Josh Fryar
 Fryar in 2023 | |
| No. 78 – Arizona Cardinals | |
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| Position: | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Beech Grove (Beech Grove, Indiana) |
| College: | Ohio State (2020–2024) |
| Undrafted: | 2025 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Josh Fryar is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State.
Early life
[edit]Fryar attended Beech Grove High School in Beech Grove, Indiana. He was a three-star recruit where he had offers from Alabama, Florida State, Iowa State, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin.[1] He committed to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Fryar was redshirted as a freshman in 2020. He played 12 games in 2021 before tearing his ACL.[4][5] During the 2022 season, Fryar got his first career start at guard against Indiana.[6] Fryar earned the starting left tackle spot heading into the 2023 season,[7] and earned first-team all-Big Ten Conference honors.[8]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
318 lb (144 kg) |
34+7⁄8 in (0.89 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
5.09 s | 1.69 s | 2.94 s | 4.69 s | 7.69 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[9][10] | ||||||||||||
On April 28, 2025, after going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Fryar signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Bielik, Tim (December 16, 2019). "Josh Fryar National Signing Day 2020 player profile: Ohio State football recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (July 4, 2019). "'Gut feeling' leads Beech Grove's Josh Fryar to pick Ohio State football". IndyStar. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Rabinowitz, Bill (September 22, 2023). "Ohio State tackle Josh Fryar understands what football can give, and what it can take". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Josh Fryar". Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Teague Robinson, Cameron (March 30, 2023). "For Ohio State football, Josh Fryar's time on the O-line finally arrives". The Athletic. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (March 24, 2023). "Ohio State's Josh Fryar found confidence and outside motivation to become the Buckeyes' next left tackle". Cleveland.com. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey (August 21, 2023). "Ohio State football settles competitions at left, right tackle". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "Harrison, Henderson, Stover among 8 Buckeyes earning All-Big Ten honors on offense". WYKC. November 29, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Workout Results From Ohio State's Pro Day". ElevenWarriors.com. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ "Josh Fryar College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ Urban, Darren. "Cardinals Bring In 3 Offensive Linemen Among 6 Undrafted Rookies". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved April 29, 2025.