn't struggle with.[33] Ultimately, Frazier was named the Steelers starting center for a second consecutive season when the team's first depth chart was released on September 2.[34] He made his first start of the year in Week 1's matchup with theNew York Jets, which the Steelers won 34–32. He was named one of the best centers in the league for his performance in Week 1 by PFF, placing in third behindTyler Linderbaum andCreed Humphrey.[35][36]
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Offense | |||||||
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| GP | GS | Snaps | Holding | False Start | Illegal Shift | |||||
| 2024 | PIT | 11 | 11 | 737 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career | 11 | 11 | 737 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
