Lance Heard’s power, pass-protection polish, and SEC pedigree made him one of the league’s most coveted tackles
In the 2025 season, Lance Heard looked the part of a high-end left tackle: 6-foot-6, 330 pounds, coming off an All-SEC campaign and allowing just 19 pressures and 2 sacks across 479 pass-protection snaps, which is why evaluators viewed him as a Day 2 NFL Draft prospect. His best traits are his length, anchor strength, and movement ability for a man his size, though his value is tempered by a 2026 transfer to Kentucky and a spring injury that required minor surgery. If you want a ready-made blindside protector with proven SEC experience, he’s your guy; if you need durable availability, that’s the question mark.
