Chase Lundt, UConn: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Lundt was a two-star recruit from James Martin High School in Arlington, Texas in the class of 2019

Christian Haynes wasn’t the only future NFL player on Connecticut’s offensive line last season. Right tackle Chase Lundt is a legitimate prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft who will likely earn an invitation to an All-Star game. He currently projects as a fifth round scheme-specific selection.

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Chase Lundt, RT UConn: 2025 NFL Draft Profile

Classification: Redshirt senior right tackle from Arlington, Texas

Background: Lundt was a two-star recruit from James Martin High School in Arlington, Texas in the class of 2019. He was the No. 2,508 recruit according to 247Sports and No. 2,383 (three-star) for On3.com. Lundt was an unranked two-star recruit for Rivals and did not receive a star rating or grade out of 100 from ESPN. He played two seasons in high school, becoming a team captain and an All-District offensive tackle.

Injuries & Off-Field: 2020 season canceled for COVID-19, suffered an injury vs. Clemson (2021) and played limited snaps the following week

Awards: 2022 Second Team All-Independent (CFN), 2023 First Team All-Independent (CFN)

Pros: Enters 2024 with more than 2,100 offensive snaps, penalties haven’t been a major issue, mostly maintains good posture in pass pro, knees bent and butt sunk down in pass set, quick kick slide, foot speed to meet wide-alignment rushers up the arc, impressive range, twitchy strikes target the defender’s hands early in their rush plans, developing a snatch counter to long-arms, quickly diagnoses and picks up stunts, widens base and digs in feet to deaden power rushes, re-anchored vs. Davin Vann bull rush after giving initial ground (2023), held his own vs. James Pearce Jr. (2023), quickness to establish reach blocks, mobility to pull or lead block in outside zone, comfortable blocking far downfield and in space, quick strides in space, keeps legs churning in the run game, keeps a low pad level and drives legs in short-yardage situations, core strength showed when torquing Davin Vann out of gaps (2023)

Cons: Very lean frame, arm length will need verification, initial kick step is very inconsistent, some heel-clicking in slide, oversets opening a massive B-gap, feet get sloppy when redirecting to close a gap leading to slow and awkward movement, consistently beaten across his face by B-gap counters, bails on his footwork and open his hips too early vs. vertical pass rushing threats, lower half is not powerful enough to fully trust anchor, Davin Vann got a sack on him with a long-arm power rush (2023), hands are late in pass pro, hands land wide and expose his chest, hands are too predictable in pass pro, needs more hand counters, doesn’t attempt to counter long-arm moves early enough, extends chest too far over knees to initiate contact in pass pro, Donovan Ezeiruaku’s speed and bend gave him some issues (2023), Davin Vann got him a few times with a flying cross-chop (2023), ended up on the ground a few times when dealing with Davin Vann’s power (2023) in run + pass game, occasionally defaults to leading with his shoulder in the run game, ducks heads into run blocks

Overview: Lundt enters 2024 with more than 2,100 offensive snaps spent exclusively at right tackle. He’s always done a good job avoiding penalties. Lundt’s frame raises some questions. He’s very lean and has questionable arm length. Lundt’s initial kick step is very inconsistent in its execution, and he has some heel-clicking in his slide. The redshirt senior frequently oversets and opens the B-gap and is consistently beaten across his face. His feet get sloppy when attempting to redirect against counters, which leads to slow and awkward recovery steps. Lundt maintains good posture in pass protection with bent knees and his butt sunken low in his stance. He has a quick kick slide and the foot speed and range to carry wide-alignment rushers up and around the arc. Lundt occasionally bails on his footwork too early in the play and decides to open his hips and chase defenders up the arc. He deploys twitchy hand strikes to attack and swat the defender’s hands before they enter their rush plans. The Texas native is developing a snatch trap to counter long-arm moves. He quickly diagnoses and switches stunts. Lundt widens his base and digs in his feet to deaden power rushes, but his lower half is not powerful enough to anchor against speed to power or larger linemen consistently. He had some success re-anchoring against Davin Vann, but the North Carolina State defensive lineman also beat him with a long-arm move for a sack (2023). Lundt’s hands are late in pass protection and expose his chest by landing too wide on the defender’s frame. His hands are also predictable and lack an extensive bag of counters. The former two-star recruit occasionally extends his chest too far over his knees when attempting to initiate contact in pass protection. Lundt held his own against Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr. but struggled to counter Boston College’s Donovan Ezeiruaku’s speed and bend (2023). Vann’s flying cross-chop and raw power also proved problematic. Vann won with that same cross-chop several reps and put Lundt on the ground a few times. The right tackle excels in the run game. He occasionally leads with his shoulder or ducks his head but generally plays with good framing. Lundt has the quickness to establish reach blocks and the mobility to lead block for outside zone concepts. He is comfortable operating downfield and in space. His legs never stop churning, which helps him displace some thicker players. He has the core strength to torque plays like Vann out of gaps and keep them sealed away. Lundt maintains a low pad level and drives his legs in short-yardage situations to create displacement and a hole for the ball carrier.

Overall, Lundt is a very mobile right tackle who shined in the running game in 2023 while splitting wins and losses with the best Power Five pass rushers he faced. Lundt’s lean frame and questionable technical foundation place a ceiling on his summer evaluation. Stacking on another 15 pounds while refining his hand usage and footwork would give the redshirt senior a sizeable bump.

Role & Scheme Fit: Right tackle in an outside zone scheme

Round Grade: Fifth Round

Size: 6'8", 300 lbs. (Unofficial)

Submitted: 05-13-24