Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#98
Dakari Frazier
Junior defensive lineman on Western Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 280 lb · Columbus, OH
Returning to Western Michigan for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles · 1 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Monmouth
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Western Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ball State in 2022.
- Transferred from Ball State to Western Michigan in 2025.
Dakari Frazier
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Monmouth, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Ball State3-star out of Pickerington Central
20256 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Western Michigan
Played his entire career under Lance Taylor.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Run-heavy
2024Ball State3-9HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy
2026Western Michigan1-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ball State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ball State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–14
vs Monmouth
2 TOT · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.
With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · R. Millmore — 48 AVG · 56 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Western Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #112
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Donovan Fitzmaurice’s 2025 season.
Matches Donovan on
Height
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Donovan on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Harris's junior season at Mississippi State (2022).
Matches Jack on
Height
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from Jack on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dakari Frazier
The defensive line · Western Michigan
- #20Kershawn Fisher6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #31DeJuan Echoles6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Marcel Tyler5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #58Tyson Lee3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Dakari Frazier1 tackle for loss · 2025
23 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology