Michigan State center Trent Fraley pursues career path following family legacy
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 13, 2026, 4:37 AM
Last updated Sep 13, 2026
Michigan State redshirt senior center Trent Fraley is competing for the Spartans while navigating the influence of his father, Hank Fraley. Hank Fraley serves as the offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions and played a decade in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, and St. Louis Rams. Trent credits his father's coaching and their constant football discussions with refining his own work ethic and technical understanding of the position. Before transferring to the Big Ten, Trent played at North Dakota State where he earned the Remington Award and secured a FCS National Championship in 2024. He stated the move to Michigan State was intended to challenge him at a higher level of college football. Trent intends to maintain his development as an offensive line leader as the season progresses.
- •Trent Fraley is a redshirt senior center currently playing for Michigan State.
- •His father, Hank Fraley, is the offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions.
- •Trent won the Remington Award as the top FCS center in 2025.
- •He played for North Dakota State and won a FCS National Championship in 2024.
- •Trent transferred to Michigan State to compete in the Big Ten conference.
- 4:37 AMYahoo Sports — MSU’s Trent Fraley puts his family legacy on his back
"EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Michigan State redshirt senior Trent Fraley has had a football in his hands ever since he could walk and soon after, he was working to follow in his dad’s footsteps. Fraley is the son of former NFL center Hank Fraley who played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and St. Louis […]
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