Connecting the Dots: Packers Scouting Former Auburn QB Kiehl Frazier

The Packers were puportedly in attendance at the Ouachita Baptist pro day on Thursday.

Scouring the internet on Thursday, I came across this on Twitter:

Jay Derby is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Ouachita Baptist, a Division II program in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

Ouachita Baptist is so far off the radar of the casual observer, it didn't even make the list of pro days scheduled on CBS's NFLDraftScout.com, the website of record when it comes to the NFL Draft.

But credit the Packers and their scouting department for doing their due diligence on a player that can be considered a diamond in the rough.

The quarterback at Ouachita Baptist this past season was Kiehl Frazier, a transfer from Auburn.

Frazier was a highly-touted quarterback coming out of high school. Very highly touted. Good enough to be named the USA Today's National Offensive Player of the Year and one of the top quarterbacks in the nation by numerous scouting services.

In 2011 and 2012 Frazier was a duel-threat quarterback in the toughest conference in America, the SEC, but he struggled. He had a two-to-10 touchdown-to-interception ratio and lost his grip on a starting job.

Frazier switched positions to defensive back and then again to wide receiver. After Auburn's appearance in the BCS national championsip in 2013, however, he decided to transfer and give quarterback another try.

In an interview with Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports, Frazier talked about how he lost confidence, which led to his downfall:

"Going out every Saturday, if you're not 100 percent confident then you're not gonna be successful. I really struggled with it, and as a 19-year-old sophomore it was tough to deal with.

"After we started off bad at Auburn, I felt like a lot of the coaches didn't believe in me. I felt like the team was still on my side, but the coaches didn't really think I could do it, so that factored into me leaving too."

Note the key phrase Frazier used: "19-year-old sophomore," which is precisely why a team like the Packers is digging deeper.

It's pretty difficult to stick a fork in a 19 year old, especially one that offered so much promise.

In his lone season at Ouachita Baptist, Frazier completed 144 of 245 passes (58.8 percent) for 2,051 yards, 19 touchdowns and five interceptions. He added 702 rushing yards (5.5 ypc) and four touchdowns on the ground.

By no means did one good season at a Division II football program quell all the concerns about Frazier and make him worthy of being taken in the NFL Draft. But it made him deserving of a second look.

No one can blame the Packers scouting department for not turning over every rock in their quest to uncover football talent from signing linebackers from the Indoor Football League to researching overlooked quarterbacks.

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ben's picture

March 05, 2015 at 08:31 pm

Anybody got anything impressive on any ILB prospect? So far, kendricks, dawson, perryman, mckinney, & anthony all bore me. Don't think I'd draft any of them in the 1st 2 rounds. Maybe Kendricks?

The best ILB I've seen so far is Ben Heeney from Kansas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNi1LYn_1lM

Ted should be looking to make a move to upgrade the other ILB position. Sam barrington is just a guy. ILB, along with NT, is clearly the weakest position on the entire team. The best thing the Packers can do for the ILB position is to sign SUH & RAJI to play in front of whoever ends up in there. Expect Clay to play inside a lot more next year. Kiko Alonso would have been spectacular and worthy of paying a heavy price for. Rolando McClain is the only free agent worth a look.

I personally would have paid the price for Kiko and now look to trade for another good ILB who can step in now. Barring a trade, move Perry inside with Matthews, Peppers to RLB, & Neal to LLB. Perry is the most stout LB against the run and could thrive in there. He runs a 4.5 40 and could turn and run no worse than hawk, jones, or barrington. Peppers' natural pass-rush is from the right side, Neal from the left.

*******************SUH***********RAJI************DANIELS*********************
************NEAL*************CLAY**********PERRY*********PEPPERS************
HOUSE*****************************************************************SHIELDS
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Doug_In_Sandpoint's picture

March 05, 2015 at 07:53 pm

Just so I understand, TT will sign Suh, MM will move Perry inside, and Ha Ha will be beat out by Hyde? Sounds really likely.

Not.

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ben's picture

March 05, 2015 at 08:54 pm

That's what you all said when I said at this very time last year the Packers should sign Jared Allen or Julius Peppers to play OLB so we could shore up the middle by moving Clay Matthews inside where he would excel.

After Peppers was signed, most of you also said that I was crazy to say Peppers would play linebacker not defensive-end.

After Matthews shored up the Packers run defense by moving inside I'd think most of you would learn that when you disagree with me you should just bite your tongue. Except for 4th and 1 and dannybs, they'll never figure it out.

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4thand1's picture

March 05, 2015 at 09:01 pm

I'll never figure out crazy.

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FITZCORE1252's picture

March 05, 2015 at 07:48 pm

Measurables would be a nice addition in player piece like this imo.

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Icebowler's picture

March 05, 2015 at 08:48 pm

Just glad to hear the Packers are looking in every nook and corner.

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4thand1's picture

March 05, 2015 at 09:03 pm

Hope they look in a few crannies too. I always wondered WTF is a cranny?

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NewNikeShoes's picture

March 05, 2015 at 10:02 pm

That's probably where the Lions will win a superbowl

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ben's picture

March 05, 2015 at 11:59 pm

actually I think that is where dannyboy pulls all of his dannyBS out of...........Out of his dannycranny.

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NitschkeFan's picture

March 06, 2015 at 05:59 pm

It's been a "no real news" time of year for Packer fans so I can see a few guys getting testy.

But take it easy and keep it civil for the sake of this site. We can all enjoy it a lot more if we take out our frustration of Bears fans :)

Why not keep Mathews inside and draft an OLB since everyone seems to think the OLB class is this years draft is much better than the ILB class?

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J0hn Denver's Gavel's picture

March 07, 2015 at 09:59 am

Ben plays too much Madden and doesn't watch enough football games. These are some of the dumbest comments said by a Packer's fan this offseason that I've seen. As bad as LaMichael James.

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