UTSA Football

HEIGHT: 6'3"

WEIGHT: 189

HAND: 8¼"

ARM: 33⅛"

WINGSPAN: 80⅜"

40-YARD DASH: 4.36

3-CONE: 7.00

SHUTTLE: 4.26

VERTICAL: 37"

BROAD: 10'6"

POSITIVES

— Excellent length with long arms. Does a good job staying in the hip pocket when he's able to get his hands on the receiver.

— Long strider who runs well downfield. Has the speed to carry receivers when he gets to top speed.

— Shows the ball skills to track and play the ball in the air. Uses his length well to break up passes.

— Aggressive and willing in the run game. Comes up quickly to support the run with good leverage.

NEGATIVES

— Fights against his size and pad level. Lacks ideal twitch out of breaks, showing some hip tightness at times when swiveling. Can be slower when redirecting.

— Inconsistent tackling, especially in the open field. Willing but lacks the physicality to drive through the ball-carrier, leading to him diving at legs and being shrugged off at times.

NOTES

— Born Oct 5, 2000

— 10 career starts

— 0-star recruit in the 2019 class, per 247Sports

— 2022: Transfer from Coffeyville CC; JUCO All-American; First-Team All-Jayhawk Conference

— 2019: Transfer from Southern Illinois to Coffeyville CC

— Shrine Bowl invite

OVERALL

Zah Frazier is a tall, long-limbed cornerback with intriguing physical traits and a play style well-suited for zone-heavy schemes.

At 6'3" and 189 pounds, Frazier uses his length to his advantage in press and zone coverage, disrupting passing lanes and making it difficult for receivers to win at the catch point. With a JUCO All-American background and a productive senior season at UTSA, Frazier is an ascending prospect with the potential to contribute as a developmental player in the NFL.

Frazier's length and straight-line speed are his best assets in coverage. When he can get his hands on a receiver in press coverage, he does a great job staying in the hip pocket and disrupting routes. His ball skills are evident, as he can track the ball in the air and make plays at the catch point.

In zone coverage, Frazier is at his best using his length and vision to stay on top of routes and break on shorter throws. However, his high pad level and occasional hip tightness limit his ability to sink and transition out of breaks, leaving him vulnerable to quicker receivers. Additionally, he can be overly handsy when playing the ball with his back to the quarterback, which could lead to penalties in the NFL.

Frazier is an aggressive and willing run defender who comes up quickly to support the edge. He uses good leverage when approaching the ball-carrier, and his long frame allows him to long-arm blockers. However, his physicality is inconsistent, as he sometimes relies too much on diving at legs rather than driving through tackles, which can lead to missed opportunities in the open field. His willingness to get involved is a positive, but he'll need to refine his tackling technique to avoid being shrugged off by stronger runners.

Frazier projects as a late-round developmental prospect with the tools to become a contributor in a zone-heavy defensive scheme in the NFL. His length, ball skills and aggressiveness in the run game make him an intriguing option for teams looking for depth at cornerback. While he needs to improve his tackling consistency and refine his ability to transition out of breaks, his physical traits give him a solid foundation to build upon.

Frazier's upside as a special teamer and rotational outside corner makes him a worthwhile investment in the later rounds.

GRADE: 5.8 (Backup/Draftable— 6th-7th Round)

OVERALL RANK: 255

POSITION RANK: CB32

PRO COMPARISON: Isaiah Rodgers

Written by B/R NFL Scout Cory Giddings

Prospect workout numbers, measurables (40-yard dash, hand size, etc.) and 2024 statistics will be added at a later date.

Lucas Johnson completed 24-of-36 passes for 333 yards and three touchdowns as the No. 24 San Diego State Aztecs football team beat the University of Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners 38-24 in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl on Tuesday from Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

Wide receiver Jesse Matthews caught 11 passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns for the Aztecs, who scored 17 unanswered points to turn a 14-7 first-quarter deficit into a 24-14 third-quarter lead.

Running back Greg Bell added 26 carries for 101 rushing yards and one score. Johnson also added 15 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground. The final TD was courtesy of wideout Tyrell Shavers.

UTSA quarterback Frank Harris completed 22-of-36 passes for 271 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He found frequent targets in Zakhari Franklin (eight receptions, 89 yards) and De'Corian Clark (six catches, 72 yards), both of whom scored touchdowns. Brenda Brady rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.

San Diego State maintained position for nearly 38 minutes as its successful ground game and explosive passing attack led to 489 yards from scrimmage. The Aztecs also managed to get 31 first downs without committing a turnover.

Clark opened the scoring with this leaping grab to put UTSA up 6-0:

Matthews' first TD helped tie the game at seven, and he earned the 20-yard score after successfully diving for the pylon:

UTSA countered with a two-yard Brady run:

However, Johnson went right back to Matthews for his second score of the game. Following the PAT, this one was tied up at 14:

The Aztecs went up for good when Matt Araiza kicked a 33-yard field goal to end the first half.

SDSU got the ball to start the second half and ended a six-play, 48-yard drive with a one-yard run from Bell.

UTSA answered with a Hunter Duplessis 41-yard field goal, but the relentless SDSU attack responded when Johnson found Shavers for a 24-yard touchdown and a 31-17 lead post-PAT.

Harris found Franklin for a three-yard touchdown to make it a one score game as time expired in the third quarter, but the Aztecs closed the scoring in the fourth when Johnson ran it in from two yards out with 9:51 in regulation remaining.

San Diego State ended its season with a 12-2 mark. It was an excellent year for the Aztecs, whose accolades include a 33-31 triple overtime win over eventual Pac-12 champion Utah.

UTSA capped its tremendous season, which saw the Roadrunners win its first 11 games and earn a Top 25 Associated Press poll ranking for the first time in the program's short history, which runs back to 2011. The Roadrunners finished the season at 12-2.

The American Athletic Conference announced Thursday it has accepted six new member schools: UAB, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, North Texas, Rice and UTSA.

The conference did not confirm when the institutions will leave Conference USA and formally join the nine programs already in the AAC.

Commissioner Mike Aresco said in a statement:

I am extremely pleased to welcome these six outstanding universities to the American Athletic Conference. This is a strategic expansion that accomplishes a number of goals as we take the conference into its second decade. We are adding excellent institutions that are established in major cities and have invested in competing at the highest level. We have enhanced geographical concentration which will especially help the conference's men's and women's basketball and Olympic sports teams.

The realignment dominoes began falling in July when the SEC confirmed it will add Oklahoma and Texas on July 1, 2025, at the latest.

That left the Big 12 in need of a countermove lest it lose ground to its Power Five rivals. The conference snagged BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston to fill out its ranks, which dealt a major blow to the AAC since the latter three were member schools.

The next dominoes to fall could be in Conference USA. The AAC's move could be its death knell because its membership has been nearly halved, so other conferences may smell blood in the water.

For the six C-USA defectors, money talks.

Yahoo Sports' Pete Thamel reported that Conference USA schools were collecting less than $1 million in annual television revenue. By going to the AAC, that money will at least double and "rise significantly from there," per Thamel.

UCF, Cincinnati and Houston are set to leave the AAC on July 1, 2024, and each pay a $10 million buyout fee. Aresco told ESPN's Heather Dinich in September the timeline could be accelerated pending negotiations about the buyout.

An expedited exit might pave the way for UAB, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice and UTSA to make their AAC arrivals earlier than expected.

That may benefit Conference USA too since Thamel reported each school has to pay an exit fee of around $3 million.

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Frank Wilson, who has spent the past six seasons as an assistant coach with the LSU Tigers, was reportedly hired Thursday as the new head coach of the UTSA Roadrunners, per Bruce Feldman of FoxSports.com.

UTSA finished 3-9 during the 2015 season, leading Larry Coker to step down after five years. The opening at coach was one of 26 among FBS schools this offseason, and Wilson became the fifth African-American to fill one of the spots, per David Ching of ESPN.com.

The hiring comes on the same day NCAA President Mark Emmert expressed "concern that women and minorities are not being given a fair shot to become coaches and administrators in college athletics," per Max Olson of ESPN.com.

LSU sophomore center Andy Dodd congratulated his former coach via Twitter:

If Wilson, who most recently served as running backs coach at LSU, is measured by the success of his former players, he is one of the nation's best. Ching noted Wilson is one of the top recruiters in college football, while three of his former players—Alfred Blue (Houston Texans), Spencer Ware (Kansas City Chiefs) and Jeremy Hill (Cincinnati Bengals)—led their respective teams in rushing in the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs.

Wilson now has a tougher task ahead of him: leading a program that has played football for only five seasons, four of which have been at the FBS level. The Roadrunners are 26-32 in their short history, with their best season coming in 2012—their first in the FBS—with an 8-4 record.

He won't have the likes of Blue, Ware, Hill and Leonard Fournette, who rushed for 1,953 yards and 22 touchdowns this past year, knocking down the door to come play for him next year. However, if social media is any indication, his former players have great respect for him. Former LSU running back Jacob Hester also praised Wilson while possibly lobbying for his old job:

Wilson will become just the second head coach in school history.