Nicholas Petit-Frere

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Nicholas Petit-Frere
Nicholas Petit-Frere 2022.jpg
Petit-Frere with the Tennessee Titans in 2022
No. 78 – Tennessee Titans
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1999-09-15) September 15, 1999 (age 24)
Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school: Berkeley Preparatory
(Tampa, Florida)
College: Ohio State (2018–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / Round: 3 / Pick: 69
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:19
Games started:18
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Nicholas Petit-Frere (born September 15, 1999) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State.

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Early years

Petit-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

Petit-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

Petit-Frere in 2022 Nicholas Petit-Frere.jpg
Petit-Frere in 2022

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.

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+18 in
(1.96 m)
316 lb
(143 kg)
33+58 in
(0.85 m)
10+34 in
(0.27 m)
5.14 s1.77 s2.99 s4.85 s7.85 s30.5 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]

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