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Ohio State Overview
• Josh was with the Ohio State program for five years and was a four-time Varsity O letterwinner
• He started all 16 games at right tackle for the 2025 College Football Playoff national champion Buckeyes
• He was one of only two offensive lineman to start all 16 games in 2024 when the team lost two starters during the season to injury
• His experience on the line was crucial while the staff rotated through younger players around the injuries
• Earned honorable mention all-Big Ten honors and helped Ohio State's offense rank 7th nationally in fewest TFLs allowed per game (3.75) and 10th in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.0)
• Part of an offensive line that gave up just four sacks total in the College Football Playoffs against No. 7 Tennessee, No. 1 Oregon, No. 3 Texas and No. 5 Notre Dame
• Ended up starting 29 consecutive games (and had 30 total starts) his last two seasons and played in 54 games total
• Had a fine 2023 season as a first-time starter with starts in all 13 games at right tackle while earning first-team all-Big Ten Conference honors
• Started his first game in 2022, at right tackle, versus home-state school Indiana and played in all 13 games that year
• After red-shirting the 2020 season, he played in 12 games in 2021 and earned his first varsity letter
• Has graduated with his degree in human development and family sciences and arned OSU Scholar-Athlete honors as a freshman
Honors & Awards
2024: Graduated in April with his degree in human development and family sciences
2023: First-team all-Big Ten (media)
2020: OSU Scholar-Athlete
Prior to Ohio State
• The No. 1 overall player in the state of Indiana who was a three-star prospect and a top-15 rated offensive guard nationally
• Selected to play in the All-American Bowl
• His versatility allows him to play any position along the offensive line
• A three-sport athlete who played on Beech Grove’s basketball team and also competed in track and field
• First team All-Marion County as a senior for head coach Mark Weller
• Is the son of Jamie and Jeff Fryar
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2020-21 Football Roster
Fryar, Josh
Jersey Number 70
Josh Fryar
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 320
- Hometown:
- Beech Grove, Ind.
- Last School:
- Beech Grove
- Year:
- Senior
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