{"id":85285,"date":"2020-04-19T14:30:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T18:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=85285"},"modified":"2020-04-14T07:41:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T11:41:16","slug":"charlie-heck-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/19\/charlie-heck-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Heck 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Charlie Heck Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position<\/strong>: Offensive Tackle<br \/>\n<strong>Height: <\/strong>6\u2019-8\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight: <\/strong>311 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School: <\/strong>North Carolina<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Combine Performance Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>40 Yard Dash: <\/strong>5.16 seconds (unofficial)<br \/>\n<strong>Bench Press: <\/strong>21 reps<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical Jump: <\/strong>28.0\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Broad Jump: <\/strong>112.0\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>3 Cone Drill: <\/strong>8.02 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>20 Yard Shuttle<\/strong>: 4.86 seconds<\/p>\n<h2>Charlie Heck 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<p>After five years with the North Carolina Tar Heels, offensive tackle <strong>Charlie Heck<\/strong> is hoping to take his game to the NFL level. The 6\u2019-8\u201d, 311-pound monster of a man is coming off arguably his best season as a redshirt senior. During the 2019 campaign, Heck didn\u2019t allow a single sack and only gave up one hit and 13 hurries on 865 snaps.<\/p>\n<p>Heck initially joined the collegiate ranks as a three-star recruit. Despite the relatively solid rating, he struggled to find much interest from top programs. He ultimately chose North Carolina and took a redshirt year in 2016. In 2017, Heck played in 833 snaps while allowing four sacks, one hit, and 16 hurries. He improved on those totals in 2018, allowing just one sack, four hits, and nine hurries on 791 total snaps.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ideal build for the position;<\/li>\n<li>Good when moving in space \u2013 far more natural than you\u2019d expect from someone of his size;<\/li>\n<li>Solid collegiate production over a multi-year sample;<\/li>\n<li>Father <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HeckAn20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Heck<\/a><\/strong> coaches offensive line for the Kansas City Chiefs;<\/li>\n<li>Can recover when beat and rarely gives up on a rep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bends way too much and loses all leverage;<\/li>\n<li>Rarely faced off against elite competition;<\/li>\n<li>Below-average run blocker and only a pedestrian pass blocker;<\/li>\n<li>Needs to add more strength to his frame;<\/li>\n<li>Not very flexible, which is an issue for someone as tall as he is;<\/li>\n<li>Should have been a lot better, considering his build and the competition he faced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison: Emmett Cleary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position: <\/strong><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Giants<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Jets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection: <\/strong>6<sup>th<\/sup> Round<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Charlie Heck<\/h3>\n<p>Charlie Heck has the size to play in the NFL, but he has a long way to go before he\u2019s ready to see the field. The 6\u2019-8\u201d offensive tackle is a fundamental nightmare, notably bending too much in his sets and losing a lot of his leverage in the process. This problem might require more than just coaching, as his body ultimately works against him here. Because he\u2019s so big, he needs to be flexible to handle speedy rushers off the edge. Unfortunately, he\u2019s not very flexible, so he has to bend in order to handle said quickness. It\u2019s hard to see that problem going away, especially since everyone is stronger and faster at the NFL level.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it\u2019s his unideal sets that lead to a lack of play strength. Heck can\u2019t do much of anything in the run game and mostly just survived passing reps, rather than dominating them. His punch doesn\u2019t do much, and he typically wins his pass reps by size and size alone. Once again, that won\u2019t work in the NFL, when opposing edge defenders are just as big as he is.<\/p>\n<p>Heck\u2019s best path to NFL success begins on a practice squad. For all the negatives, he does have the size and build that you simply cannot teach. Perhaps a season or two of NFL training and coaching can hone out his flaws. It\u2019s admittedly a long shot, but he\u2019s worth a late-round flier simply because there aren\u2019t too many guys built like him out there.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"4EH1isNfS7FZXuj4acwvOA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1193849955\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4EH1isNfS7FZXuj4acwvOA',sig:'iGCMNTgJzKYkNx-FR75zbtBz-EbKxgW7FI4cwB0Pejg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1193849955',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After spending his collegiate career at North Carolina, offensive tackle Charlie Heck looks to take his talents to the pros in the 2020 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":85286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[5273,6443,61,40],"class_list":["post-85285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2020-nfl-draft","tag-charlie-heck","tag-football","tag-nfl"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}