Dakari Frazier

Ball State football vs. Missouri State University at Scheumann Stadium on September 7, 2024. Photo by Bobby Ellis

Photo by: Ball State University/Bobby Ellis

Position:
Defensive Lineman
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 255
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Pickerington, Ohio
Prev School:
Pickerington Central HS
High School:
Pickerington Central HS

2023: Promising defensive lineman saw action in all 12 games, though mostly on special teams ... totaled one assisted tackle against Indiana State (Sept. 16).

2022: Made his college debut vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 22) and made appearances in four of the Cards' last five games - including three straight to close the season at Toledo (Nov. 8), against Ohio (Nov. 15) and at Miami (Nov. 22) ... no statistics.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Pickerington Central as a defensive end … played for head coach Jay Sharrett … tabbed as a three-star recruit and the sixth-best defensive lineman prospect in the state by 247Sports … led team to a state championship in 2019 and a runner-up finish in 2020 … voted as a team captain during senior campaign … selected First Team All-Conference … had 76 tackles as a senior … had 79 tackles, including 12.0 for loss, during junior campaign.

PERSONAL: Son of Keith and Tawanna Frazier … has three siblings: Tyler, Kayla and Tena … father, Keith, played football at Central State … plans to major in construction management.