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Chiefs scouting report: LSU Tigers G Miles Frazier

The Kansas City #Chiefs could target LSU #Tigers starter Miles Frazier to add depth to their offensive line in the 2025 NFL draft.

Star Kansas City Chiefs right guard Trey Smith becomes an unrestricted free agent after the 2024 season. Spotrac puts Smith’s calculated market value at $17.9 million per season, which would rank eighth among annual salaries for guards. That’s a hefty price tag Kansas City might bypass in favor of adding new talent through the draft.

LSU guard Miles Frazier primarily plays right guard for the Tigers but started at left guard and left tackle in past seasons. If he stays healthy, he’ll enter the NFL with more than 3,000 offensive snaps in college, making him one of the most experienced prospects in the class.

Frazier’s frame sticks out on tape. His thick, powerful build makes him a brick wall in pass protection. Even when defenders get into his frame, they struggle to bull rush and break his anchor. Frazier needs to clean up his hand usage, but he deploys a sudden clamp that defenders struggle to escape.

Frazier explodes out of his stance and uses his vision to diagnose stunts and blitzes quickly. He plays through the whistle and looks for ways to support his teammates.

Frazier is a fourth or fifth-round-caliber prospect who primarily offers value in pass protection. His size and leg drive help him create some big plays in the run game, but he creates limited vertical displacement for running backs. Frazier needs to play to his size and show better balance as a run blocker.

The Tigers travel to College Station to face Texas A&M at 6:30 p.m. CST on October 26. LSU (3-0) and Texas A&M (4-0) are the only SEC teams without a loss to a conference opponent. The Aggies feature several NFL prospects along their defensive line, including defensive tackle Shemar Turner.

LSU’s Chris Hilton Jr. remains questionable, Miles Frazier cleared vs. USC

Chris Hilton Jr.’s status remains unclear for Sunday’s game, though Brian Kelly said the staff is optimistic that he will play.

As LSU prepares to begin the 2024 season in Las Vegas against USC on Sunday night, it’s dealing with a couple of injuries to starters.

During his initial injury report on Monday, coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] listed receiver [autotag]Chris Hilton Jr.[/autotag] as questionable with a bone bruise while guard [autotag]Miles Frazier[/autotag] was listed as probable.

When Kelly updated the injury report on Thursday, he provided positive updates on both. Frazier is “good to go” for Sunday’s game, and while Hilton continues to go through the process, there’s optimism he will also be available.

“Chris is still in progression and we’re hopeful that we get him ready to play. But he’s making good progress,” Kelly said.

Hilton is expected to start for the Tigers this season in what will be his fourth year with the team. He has battled injuries earlier in his career but his coming off a career-best season despite being buried on the depth chart.

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LSU WR Chris Hilton Jr. questionable for season-opener vs. USC with bone bruise

Chris Hilton Jr. is dealing with a bone bruise while guard Miles Frazier was listed as probable in Monday’s injury report from Brian Kelly.

LSU is preparing to travel to Las Vegas to begin the 2024 season against USC on Sunday, and it could be without one of its starting receivers in that game.

Coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] updated the injury report heading into the week on Monday and said that [autotag]Chris Hilton Jr.[/autotag] is questionable for Sunday’s season-opener after suffering a bone bruise.

“He has a bone bruise, he is working through that process but today he’ll be listed in that category,” Kelly said.

Hilton has dealt with injuries and being buried on the depth chart through his first three seasons, but he’s coming off a career-best 225-yard, two-touchdown campaign in which he appeared in 11 games with two starts.

Kelly said Hilton was listed as questionable because the training staff hadn’t seen him get the opportunity to “move around.”

If he’s unable to play, redshirt freshman [autotag]Kyle Parker[/autotag] would get the starting nod. Parker appeared in four games as a true freshman last fall but was not targeted.

Kelly also listed starting right guard [autotag]Miles Frazier[/autotag] on the injury report as probable. The former FIU transfer enters his third year as a starter at LSU, and if he isn’t able to suit up, the Tigers will turn to one of their redshirt freshman depth pieces in [autotag]Tyree Adams[/autotag] or [autotag]Paul Mubenga[/autotag].

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LSU has the No. 1 offensive line in the country per On3

Will Campbell and Emery Jones are the cornerstones of an offensive line group that strikes fear in the eyes of opposing defensive coordinators.

It is a widely known fact that the LSU Tigers have the two best offensive tackles in the NCAA this year. [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag] and [autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag] are the cornerstones of an offensive line group that strikes fear in the eyes of opposing defensive coordinators.

Garrett Nussmeier sleeps a lot better at night knowing that his blindside is safe every time he drops back to throw. Hopefully, the running game will make a huge improvement from 2023 to 2024 as well.

Recently, On3 ranked the top 10 offensive line units as we get ready to head into the 2024 season. They have LSU as the No. 1 team and here is their analysis of why.

The Tigers have a pair of potential 2025 Top 10 picks at offensive tackle this fall, as Will Campbell and Emery Jones enter their junior seasons with two years of starting experience.

Campbell is in contention for the No. 1 overall pick next April, while Jones graded out as the fourth-best tackle in the SEC in 2023, per PFF. LSU also returns both starting guards in Miles Frazier and Garrett Dellinger. The Tigers are breaking in a new starting center (DJ Chester), but if there’s one concern with the unit, it’s that the depth was sapped a bit by the portal departures of Lance Heard and Marlon Martinez.

Even with the losses of Heard and Martinez to the portal, this offensive line has the chance to be one of the best in program history.

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Pair of LSU offensive lineman plan to return in 2024

The Tigers will be bringing four of five starting offensive linemen back in 2024.

LSU is set to return four of its five starters along the offensive line.

Both starting guards [autotag]Garrett Dellinger[/autotag] and [autotag]Miles Frazier[/autotag] plan to return to Baton Rouge in 2024 despite being draft-eligible, they reportedly told On3’s Shea Dixon. With tackles [autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag] and [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag] not being draft-eligible, center [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag] is the only starter who won’t be back next season.

The pair has seen a lot of action in the last few seasons. Dellinger has started 23 of 34 games he’s appeared in over the last three seasons, including all 13 this past fall. Frazier, meanwhile, is a transfer from Florida International and has started all but one of the 26 games he’s appeared in since joining the Tigers in 2022.

LSU has seen some losses along the offensive line as [autotag]Lance Heard[/autotag] entered the portal and [autotag]Mason Lunsford[/autotag] retired, but it brings back a lot of starting experience and a promising young center in [autotag]DJ Chester[/autotag], who will likely replace Turner.

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Report: Will Campbell back at practice, Miles Frazier now missing time with illness

LSU could be dealing with some availability issues on the offensive line heading into the ReliaQuest Bowl.

LSU got some slightly concerning news on Friday as starting left tackle [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag] missed practice while he battled the flu.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] said Campbell was still expected to suit up in Monday’s ReliaQuest Bowl, and Saturday’s practice session provided an encouraging update as Campbell was back in action, according to The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander.

It wasn’t all good news along LSU’s offensive line, however, as right guard [autotag]Miles Frazier[/autotag] missed Saturday’s practice as he is now dealing with an illness. In his place, Lunsford saw starting reps.

Frazier is a transfer from Florida International who has started 24 of the 25 games he’s appeared in since arriving at LSU in 2022.

If Frazier isn’t able to go, it would open the door for Lunsford to make his first start of the season. A graduate transfer addition this offseason from Maryland with multiple years of starting experience, he’s been relegated to a reserve role this fall and has appeared in just five games with no starts.

True freshman offensive tackle [autotag]Lance Heard[/autotag] would likely have made the start at right tackle with [autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag] shifting inside, but Heard did not make the trip to Tampa as he contemplates his future at LSU, [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] said.

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Brian Kelly says Lance Heard will continue to rotate in on the offensive line

LSU will continue to rotate Lance Heard in as it begins SEC play.

LSU tried out some different things with its offensive line last weekend.

Five-star freshman [autotag]Lance Heard[/autotag] got plenty of time with the starters at right tackle. [autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag] would bump over to guard with [autotag]Miles Frazier[/autotag] getting a breather.

Kelly said LSU will continue to use Heard, sticking with a similar rotation to the one it used against Grambling.

We know this staff isn’t afraid to play freshmen on the offensive line after [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag] and [autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag] took over the tackle spots last year. Heard’s talent generated buzz throughout fall camp and we’re seeing it earn him playing time now.

The offensive line struggled in spots against Florida State. Saturday’s game with Mississippi State will be LSU’s first real test to see if this group improved over the last couple of weeks.

The Mississippi State game is where LSU made a statement last year after a 1-1 start. LSU finds itself in the same spot again as it looks to notch its first FBS win of the year.

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Could Lance Heard be LSU’s starting right tackle?

Lance Heard could be LSU’s starting right tackle come kickoff.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] isn’t afraid to throw a freshman into the fire on the offensive line.

Last year, from week three on, LSU was anchored by two freshman tackles up front with [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag] and [autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag].

We could see another freshman take over a starting role this year. According to reports from the scrimmage on Saturday, five-star [autotag]Lance Heard[/autotag] took some snaps with the first-team at right tackle.

In this package, Jones bumped over to guard with [autotag]Miles Frazier[/autotag] heading to the sideline.

Kelly and staff have been fans of Heard since arrived on campus. In the recruiting process, Kelly said Heard insisted on playing left tackle, even though Campbell will man that spot for a couple of years.

It’ll be a couple of years before Heard takes over the left tackle roll, but that comment was an insight into his confidence.

Earlier in camp, [autotag]Sai’Vion Jones[/autotag] said Heard was impressive against some of LSU’s best defenders. By all accounts, it sounds like Heard has more than earned his spot in this competition.

If Heard is ready to go, it offers a major boost to LSU’s depth up-front.

It allows Jones to be a swiss army knife for LSU’s offensive line. The Tigers might not be flush with options on the two-deep, but with Jones, Frazier, and [autotag]Garrett Dellinger[/autotag], LSU has three versatile linemen who can play almost anywhere.

There’s a natural trade-off if LSU rolls with Heard at right tackle. With an entire year under his belt, Jones has the experience that Heard doesn’t. That could be important with LSU gearing up to face one of the best pass rushers in the country Week 1.

With kickoff in two weeks, I wouldn’t bet on Heard getting the start, but it looks like he’ll be getting some playing time right away.

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2023 LSU Tigers Snapshot Profile: No. 70 Miles Frazier

Miles Frazier started 14 games last fall at offensive guard.

Going into the 2023 football season, LSU Wire will be looking at each player listed on the Tigers’ roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Brian Kelly this season.

Miles Frazier came in from Florida International after a phenomenal season at left tackle in 2021, but he slid inside to an offensive guard spot and started in all 14 games for the Tigers last fall. His experience played a pivotal role in the Tigers’ success, and he should be a key piece on the offensive line this season.

Miles Frazier Preseason Player Profile

Senior bowl director offers high praise for LSU offensive linemen

The Senior Bowl director offered high praise for a couple of LSU offensive linemen.

A couple of LSU linemen are drawing attention as the season nears.

The executive director of the Senior Bowl, Jim Nagy, offered high praise for [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag] and [autotag]Miles Frazier[/autotag] in a Tweet earlier this week.

Nagy wrote center Turner “jumps off the tape with his twitch and excellent flexibility.”

He went on to highlight Turner’s quick feet and ability to recover.

On Frazier, Nagy said he fits the big gap-scheme prototype a team could target on day three.

Breakout freshmen like [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag] and [autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag] received most of the discussion on LSU’s OL last year, sometimes leaving the work of Turner and Frazier unnoticed. But LSU had a lot of success staying ahead of the chains last year in large part due to the inside run game.

Turner missed some of spring practice and is in a competition with [autotag]Marlon Martinez[/autotag] for the starting job, but with what Turner showed in 2022, he’s the favorite to win it.

Frazier was the only LSU lineman to play in every game last year. He has two more years of eligibility left.

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