247Sports offered a take this week on Tennessee Vols sophomore offensive tackle Lance Heard that isn’t very fair.
The national sports media outlet pointed out college football’s “most disappointing five-star freshmen from recent recruiting classes” and they included Heard on their list.
From 247Sports : Lance Heard ranked as one of the top offensive tackles coming out of high school in the 2023 class and projected to be a major contributor for LSU. Although he earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team, he primarily played as a reserve or special teams on field goal and extra point units. The 6-foot-6, 340-pound lineman transferred to Tennessee ahead of the 2024 season, with expectations of bolstering an offensive front in need of reinforcement. However, Heard ranks 13th among SEC linemen in highest pressure rate allowed (5.0%) in five games played this season, per TruMedia…