Will Fries

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#75

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 26

Weight: 305 lbs

College: Penn State

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Biography

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

Placed on Injured Reserve List on October 7, 2024.
Selected by the Colts in the seventh round (248th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by the Colts in the seventh round (248th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

Appeared in 48 games (42 starts) at Penn State (2016-20). He started 26 games at right tackle, nine at left tackle, six at right guard and one at left guard.
Named Second Team All-Big Ten in 2020.
Selected as Penn State's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner in 2020.
In 2020, he was named to Phil Steele's Second Team All-Big Ten list.
Earned All-Big Ten honorable mention accolades by the coaches and media in 2019.
As a freshman, he was named Honorable Mention All-Freshman Team by Big Ten Network.

2020:

Started all nine games on the offensive line. Started the first three games at right tackle before starting the final six at right guard.
Named Second Team All-Big Ten.
Selected as Penn State's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner.
Named to Phil Steele's Second Team All-Big Ten list.
Helped pave the way for a Penn State offense that ranked second in the Big Ten in total offense (430.3).

2019:

Started 13 games at right tackle.
Earned All-Big Ten honorable mention accolades by the coaches and media.
In the Cotton Bowl, he was part of an offensive line that set a school bowl-game program record in points scored (53) and registered the second-most total yards (529) in school bowl-game history.
He was one of 11 players on the roster to earn their degree before the Cotton Bowl.

2018:

Saw action in 13 games (11 starts). He made seven starts at right tackle and four at left tackle.
Against Michigan State's No. 1 rush defense, he helped the Penn State offense register 205 yards on the ground.

2017:

Appeared in 13 games (nine starts) as a redshirt freshman. He recorded starts at left tackle (five), right tackle (three) and left guard (one).
He was named Honorable Mention All-Freshman Team by Big Ten Network.

2016:

Redshirted the 2016 season.

PERSONAL:

Attended Cranford (N.J.) High School and played on both the offensive line and defensive line.
As a senior, he was a team captain at right guard and defensive lineman and helped lead the team to an undefeated season and a state championship.
Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.
Also lettered on the track and field team in the shot put and lettered one year in basketball.
Invite to the 2021 East-West Shrine Bowl and the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, but both events were canceled due to COVID.
Majored in economics.
A native of Cranford, N.J.

WK	OPP	RESULT	G	GS
1	Texans	L 27 - 29	1	1
2	@Packers	L 10 - 16	1	1
3	Bears	W 21 - 16	1	1
4	Steelers	W 27 - 24	1	1
5	@Jaguars	L 34 - 37	1	1

Career Stats

Offensive Line Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS
2021	Indianapolis Colts	2	0
2022	Indianapolis Colts	16	9
2023	Indianapolis Colts	17	17
2024	Indianapolis Colts	5	5
TOTAL		40	31

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