STRENGTHS
Luke has the athletic talent and high football IQ to be an excellent offensive center for the team that selects him. He has good lateral agility and quickness to help out his guards when needed and the quickness off the ball to handle a defensive nose tackle. He has enough foot speed and quickness to go out to the 2nd level and be used on sweeps and screens. Luke is smart and has played both guard and center positions although he has played more at guard than at center for his college team. He shows excellent leadership skills and is accurate in making all the snaps. I feel Luke’s impact position for the next level will be at center. His leadership, high football IQ, and athletic talent all seem to come together at that position more so, than at the guard position. He should be an excellent center for the team that selects him.
CONCERNS
Luke will need to get stronger and play with more consistent leverage when run blocking. He also needs more repetitions at the center position in general. He really has played more guard than center while in college.
BOTTOM LINE 2.44
Luke just needs to get into the pro game quickly and start to train. The Kentucky program is excellent but it’s still a college situation and Luke needs more attention to detail in his strength and conditioning and in gaining repetitions at the center position. He also needs the experience of players and coaches who have played the center position to add to his knowledge. When this happens there is a very good chance of Luke being a starting center for the team that selects him and a chance to become a pro bowl caliber center too. Look for Luke on Rob’s board to suggest what round he will be selected. He could be an offensive lineman steal in the later rounds if this profile is correct.
