2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Zach Frazier, OL, Oklahoma Baptist University

- Name: Zach Frazier
- Position: OL
- College: Oklahoma Baptist University
- Height: 6’6″
- Weight: 325 lbs
- Twitter: @zachFrazier5
- Instagram: @zachfrazier60
What made you decide you wanted to be a football player?
I think it was the team aspect of football that drew me in. I think that being a team with a common goal was one reason why I play football.
What are your favorite moments from your football life?
Probably the ones you wouldn’t think of like locker rooms after wins and bus rides with your teammates are the moments I remember the most.
What sets you apart from other offensive linemen?
I think for me it’s just about our units success more than my success I would always take a bad game by me in a win then a good game in a loss.
What type of energy do you bring onto the football field?
I think if you ask any of my teammates I bring a high octane energy to games and I have a high energy motor required for a game.
If you could hang out with any football player past or present for a day who and why?
Joe Thomas, just because I think his overall mindset and success on the field to pick his brain would be awesome.
How do you prepare for games?
Obviously alot of film study with yourself and teammates and coaches to focus on what the defense will throw at you and keeping your body healthy.
What should we know about Zach Frazier the person?
I think Zach Frazier the person just wants to see people around him be successful and if people around him are then I will be successful.
What is your favorite offensive scheme and why?
I love the spread offense and I think because for an offensive linemen you get a one on one responsibility and if I can control my one on one I can decide how I do my block.
How do you handle challenges both in life and on the football field?
I think for me it’s all about controlling what you can control like if it was my block I can control it I can control it but of its something out of my control I can’t.
What would a team get in a player like you?
I think they are going to get a dedicated leader , someone willing to do the work but bring everyone he can with him.
What are you looking forward to in your upcoming season?
The chance to prove people wrong we lost alot of unbelievable talent and I want to show we have a chance to be just as good.
If there was a billboard with 5 of your traits on it which 5 traits would be up there?
Loyal, leader, trustworthy, determined and unafraid.
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