Kage
Casey.
Kage
Casey.
Boise State· 6'6"· 315 lb
R4 · #111 · Denver Broncos"Zone-scheme left tackle with three-year starter reps and Senior Bowl polish; length and anchor grade adequate, so the projection is developmental swing with an outside-zone starter arc."Pre-draft read
The player, a left tackle in a zone-first scheme, effectively climbs to second-level defenders and executes reach blocks on the frontside of outside zone. His efficient set width and independent hands mirror wide rushers, allowing him to recover after initial contact. He maintains appropriate knee bend, punches on time in short sets, and finishes blocks. In the run game, he utilizes tag-and-go technique on combo blocks and pulls with balance on gap concepts.
His pass sets can drift against long-arm bull rushers, and he may open his hip too early against heavy inside counters. However, his quick recovery and hand replacement skills allow him to survive and regain control even after a lost initial engagement.
An outside zone run scheme with sprint-out boot action and complements with gap and power run concepts.
Year 1 depth with immediate utility as a swing tackle for outside zone; ceiling of a starting left tackle who can anchor an NFL run game inside of two seasons.
Gap/duo power run game with heavy downhill double teams and man blocking requirements, where his adequate length and average anchor would be exposed.
Kage Casey arrives in Denver to a scheme fit that will maximize his zone-blocking strengths and give him time to develop his pass-blocking technique against NFL-caliber power.
Kage Casey. LT. Boise State. NFL draft prospect 2026
Full pre-draft reel — outside-zone reach blocks, second-level climbs, and pass-set mirror.
Kage Casey breaks down Senior Bowl mindset
Senior Bowl week interview covering pass-set adjustments against SEC/B1G edges.
Bolstering the trenches — Kage Casey Broncos draft highlights
Team-cut reel showcasing the traits that convinced the Broncos to take him at 111.
This offensive tackle projects as a starter in a zone-blocking scheme, offering a team a player whose foundational strengths directly align with outside-zone concepts. His consistent availability and the extensive volume of his collegiate play, culminating in a Senior Bowl invitation, highlighted his readiness for the professional level, despite some measurable limitations such as his adequate arm length.
He was a three-year starting left tackle for Boise State, anchoring an offense that facilitated a prolific rushing season for Ashton Jeanty in 2024. His collegiate career demonstrates consistent performance with a low penalty rate and solid grades against Mountain West competition. His role consistently involved schemes that leveraged his mobility and ability to operate in space throughout his tenure.
Evaluator consensus placed him in the Day 3 tackle tier, acknowledging his zone-scheme potential but tempering expectations due to his adequate length, average anchor against power, and the primary competition level he faced. The Denver Broncos drafted him at 111 overall, targeting him as a developmental swing tackle for a run scheme built around outside zone and boot concepts.
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Outside-zone identity
Reaches the frontside three-technique consistently and climbs to the second level with square shoulders on tag-and-go combos.
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Set quickness and mirror
Efficient depth in short and vertical sets; mirrors wide speed with a controlled kick-slide and recovers after initial contact.
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Independent hand usage
Punches on time inside the frame, replaces hands cleanly, and resets when the rusher tries a two-hand swipe or long-arm counter.
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Availability and durability
Three-year starter with no missed-time flags; tape volume against the full Mountain West and non-conference power opponents.
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Run-game finisher
Plays through the whistle, locks on with grip strength, and drives defenders into the sideline on outside-zone cutback lanes.
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Adequate length
Arm length lives in the low-33-inch range, letting NFL-caliber long-arm rushers get into his chest before he can extend first.
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Anchor vs true power
Bull rushers walk him back into the pocket when he sets high; needs to sink hips earlier and reset his base under contact.
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Hip flip on inside counters
Opens the gate too early on speed-to-power moves, giving twitchy interior counters a clean lane to the quarterback.
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Competition tier
Bulk of the tape came against Mountain West edges; sample of high-end pass-rushers is thin and the Senior Bowl week matters extra.
| Yr | Team | G |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boise State | 5 |
| 2023 | Boise State | 13 |
| 2024 | Boise State | 14 |
| 2025 | Boise State | 13 |
| Career | — | 45 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Efficient zone-scheme starter whose game travels on technique and awareness rather than freakish traits.
Ceiling only — zone-scheme LT identity and finisher mentality, not the elite length or athletic profile.
Long-limbed zone tackle with anchor concerns who settles in as a scheme-specific starter with penalty spikes.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Pre-draft context Casey developed into Boise State's three-year left tackle after a redshirt-caliber freshman year, then paired with Ashton Jeanty on the record-chasing 2024 backfield that carried the Broncos to the College Football Playoff. His senior tape kept the identity: reach the frontside on outside zone, climb to linebackers with square shoulders, and mirror speed off the edge with a controlled kick-slide. He accepted the Senior Bowl invite specifically to answer the competition-tier question, and one-on-one reps in Mobile against SEC and Big Ten edges quieted a lot of the "Mountain West only" noise without erasing it entirely. Adequate arm length and an anchor that gives under true power kept him firmly in the Day 3 tackle tier on most boards.
NFL fit — Broncos Denver took him at 111 as a developmental swing tackle in a run scheme built on outside zone and boot action — exactly the concepts Casey ran at Boise. Realistic Year 1 role is OT4/OT5 with heavy scout-team reps and swing-tackle emergency duty, with a path to the primary backup by Year 2 if the anchor holds up in NFL pass-pro. Best-case arc is that his hands and set quickness let him win the eventual LT2/RT2 competition and eventually push for a starting job when the veteran in front of him moves on. Worst case is that long-arm rushers expose the length and he settles in as a career backup.
Retrospective Too early to grade. The evaluation to watch is anchor development: if the hip sink and base reset improve, the outside-zone traits give him a real starter path; if the length continues to leak on long-arm bulls, he tops out as a scheme-specific backup. The Ramczyk-band starter arc is the fair projection, with Kolton Miller-style scheme-specific starter as the median and career backup as the floor.