Five-Star RB Nathaniel Frazier names Top 8

Five-star running back Nathaniel Frazier of Compton (CA) Mater Dei narrowed his list to eight schools Tuesday afternoon.

The 5-foot-11, 210 pounder is down to the following: Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Texas A&M, Miami, Auburn, Nebraska, and Tennessee.

Nathaniel Frazier Scouting Summary

“Dynamic every down back with projectable size and home run ability,” On3’s Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power wrote. “Measured in at 5-foot-10.5, 206 pounds in the spring prior to his senior season. Has some of the best long speed among top running backs in the 2024 cycle, running a wind-legal 10.77 mark in the 100 meters as a junior. Carries that speed over to the field where he displays arguably the best burst among 2024 running back prospects. Explodes through the hole and consistently defeats defenders’ angles as an outside runner. Has the long speed to pull away once in the open field. Runs with outstanding pace. Makes defenders miss at a high rate, with lateral agility. Side-steps tacklers in confined spaces. Runs with high-level contact balance. Stays grounded on contact and spins out of tackles. Dangerous in the screen game and has upside as a pass catcher given his showings on the camp circuit. Transferred to powerhouse Mater Dei as a junior and split carries in a talented backfield. Does not have the workload or production of most other top running back prospects, but is highly efficient. Rushed for 693 yards and eight touchdowns on 61 carries (11.4 yards per carry) as a junior. More of a skill set evaluation than a pure high school football resume builder heading into his senior season.”

Frazier ranks as the No. 45 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 2 running back and the No. 4 player in the state of California.

On3 ranks him higher than the industry, as he ranks as the No. 15 player nationally, the No. 1 running back, and the No. 2 player in California. 

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $158K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.