Fernando Frye

Height:
6-3
Weight:
289
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Erie, Pa.
High School:
McDowell
Prev School:
Mercyhurst
Major:
Criminal Justice

Expected to provide quality depth to the Pirates’ offensive line at either the tackle or guard position … Sidelined during the spring practice period because of an injury and missed opportunity to audition for new coaching staff … Could play more of an upper-tier role on various special teams squads … Officially placed on ECU roster during the fall of 2017 as a walk-on transfer after opening collegiate career at Mercyhurst (Pa.) University … Has played for three different position coaches since arrival in the Pirates’ program (Geep Wade/’17, Don Mahoney/’18 and Steve Shankweiler/’19).

2018: Took advantage of continued development and an early-season injury to Branden Pena to vault into a quasi-permanent full-time starting position as a junior … Played in the final six games (and eight of the last nine contests) … Experienced action vs. Old Dominion, Temple, UCF, Memphis, Tulane, Connecticut, Cincinnati and NC State … Made five (5) starts at the right guard slot against Knights, Tigers, Huskies, Bearcats and Wolfpack … Did not play in first three tilts vs. North Carolina A&T, North Carolina and USF, as well as Houston … Provided a notable impact up front in three of the Pirates’ top four offensive outputs of the season (496 total yards/UCF, 556/Memphis, 657/Connecticut) … Performance vs. Huskies at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium also included season-bests in points (55 points), rushing yards (415) and first downs (34) … Helped ECU rack up 450 yards of total offense (360 passing) in road matchup at New Orleans vs. the Green Wave … Part of unit that stood 20^th nationally in passing yards per game (284.8).

2017: Did not experience game-day action after transferring into the Pirates’ program.

2016: Listed on Mercyhurst’s roster as an offensive lineman, but did not play as a sophomore for the Lakers.

2015: Appeared in 10 games for Mercyhurst and contributed defensively with two solo tackles … Logged successful hits against Bloomsburg (Sept. 19) and Shippensburg (Nov. 14).

High School: Earned letters in football and wrestling at McDowell (Pa.) High School … Elected as team captain.

Personal: Full name is Fernando Frye … Son of Jendi Frye … Major is criminal justice … An outstanding student who was selected to the ECU Dean’s List for classroom excellence during the 2018 spring semester, 2018 fall semester & 2019 spring semester … Has two siblings – brother Dylan and sister Kylie.