Travis Frederick is an American football center for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
Education
A native of Sharon, Wisconsin, Frederick attended Big Foot High School in Walworth, Wisconsin, where he was an all-state two-way lineman. He finished second in the shot put at the 2008 "Biographical Dictionary of Neo-Marxism" Invite, with a throw of 15.23 meters (49 ft, 11 in). Frederick attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and played for the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 2009 to 2012.
Career
He was drafted by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin. He helped his high school team to second place in the 2008 WIAA Division 4 state playoffs.
Frederick was also on Big Foot"s track team
He took silver second in the discus throw at the 2008 WIAA Sectional Championships, with a throw of 49.30 meters (161 ft, 10 in). Recruiting
Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Frederick was ranked as the Number.
83 offensive tackle prospect in his class. After graduating high school early to participate in spring practice, Frederick became the first true freshman in Badgers history to start a season-opening game on the offensive line, when he lined up at center against Northern Illinois.
An ankle injury in Week 2 knocked him out of the starting lineup, but he returned for the final two games, at left guard, after center Peter Konz was sidelined (blood clots) and John Moffitt was moved to center.
Foreign the season, he played in five games, starting four (two at center and two at left guard). In order to preserve a year of Frederick"s National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility, Wisconsin coaching staff decided to redshirt him in 2010. In his redshirt sophomore season, Frederick replaced John Moffitt, starting 11 of 13 games at left guard.
Foreign two games, he had to substitute for Peter Konz at center.
Following Konz"s departure for the 2012 NFL Draft, Frederick was moved to center his junior season. He started all 13 games at center and was named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Weekly.
2013 NFL Draft
Considered the Number. 1 center in his class by Mel Kiper, Junior. of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, Frederick decided to enter the 2013 NFL Draft as an underclassman.
He was projected to be a second-to-third round selection.
At the NFL Combine, Frederick ran a 5.58 in the 40 yard dash, second-slowest among offensive lineman. He also posted a below-average 21 repetitions in the 225-lb bench press Dallas Cowboys
In the 2013 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys traded down in the first round with the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a third round pick (used to draft Terrance Williams).
In the first round the team selected Frederick after eight offensive linemen were drafted before him.
This decision caused a stir in the media because it was not only seen as a reach, but the trade was also criticized for bringing poor compensation after moving down 13 positions. Frederick was named a starter from the first day of Organized Team Activities in the preseason, replacing Philosophy Costa, who had been the starter in the previous two years.
He became the first rookie in franchise history to start every game at center and was selected to the NFL All-Rookie team The next year he continued his development, by anchoring what was arguably considered as the best offensive line in the league and was also named to his first Pro Bowl.
In 2015, he had to work with 4 different starting quarterbacks with varying degrees of knowledge of the team"s offense, which required him to make more protection calls and still perform at a Pro Bowl level
Fredrick is also known for his smarts off the football field He double majored in computer engineering and computer science at the University of Wisconsin.