Nicholas Petit-Frere (born September 15, 1999) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
 Petit-Frere with the Tennessee Titans in 2022 | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | September 15, 1999 Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Berkeley Preparatory (Tampa, Florida) | ||||||
| College: | Ohio State (2018–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 3 / pick: 69 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024 | |||||||
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Early years
editPetit-Frere grew up in Tampa, Florida, and attended Berkeley Preparatory School, where he played football and basketball.[1] He is of Haitian descent through his father.[2] Petit-Frere was considered a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State after considering offers from Alabama and Florida.[3]
College career
editPetit-Frere redshirted his true freshman season.[4] As a redshirt freshman, he played in all 14 of Ohio State's games with one start.[5][6][7] As a redshirt sophomore, Petit-Frere was named second-team All-Big Ten after starting all seven of Ohio State's games in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.[8] On December 27, 2021, Petit-Frere announced that he would be opting out of the 2022 Rose Bowl and declaring for the 2022 NFL draft.[9]
Professional career
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Nicholas Petit-Frere was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine along with other top offensive linemen after an impressive career at Ohio State. He measured in at 6'5" and 316 lbs., while bench-pressing 24 reps at the Combine. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, draft analysts projected Petit-Frere as a second-round or third-round pick. He was ranked as the sixth-best offensive tackle prospect, behind Evan Neal, Ikem Ekwonu, Charles Cross, Bernhard Raimann, and Trevor Penning.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) |
316 lb (143 kg) |
33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
10+3⁄4 in (0.27 m) |
5.14 s | 1.77 s | 2.99 s | 4.85 s | 7.85 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) |
8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) |
24 reps | |
| Sources:[10][11][12] | ||||||||||||
Petit-Frere was taken in the third round, 69th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft by the Tennessee Titans.[13]
Heading into his first training camp in the NFL, Nicholas Petit-Frere was the starting right tackle opposite of starting left tackle Taylor Lewan.[citation needed]
Petit-Frere made his first career start and NFL debut in the Titans' Week 1 loss to the New York Giants.[14] He continued to hold down the starting right tackle job for the rest of the season, missing one game in Week 17 due to an ankle injury.[15][16]
Overall, Petit-Frere played in 16 games (16 starts) in his rookie season and appeared in 97% of the offensive snaps that year, allowing five sacks and committing eight penalties. Pro Football Focus gave him a 52.3 grade for the season.[citation needed]
In advance of the 2023 NFL season, Petit-Frere was suspended for six games by the NFL for violating the league's gambling policy.[17] He was placed on injured reserve on November 11, 2023.[18]
References
edit- ^ Putnam, Bob (July 28, 2017). "HomeTeam 100: Football's a slam dunk for Nicholas Petit-Frere". The Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Nicholas Petit-Frere - Berkeley Prep - OT". On3. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Nathan, Alec (February 7, 2018). "5-Star OT Nicholas Petit-Frere Commits to Ohio State over Alabama, Florida". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (November 5, 2020). "Nicholas Petit-Frere ate his way to meeting Ohio State football's big expectations — with mom's help". Cleveland.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (October 19, 2019). "Ohio State football's Nicholas Petit-Frere makes first start at Northwestern". Cleveland.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Hodge, Garrick (April 29, 2022). "Nicholas Petit-Frere Selected by Tennessee Titans with No. 69 Overall Pick in 2022 NFL Draft". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey (February 26, 2020). "Ohio State football: Nicholas Petit-Frere has grown; now he looks to fill expanded role". Buckeye Xtra. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Schmidt, Lori (August 31, 2021). "Nicholas Petit-Frere: Meet the Ohio State football standout". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Patrick (December 27, 2021). "Ohio State's Nicholas Petit-Frere opts out of Rose Bowl, declares for NFL Draft". 247Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Nick Petit-Frere Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State, OT, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "Nicholas Petit-Frere 2022 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (April 29, 2022). "Titans Select Ohio State OT Nicholas Petit-Frere in Third Round of the NFL Draft". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "New York Giants at Tennessee Titans - September 11th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Nicholas Petit-Frere 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Titans' Nicholas Petit-Frere: Injures ankle Saturday". CBSSports.com. December 24, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Barbieri, Alyssa (June 29, 2023). "Titans RT Nicholas Petit-Frere suspended 6 games for violating gambling policy". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 11, 2023). "Titans Promote LB Chance Campbell, RB Jonathan Ward to 53-Man Roster While Placing OL Nicholas Petit-Frere on Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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