Will Fries

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.