EKU lineman Joe Schlarman brings pedigree, size, and upside up front
Joe Schlarman is a 6'3", 294-pound Eastern Kentucky freshman offensive lineman in the 2025 season who entered the program after starting all 14 games for Lexington Catholic in 2023 and helping drive 4,610 yards of total offense and a state title-game run. His biggest differentiators are bloodlines, toughness, and developmental upside: he’s the son of the late John Schlarman, a respected Kentucky line coach, and EKU listed him as inactive in 2024, so this is more about long-term trench value than immediate stat-sheet noise. If you want a sturdy, high-upside interior blocker with legit football DNA, he’s the kind of project worth caring about.
