{"id":43478,"date":"2025-05-12T05:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T05:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/43478\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T05:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T05:48:07","slug":"what-pre-draft-scouting-reports-said-of-lions-rookie-ol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/43478\/","title":{"rendered":"What pre-draft scouting reports said of Lions rookie OL"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Lions<\/a> traded up to select LSU guard Miles Frazier in the 5th round of this year’s draft.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at a handful of key points from scouting reports from national media outlets:<\/p>\n

Prospect Grade: 6.18 (out of 8)League Projection: Good Backup with Potential to Develop into StarterNFL 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\u2019s 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: 64.12024 Pass Block Grade: 88.02024 Overall Grade: 70.3Analysis 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: 7.2Overall Draft Rank: 90Position Rank: IOL 10Pro Comparison: Billy TurnerAnalysis 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 strength…Overall, 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 SelectionAnalysis 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 mentality…Overall, Frazier plays with the right mentality and physicality, which is helped in the phone booth at guard. He\u2019s a guard-only prospect with many tools to succeed at the next level in a power-run scheme offense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Detroit Lions traded up to select LSU guard Miles Frazier in the 5th round of this year’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43479,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[247,265,318,339,146,113,7,147,981,1983,248,267,88,6,15,245,537,530,818,817,829,9,266,376,819,790,776],"class_list":{"0":"post-43478","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-american","9":"tag-american-football","10":"tag-college","11":"tag-college-sports","12":"tag-detroit","13":"tag-detroit-lions","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-lions","16":"tag-louisiana","17":"tag-louisiana-state-tigers-football","18":"tag-national","19":"tag-national-sports","20":"tag-news","21":"tag-nfl","22":"tag-nfl-draft","23":"tag-overall","24":"tag-overall-positive","25":"tag-positive","26":"tag-scores","27":"tag-sport","28":"tag-sport-scores-u0026-statistics","29":"tag-sports","30":"tag-sports-news","31":"tag-state","32":"tag-statistics","33":"tag-tigers","34":"tag-u0026"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114493292784409521","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}