The Detroit Lions opened Day 3 of the NFL Draft by trading up from the sixth round into the fifth to select LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier. Detroit gave New England picks 182 and 228 to move up to pick 171 in the fifth round.
Frazier was a three-year starter at LSU, primarily at right guard, but he did take some snaps at right tackle and left guard too. He was the backup at both right tackle and left tackle, he told local reporters via Zoom after the selection.
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Offensive lineman Miles Frazier (70) celebrates after a touchdown against Florida during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle)
LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier runs through drills during the school's NFL football pro day in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
American team offensive lineman Miles Frazier of LSU (70) runs through drills during practice for the Senior Bowl NCAA college football game, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier (70) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. LSU won 32-31 in overtime. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier lifts weights at the NFL football scouting combine Monday, March 3, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier participates in a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier (70) steps up to the line of scrimmage against Alabama during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
American team offensive lineman Miles Frazier of LSU (70) runs through drills during practice for the Senior Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
LSU offensive lineman Garrett Dellinger (72) and LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier (70) run through drills during the school's NFL football pro day in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Frazier is coming into a situation with the Lions where he already knows the expectations and high standards that will be expected of him in one of the best offensive line rooms in the league with three Pro Bowl or All-Pro starters. Frazier was a college teammate and friend of current Lions defensive tackle Mehki Wingo, who the Lions selected in last year's draft.
"I know a lot about the Lions because my former defensive tackle at LSU Mehki Wingo would talk about that O-line, specifically how dominant they are in practice and in the games and how they are one of the best in the league," Frazier said. "I just want to be a part of something greater and I'm ready to compete, honestly."
Frazier didn't allow a single sack last season for the Tigers in 13 starts. In fact, he allowed only four sacks in three seasons as part of LSU's 'bomb squad' offensive line unit.
He's also proved to be extremely dependable during his college career, playing in every game the last four seasons – three years at LSU and one at Florida International— which was over 3,200 snaps total. He made 51 starts total in college.
Frazier is the second interior offensive lineman the Lions have taken so far in this draft after selecting Georgia's Tate Ratledge in the second round Friday night.
"At the end of the day competition breeds success," Frazier said. "I just want to go and be around the best so I can be the best."
