CINCINNATI — Luke Kandra made a statement during the athletic testing season to potentially boost his NFL Draft stock. The former UC guard posted strong numbers at the 2025 Big 12 Pro Day this week, amounting to a 9.19 Relative Athletic Score.
The 6-4, 319-pound lineman was highly impactful at UC, anchoring the interior of Cincinnati’s protection unit for an eye-popping 1,698 snaps over his two seasons. From the 2023 Week Eight Baylor game through this past campaign, Kandra never posted a single-game PFF grade below 63.5 overall.
Kandra is ranked 167th on the consensus big board. That’s a 20-plus spot drop from earlier this month, but rankings still have to catch up to these numbers. He could be a steal for any team after not testing fully at the NFL Combine. Check out his full RAS breakdown below, as Kandra earned an elite explosion grade.
I still cannot understand why the majority of the draft community is sleeping on Luke Kandra @luke_kandra .
He put up stellar numbers for testing, is a mauler on the trenches, and plays every snap through the whistle. pic.twitter.com/eCj4jovcX6
— Newt Westen (@NFLDraft_Westen) March 21, 2025
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