Camden’s Miles Frazier, a top offensive lineman at the Senior Bowl, is garnering interest from the Eagles

MOBILE, Ala. — Miles Frazier is towering when you meet him up close. The 6-foot-5, 324-pound Camden native, according to Senior Bowl measurements, didn’t have much buzz before competing at practice this week. But it took less than one session to see that Frazier not only belonged, but that he was one of the premier offensive linemen in the showcase.

Frazier’s football journey started with his older brother, Michael. Miles Frazier recalls watching Michael excel in Little League football in South Jersey. Michael went on to play tight end for North Carolina A&T, North Carolina, and LSU, and Michael’s final season of college football coincided with Frazier’s first with LSU.

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“I saw how happy [football] made him, and I just wanted to follow him in his footsteps,” Frazier said.

His brother is now a coach for Winslow Township’s high school and middle school basketball teams, but Frazier is on his own path, chasing an NFL dream. Once a high school tight end at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, Frazier moved to right tackle as a junior, earned his first offer from Albany, and became a three-star recruit and one of the top players in New Jersey in the class of 2020.

Frazier played his first two seasons at Florida International, starting 10 of 11 games at left tackle as a redshirt freshman in 2021. He called FIU “my roots” but wanted an opportunity to compete against Power Four competition, so he departed for LSU in 2022. He credits his growth and development into an NFL-caliber prospect to his offensive line coach Brad Davis, who coached him the last three seasons.

“He’s a really good technician in terms of he wants you to get everything right on the practice field,” Frazier said. “He’s very hard on you in the meetings and the practice field, so that when you get to the game, there’s no room for error. Because, at the end of the day, [during] the game, the whole state of Louisiana is counting on you to make this play.”

At LSU, Frazier’s starts came at right guard (28 games), left guard (nine), and right tackle (two), in addition to his experience at left tackle. Frazier’s versatility was a big selling point for him at the Senior Bowl. He said scouts came up to him after Wednesday’s practice and said, “I didn’t know you had that in you.”

Over the three practice sessions, Frazier was one of the few to provide consistency among the offensive linemen. He won one-on-one reps against Notre Dame’s RJ Oben, Texas’ Barryn Sorrell, and Mississippi’s Princely Umanmielen at tackle, then had quality reps at guard against projected early-round defensive linemen Walter Nolen (Ole Miss) and Deone Walker (Kentucky). He also thrived in 11-on-11 sessions and showed his athleticism to cut off defensive linemen on outside-zone concepts.

Frazier was voted the American team’s top offensive lineman, as decided by opposing defensive linemen and linebackers he competed against this week.

“I’m getting more comfortable with each rep at the Senior Bowl at tackle and guard,” Frazier said. “So whether I play right tackle, right guard, left tackle, left guard [in the NFL], I’m down to play wherever.”

Growing up in close proximity to Philadelphia means “the Eagles are the home team,” Frazier said. As his draft process continues, his mother, an Eagles fan, has peppered her son with “did you talk to the Eagles?” questions whenever he has interviews with NFL teams.

Fortunately for her, the 23-year-old said he did indeed meet with the Eagles twice at the Senior Bowl. While every NFL team meets with every Senior Bowl participant, Frazier said the sessions with the Eagles went beyond introductions.

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“They asked me different questions in terms of seeing where my head is at, getting to know me, getting to see if playing at home would potentially be a distraction, like Philly and Camden are right across the bridge [from each other],” Frazier said. “They were just asking really intelligent questions, actually. But the interview went well, and I do like the people on their staff.”

Frazier added that potentially playing for Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland “would be a blessing” and praised the way the Eagles O-line executes the Tush Push with their “wedge technique.”

Frazier seems to fit the mold the Eagles look for in having players who can be deployed at multiple positions, and his experience at guard and tackle could make him a candidate to be an heir to right tackle Lane Johnson when he retires or a depth player in the interior.

Beyond the football field, Frazier wants to give back to the Camden and Philly communities. Though he wants to have a long NFL career, he’s also looking to put his sports administration degree to use, with plans to coach in his hometown when he hangs up his cleats.

“I want to be a Division I football coach or NFL position coach, just to inspire kids from my area to just achieve their dreams,” Frazier said. “Because every coach I’ve had, from FIU to LSU to even my coaches at Woodrow Wilson in New Jersey, have inspired me to be more like them, and they gave back to me. So I’m trying to give back to the youth in the South Jersey, Philly, and Camden areas.”

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