CINCINNATI — Cincinnati star guard Luke Kandra earned more All-America honors following his 2024 season. Sports Illustrated named the NFL Draft hopeful to their second-team offense.

Kandra was super impactful at UC, anchoring the interior of Cincinnati protection unit for an eye-popping 1,698 snaps over his two seasons. From the 2023 Baylor game through this campaign, Kandra never posted a single-game PFF grade below 63.5 overall. 

A bastion of consistency who should get taken at least as a Day Three pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. He’s one of plenty transfer portal success stories at UC in recent years.

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