Joshua Frazier
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| Position: | Nose tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 6, 1995 Rogers, Arkansas |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 307 lb (139 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Har-Ber (Springdale, Arkansas) |
| College: | Alabama |
| NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 246 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Joshua Frazier (born November 6, 1995) is a former American football nose tackle. He played college football at Alabama. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
College career[]
On November 22, 2014, Frazier recorded a sack with his first-career tackle against Western Carolina.[1] He recorded his second-career sack two years later against Washington on December 31, 2016.[2] On October 7, 2017, he forced his first-career fumble against Texas A&M.[3] Frazier played as a top backup in 2017 and recorded 15 tackles, 2.5 for loss, three pass break-ups and a forced fumble.
Professional career[]
Pittsburgh Steelers[]
The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Frazier in the seventh round (246th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[4] On May 10, he signed his rookie contract.[5] He was waived by the Steelers on September 1, 2018.[6]
Detroit Lions[]
On December 12, 2018, Frazier was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[7]
Birmingham Iron[]
On January 9, 2019, Frazier was signed by the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on February 19. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[9]
Retirement[]
Frazier tweeted his retirement from football in May 2019.[10]
References[]
- ^ Casagrande, Michael (November 23, 2014). "Alabama film review: Breaking down each young reserve as Tide offered peek at future". AL.com.
- ^ Wolken, Dan (December 31, 2016). "Washington humbled by 'as good as advertised' Alabama". USAToday.com.
- ^ McNair, Kirk (October 7, 2017). "Alabama got the win, but Texas A&M made it tough". BamaOnLine.
- ^ Hartman, Jeff (April 28, 2018). "2018 NFL Draft Results: Pittsburgh Steelers select DT Joshua Frazier with seventh round pick". Behind the Steel Curtain.
- ^ Bryan, Dave (May 10, 2018). "Steelers Sign 2018 Draft Picks, S Marcus Allen & DT Joshua Frazier". SteelersDepot.com.
- ^ "Steelers reduce roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Lions add 3 players to practice squad, including Alabama NT Frazier". Lions Wire. USA Today. December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Birmingham Iron Daily Report". Our Sports Central. January 10, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ^ Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Joshua Frazier announces he's 'done with football'". AL.com. May 2, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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- Players of American football from Arkansas
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