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DeutschLance Heard
| Tennessee Volunteers – No. 53 | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Major | Communication Studies |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 13, 2004 |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 340 lb (154 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Neville (Monroe, Louisiana) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Zalance "Lance" Heard (born October 13, 2004) is an American college football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers. He previously played for the LSU Tigers.
Early life
[edit]Heard attended Bastrop High School for two years before transferring to Neville High School.[1] As a junior, he switched to the offensive side of the ball to play right tackle and earned all-district and all-state honors.[2] After his senior season, Heard was invited to play in the U.S. Army Bowl where he caught a touchdown.[1]
Recruiting
[edit]Coming out of high school, Heard was rated as a five-star recruit by On3.com and a four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals.com.[3] He committed to play college football for the LSU Tigers over offers from schools such as Nebraska, Florida, Florida State, and Houston.[3]
College career
[edit]LSU
[edit]As a freshman in 2023, Heard played all 12 games, making one start for the Tigers and earning SEC all-freshman honors.[4] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[5]
Tennessee
[edit]Heard transferred to play for the Tennessee Volunteers.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Heard grew up in the village of Bonita, Louisiana, and moved to Monroe, Louisiana at age 14.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Alexander, Wilson (December 22, 2022). "Meet Zalance Heard, LSU's new confident and 'country strong' 5-star offensive tackle". NOLA.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Nadeau, Rene (September 2022). "Recruiting: Neville OT Zalance Heard commits to LSU". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ a b Mullin, Luke (September 2022). "Offensive line target Zalance Heard commits to LSU over Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Bonnette, Michael (December 7, 2023). "LSU's Lance Heard on Coaches' Freshman All-SEC Team". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Alexander, Wilson (January 2, 2024). "LSU offensive tackle Zalance Heard has entered the transfer portal". NOLA.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Sparks, Adam (January 21, 2024). "Tennessee football lands 5-star tackle Lance Heard from LSU in transfer portal". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 19, 2024.