Aiden Frost
No. 27 – Dallas Birddogs | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back Return specialist | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Salem, New Jersey | August 8, 2029 (aged 35)||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
Username: | LaneFrost23 | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Salem (NJ) | ||||||||||||
College: | Ohio State (2049–2051) | ||||||||||||
ISFL Draft: | 2053 / Round: 4 / Pick: 47 | ||||||||||||
DSFL Draft: | 2052 / Round: 6 / Pick: 41 | ||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career DSFL statistics as of 2052 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at ISFL.net |
Aiden "Jitterbug" Frost (born August 8, 2029)[1] is an American football runningback and return specialist for the Dallas Birddogs of the Developmental Simulation Football League (DSFL). Frost played college football at Ohio State, and was drafted by the Dallas Birddogs in the 2052 DSFL Draft and the Orange County Otters in the 2053 ISFL Draft.
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Early years
Frost was born in Salem, New Jersey to Lane Frost and Marcie Brown. His father is the current head coach of the Dallas Birddogs and played for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns from 2018 to 2020. He was an avid Bears fan growing up.
Frost attended Salem High School. During his high-school football career, he amassed 4,632 rushing yards and 51 touchdowns. During his senior year, he broke Jonathan Taylor's New Jersey rushing yards record of 2,815 yards when he rushed for 2,910 yards while scoring 37 touchdowns. Frost earned the Jim Henry Award as the high-school area player of the year for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
247Sports rated Frost as a three-star prospect and the 29th-highest ranked running back in the class of 2047. He committed to play college football at The Ohio State University on November 1, 2046.
Frost had originally committed to play at the University of Notre Dame before he decommitted after Mason Pryor resigned and went to Ohio State and Frost followed him there.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Aiden Frost RB |
Salem, New Jersey | Salem (NJ) | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 4.43 | Nov 1, 2046 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 66 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 99 247Sports: 89 ESPN: 78 | ||||||
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College career
College statistics
Aiden Frost | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
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Year | Team | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
2049 | Ohio State | 10 | 135 | 792 | 5.9 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 |
2050 | Ohio State | 11 | 162 | 932 | 5.8 | 5 | 22 | 211 | 9.6 | 1 |
2051 | Ohio State | 14 | 421 | 2,011 | 4.8 | 23 | 21 | 112 | 5.3 | 2 |
College Totals | 35 | 718 | 3,735 | 5.2 | 32 | 49 | 378 | 7.1 | 3 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
190 lbs (86.2 kg) |
29 5⁄8 in (0.75 m) |
8 3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.36 s | 4.05 s | 7.10 s | 26.2 in (0.67 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
7 reps |
All values from ISFL Scouting Combine |
Frost was selected by the Dallas Birddogs in the sixth round, 41st overall, in the 2052 DSFL Draft. He would then go on to be selected as Mr. Irrelevant of the 2053 ISFL Draft by the Orange County Otters.
Dallas Birddogs
After the draft, the Birddogs signed Frost to a one-year, $6 million contract through the 2052 season.[2]
2052 season
After being selected in the 6th round, Frost ultimately won the starting job after camp. Frost did not start a single game during preseason as he was told he would be the week one starter. Frost also became the second-string kick returner. In his debut, Frost had 16 attempts for 121 yards and a game-winning 48-yard run to put the team in the red zone. Frost also got 3 kick returns for 44 yards.[3] Playing the Bondi Beach Buccaneers in week two, he had a dreadful game. Rushing for only 14 yards on 11 attempts, as well as 1 catch for 8 yards.[4] Frost had a bounce back week with their week three matchup against the Norfolk Seawolves. He had 21 carries for 119 yards and the first two touchdowns of his career. He also caught a pass for 3 yards and returned 2 kicks for 45 yards.[5] Frost had another bad performance in week four against the Minnesota Grey Ducks. He rushed for 19 yards on 11 rushing attempts while having 68 kick return yards on 3 returns. Dallas lost in a close one, 22–20.[6]
Frost finally broke out in week 8 against the Tijuana Luchadores. Frost rushed 25 times for a franchise record 201 yards and 2 touchdowns, he also became the first player to rush for 200+ yards in Birddogs history.[7] Frost would not put up many good games after that. He would finish the season with 964 rushing yards on 222 attempts and 10 rushing touchdowns. He returned 31 kicks for 611 yards. He also had decent numbers receiving with 16 catches for 108 yards.[8] Frost and the Dallas Birddogs finished 7–7 and lost to the Bondi Beach Buccaneers in the conference finals.[9]
2053 season
During the offseason, Frost announced he would be changing numbers from 2 to 27. He explained that he wanted to start new and fresh.
Orange County Otters
Frost inked a two-year $1 million contract with Orange County after being drafted in the 4th-round of the draft in 2053. He was sent down to the DSFL just days later, joining the Orange County practice squad.
Professional career statistics
DSFL
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kick returns | Punt returns | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2052 | DAL | 14 | 14 | 223 | 964 | 4.3 | 65 | 10 | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 | 31 | 611 | 19.7 | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
2053 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 14 | 14 | 223 | 964 | 4.3 | 65 | 10 | 16 | 108 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 | 31 | 611 | 19.7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kick returns | Punt returns | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | Yds | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2052 | DAL | 1 | 1 | 20 | 58 | 2.9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Career | 1 | 1 | 20 | 58 | 2.9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ISFL
Records and achievements
DSFL honors and acolades
Dallas Birddogs franchise records
- Most rushing yards in a game: 201 (November 17, 2052, against the Tijuana Luchadores)
College honors and accolades
- Doak Walker Award (2051)
- First-team All-American (2051)
- Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year (2051)
- First-team All-Big Ten (2051)
- Second-team All-Big Ten (2050)
- 2× College Football Offensive Player of the Week (2× 2051)
- 8× Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (1× 2049, 2× 2050, 5× 2051)
- 2× Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2× 2049)
Ohio State Buckeyes school records
- Most rushing yards in a season: 2,011 (2051)
- Most 100-yard rushing games in a season: 13 (2051)
- Most rushing yards in a game: 342 (October 1, 2051, against the Illinois Fighting Illini)
Personal life
Frost comes from a long line of athletes in his family. His two brothers, Lane II and Kellan, played in the ISFL. His father Lane Sr played for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns before becoming a college football head coach, who is currently the head coach of the Dallas Birddogs. Frost's uncles, Dax and Baxter, also played in the ISFL.
Frost is engaged to his fiance Maycee Porter, whom he has been dating since high school.
References
- ↑ "Aiden Frost Bio". ISFL Forums. August 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Frost signs rookie contract". ISFL Forums. August 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Dallas Birddogs at Tijuana Luchadores – September 29, 2052". ISFL.
- ↑ "Dallas Birddogs at Bondi Beach Buccaneers – October 6, 2052". ISFL.
- ↑ "Norfolk Seawolves at Dallas Birddogs – October 13, 2052". ISFL.
- ↑ "Minnesota Grey Ducks at Dallas Birddogs – October 20, 2052". ISFL.
- ↑ "Tijuana Luchadores at Dallas Birddogs – October 27, 2052". ISFL.
- ↑ "Frost Finishes an Impressive Rookie Campaign". ISFL.
- ↑ "2052 SFC Championship: Dallas Birddogs at Bondi Beach Buccaneers". ISFL.
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