Michigan State University Athletics
Trent Fraley Added to Rimington Trophy Watch List
10/15/2026 12:33:00 PM | Football
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State fifth-year graduate center Trent Fraley has been named a midseason addition to the Rimington Trophy Watch List for his outstanding performance in the first six games of the season.
The Rimington Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's best center.
Fraley is MSU's highest-graded offensive player (80.2) according to Pro Football Focus and has been named the team's offensive playmaker of the week twice (vs. Toledo and Illinois). He has also played a team-high 396 snaps on offense.
A native of Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Fraley won the 2025 Rimington Award for the FCS while earning first-team All-America honors at North Dakota State. He played two seasons (2024-25) for the Bison, starting all 29 games, and helped NDSU win the National Championship in 2024.
Fraley began his collegiate career at Marshall (2022-23).
Earlier this season, Fraley was named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy, which is college football's premier scholar-athlete award. He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from North Dakota State with a 3.882 grade-point average.
Fraley has started 35 consecutive games at center, including all six for the Spartans this season. Michigan State returns to action Saturday, Oct. 17 against No. 25 Northwestern in Spartan Stadium at noon; the game will be streamed on Peacock.
The Rimington Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's best center.
Fraley is MSU's highest-graded offensive player (80.2) according to Pro Football Focus and has been named the team's offensive playmaker of the week twice (vs. Toledo and Illinois). He has also played a team-high 396 snaps on offense.
A native of Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Fraley won the 2025 Rimington Award for the FCS while earning first-team All-America honors at North Dakota State. He played two seasons (2024-25) for the Bison, starting all 29 games, and helped NDSU win the National Championship in 2024.
Fraley began his collegiate career at Marshall (2022-23).
Earlier this season, Fraley was named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy, which is college football's premier scholar-athlete award. He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from North Dakota State with a 3.882 grade-point average.
Fraley has started 35 consecutive games at center, including all six for the Spartans this season. Michigan State returns to action Saturday, Oct. 17 against No. 25 Northwestern in Spartan Stadium at noon; the game will be streamed on Peacock.
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