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Play offensive tackle at 240 pounds in high school? Whatever the coach wants and needs. Go all out during a special-teams drill? A Connecticut recruiter noticed. And stay involved while sidelined with a torn ACL? Send in the plays during practice.

Yes, Connecticut had itself a 6-foot-7 signal man during the 2022 spring season.

鈥淗e was looking for something to do during his rehab,鈥� Huskies offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis said. 鈥淗e was pretty good. He was the tallest guy and has red hair, so he stuck out (to the players) and you could see him.鈥�

Healthy over his final three college seasons, Lundt stood out on the field, starting 38 consecutive games at right tackle and showing enough potential for the Buffalo Bills to make him a sixth-round draft choice on April 26.

Beginning with organized team activities this week, Lundt, a right tackle, will get a chance to stand out going against veteran and rookies alike.

Getting drafted by the Bills continued an impressive journey for Lundt, who turns 25 on June 16 and spent six years at Connecticut. He wasn鈥檛 a full-time offensive tackle until his high school senior year. He rebounded from the knee injury. And he didn鈥檛 give up a sack last year.

A late bloomer, the 303-pound Lundt could be a solid developmental player for the Bills.

鈥淗e鈥檚 such a rare combination of being (tall), but a really good athlete,鈥� said his high school coach, Bob Wager.

Said Sammis: 鈥淐hase was like a stock for us 鈥� his (play) just kept going up.鈥�

鈥楽pider鈥� takes on tackle

Wager gave Lundt an appropriate nickname at James Martin High School in Arlington, Texas: Spider.

Appropriate because Lundt was growing in height, but not in weight. He was basically all arms and legs.

鈥淪uper-tall, lanky, not so fluid as a mover, very inexperienced,鈥� Lundt said, giving a scouting report of himself as a high schooler.

Lundt played basketball through his freshman season. He played tight end and offensive tackle as a freshman, tight end on the junior varsity as a sophomore and tight end on the varsity as a junior.

But Wager saw something in Lundt to try him at offensive tackle.

鈥淚t was really based on need at that time, and I had some serviceable tight ends, but nobody who could do what he could at the tackle spot,鈥� Wager said in a phone interview.

Wager added with a deadpan: 鈥淚t looked like it worked out OK for him.鈥�

Before excelling, Lundt was a raw tackle trying to learn the basics of line play but also getting comfortable with 40 new pounds.

鈥淗e grew quickly, and sometimes those long-levered guys don鈥檛 quite gain full use of their appendages,鈥� said Wager, now the director of high school relations for the TCU football program. 鈥淗e certainly had some room to grow (fundamentally), but what was so unique about Chase is that he worked at it relentlessly.鈥�

Lundt leaned on his athleticism when going against top competition, a trait he admits helped him get noticed by Connecticut 鈥� and only Connecticut.

Then-Huskies tight ends coach Corey Edsall, whose father Randy was Connecticut鈥檚 head coach, recruited the Dallas-Fort Worth area and saw Lundt working on special teams. Lundt showed good movement skills, and the Huskies ultimately offered Lundt. It was his only Football Bowl Subdivision scholarship offer.

UConn turnaround

It took a minute 鈥� more like a ton of minutes 鈥� for Lundt to get his college career underway. He redshirted in 2019 to add weight and muscle 鈥� he was in the range of 265-270 when he enrolled 鈥� and the Huskies canceled their 2020 season because of Covid-19.

鈥淲e had little practices here and there (in 2020),鈥� Lundt said. 鈥淢ore like mini-OTAs and walkthrough-type deals.鈥�

Lundt won the right tackle job in 2021 but tore his ACL against Central Florida in the second-to-last game of the season. Lundt believes he tore his meniscus (cartilage) during pregame warmups and during the first drive, he knew something was wrong. The ACL finally snapped on the last play of the drive.

A new staff joined Connecticut, and rehab robbed him of the 2022 spring season. Lundt remained the starter, but he experienced the usual tough sledding for a big man returning from a big injury, and the Connecticut coaches would give him a series or two off during the game.

鈥淲e knew he was going to be a good player for us, but he still hadn鈥檛 fully recovered, so there were some moments of struggle early on,鈥� Sammis said during a phone interview while driving between recruiting visits in the Washington, D.C., area. 鈥淎s the season went along, he kept getting better and better.鈥�

Asked for a scouting report of Lundt鈥檚 strengths, Sammis said: 鈥淗e has elite short-area quickness and change of direction. Cutting off people on the backside, (blocking) any kind of double move by a pass rusher, he has unbelievably athletic feet and he has great core strength where if somebody is pushing him, he can load up and not get pushed anymore.鈥�

Lundt started all 49 games of his Connecticut career, helping the Huskies go from 1-11, 6-7 and 3-9 in 2021-23 to 9-4 last year.

鈥淗e鈥檚 one of the best leaders we had, and he was a steady hand,鈥� Sammis said. 鈥淗e was a major part of that turnaround, and for as great of a player he was, we鈥檙e going to miss his leadership, too.鈥�

Lundt, who didn鈥檛 allow a sack last year, wasn鈥檛 able to finish what he started at Connecticut, sustaining an MCL injury in the Huskies鈥� bowl game win over North Carolina.

鈥淭hat was such a crusher,鈥� Sammis said. 鈥淚鈥檓 just glad it wasn鈥檛 serious.鈥�

Learning from veterans

Lundt spent the pre-draft season recovering from the MCL injury, which meant he couldn鈥檛 play in the Senior Bowl or go through the full battery of drills at the NFL scouting combine. He did travel to Indianapolis to get examined by team medical staffs.

The Bills worked Lundt at tackle during rookie minicamp, but they are expected to give him snaps at guard this summer.

Lundt was around the Bills鈥� veteran offensive linemen for only a few days this month to understand the benefit of observing left tackle Dion Dawkins, right tackle Spencer Brown and the entire group. Lundt is going to ask questions. He is going to listen to the answers and everything else said in the meeting room. And during on-field drills, his mental notebook will be overflowing with observations about a teammate鈥檚 technique.

鈥淭hese guys have played very well together, and just seeing the continuity they鈥檝e built has been awesome, and take a step back to see how they operate and work and help me through my process of being a rookie,鈥� Lundt said. 鈥淭hey鈥檝e been very helpful.鈥�

Task No. 1 is obvious 鈥� learn the Bills鈥� playbook and how offensive line coach Aaron Kromer wants Lundt to execute each step and block. Task No. 2 is similarly obvious 鈥� establish a set of work habits that aids his development. Task No. 3 is tall 鈥� win a spot on the initial 53-man roster.

鈥淗e鈥檚 not going to do anything to hurt his chances,鈥� Wager said. 鈥淗is key, just like it has been, is his consistency. It is his greatest attribute.鈥�