NFL Network’s Peter Schrager Projects Zach Frazier to Go in First Round

Frazier climbing up the board?

There’s a lot of debate in regards to who is the top center prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft. Is it Jackson Powers-Johnson out of Oregon? Or is it West Virginia’s Zach Frazier? 

Both players have a chance to go in the first round and will almost certainly be gone by the early portion of the second.

According to NFL Network’s Peter Schrager, Frazier is the top center and projects him to go in the first round (29th overall) to the Detroit Lions.

“Frazier is a former state wrestling champion who's nasty, versatile and hungry. This is a Brad Holmes/Dan Campbell prospect if there ever was one, with the West Virginia product oozing bulldog characteristics. If we learned anything from the Jahmyr Gibbs and Jack Campbell picks last year, it's that the Lions draft guys they like, as opposed to dwelling on needs and perceived positional value.”

The former Mountaineer won over a lot of people with his gutsy performance at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis back in February, just a few months after breaking his leg. He showed out once again at the Big 12 Pro Day last month which has directly resulted in his name shooting up draft boards.

The 2024 NFL Draft will begin next Thursday, April 25th.