Analyzing 7th Round Pick Joshua Frazier: Pad Level

Stats sometimes do not appropriately reflect the contributions of a player. Last year’s national champion Alabama Crimson Tide team was one of the deepest in recent history. If there were any doubts as to how talented this team was, a total of 12 Alabama players were selected in this year’s draft; such names included Minkah Fitzpatrick, Calvin Ridley, Rashaad Evans and Da’ron Payne. Lost in the shuffle of talented Crimson Tide players, was one that spent his entire collegiate career a backup, one that was a big reason for their success last season; a player whose stats do not tell the whole tale.

For Joshua Frazier, nothing came easy for him throughout his collegiate career. In his freshman…