Early impressions of Lance Heard

“One, the guy has unbelievable length and natural ability, so protecting the passer is going to be a big improvement, and he’s just a big human. The ability to go move 4i’s in the run game, I felt like (Darnell Wright), that’s where he changed our run game a lot. He’d go and just dent a 4i. I feel like Lance is going to have that ability, too. I don’t know if it’s necessarily the offense. He got to LSU in the summer and had to play in the fall. He’s really just going through his first offseason, so some of the intricacies of just learning the game inside and out, he knows it, but experience and reps just build that bank of what’s going on and how to adjust to certain situations. I think that’s just part of his growth and development.” –Tennessee offensive line coach Glen Elarbee on Lance Heard after spring practice No. 5