Derek Frazier - Football Coach - Central Michigan University Athletics

Derek Frazier

Title:
Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
Email:
frazi1dt@cmich.edu
Phone:
(989) 774-3896

Derek Frazier is in his fourth year on coach John Bonamego's Central Michigan football staff, and in his second season in his current role of offensive line coach/run-game coordinator.

in 2017, Frazier led an offensive line anchored by veteran J.P. Quinn -- a Third Team All-MAC selection -- that paved the way for Jonathan Ward to become CMU's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2014 as the sophomore running back averaged 5.7 yards per carry, which ranked second in the Mid-American Conference and 40th in the nation.

In addition, Frazier's offensive line protected quarterback Shane Morris in the Chippewas no-huddle, uptempo scheme, helping the signal-caller to a memorable year in which he threw for 3,237 yards and 27 touchdowns.

Morris' yardage total is the seventh best for a single season in program history, and his TD-pass total is tied for the second best in CMU lore.

Among the leaders on the offensive line who return in 2018 are Steve Eipper and Shakier Carr.

In 2015 and 2016, Frazier led a unit that protected quarterback Cooper Rush as the signal caller developed into one of the very best to ever play for CMU, finishing his career second in program history in passing yardage (12,891) and touchdown passes (90).

Among Frazier's top protégés during his time at CMU are two-time First Team All-MAC center Nick Beamish along with the likes of Ramadan Ahmeti and Quinn.

Prior to his arrival in Mount Pleasant, Frazier spent three seasons as the offensive line coach at Colorado State, where he helped lead a program that went from four victories in his first season (2012) to 10 in 2014. The Rams went from the ninth-ranked offense in the Mountain West Conference in 2012 to its second-ranked in 2014.

Frazier's offensive line paved the way as the Rams' Kapri Bibbs rushed for 1,741 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2013.

Two Frazier-coached offensive linemen from Colorado State, Ty Sambrailo and Weston Richburg, earned First Team All-Mountain West honors and Richburg was selected in the second round of the NFL draft by the New York Giants. He is one of several players that Frazier has mentored who was drafted by an NFL team or signed professionally as a free agent.

Prior to, Frazier served as an assistant, primarily on the offensive line or, in some cases, as the offensive coordinator, at Fresno State (2006-11 and ’03-04), Northern Arizona (’05-06), Adams State (Colorado) College (2001), Nichols (Mass.) College (2000).

Frazier earned four letters as an offensive lineman at Northern Colorado and was the starting center on the Bears’ NCAA Division II national championship team in 1996. He earned the team’s Most Inspirational Offensive Player Award that season.

Frazier earned his bachelor’s degree from Northern Colorado and his master’s degree from Nichols College. He and his wife, Taryn, have two children, a daughter, Katelyn; and a son, James.