STRENGTHS
Luke is a sleeper Tight End in this draft. He shows on film the ability to block, setting up on the line and off the line. He does a good job blocking in space and that along with his size and agility to block makes him a valuable player. He has good feet and although he is big his ability to, stay on balance and stay with his blocks is excellent. Luke is smart but what attracts me to him is his ability to catch the ball with ease and make the needed yardage after the catch. He does a good job against zone coverage, showing his numbers to the quarterback but don’t be fooled, Luke can catch the ball on the move and in contested situations in stride and like a receiver down the field. In the red zone once again because of his size he will not be easy for defenses to match up with. Luke is a complete Tight End, the kind that will open up your running game and move the chains, and score points in the Red Zone. If you’re looking for more than that from a Tight End…then you are truly, not looking for a Tight End.
CONCERNS
Luke is not going to run the ball 50 yards and score. Nevertheless, if you give him a chance in the passing game he will score and he will gain yards and he will keep your offense on the field.
BOTTOM LINE 2.72
Luke is a sleeper Tight End in this draft and the reason for that is because most think he is only a blocking Tight End but I believe that is not all he has to offer. The reason Gronk is considered as one of the best is because of his blocking. His ability to block made the coaches want to reward him by giving him some chances in the passing game. Once they did that Gronk showed them that he could catch just about any pass thrown to him and make yardage after the catch because he was so hard to bring down. Gronk had good speed when he first came out as a rookie but as the years went on his speed was marginal but he still produced big plays in the passing game. Luke might not be as dramatic a player as Gronk but he can be just as effective if…the team that selects him will include him in their passing game. A good Tight End is a key to opening up the running game. He is also the key to being a playmaker through blocking or catching the ball in the passing game. But this can only happen if the Tight End has the size and talent and the offensive coordinator includes him as an intricate part of the offense. Most, think Luke is JUST a blocking TE, I disagree, I guess the future will be telling. Look for some team to select Luke late (4th to 7th RD) in this draft but he will impact like he was selected in the 2nd RD. After all, sleepers don’t get selected early.
