2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Kaleo Ballungay, TE, UNLV

Player Data

Name, Jersey #	Kaleo Ballungay, #19
School (Code)	UNLV (NVLV)
Class Yr	Senior
Height, Weight	6056E, 260E
40 Yd Dash	N/A
Position/Depth	TE
Honors/Captainship	none
Season Viewed (yr)	2023
Games Watched	Kansas, Air Force, Fresno State, Michigan
Scout Name / Date	Justin Apodaca /

Per Year Stats (Most Recent First)

2023	18 receptions, 314 yards, 2 touchdowns
2022	3 receptions, 21 yards
2021	1 reception, 28 yards

Player Summary:

2^nd year starting TE with good height and good weight, possessing a large and bulky frame with mid-cut legs. Adequate overall athlete with solid foot speed, adequate COD, lateral agility, balance and fluidity with marginal acceleration and foot quickness. Solid route runner relying on good processing of space and coverages to settle and attack green grass against zone coverage. Adequate against man coverage v. LBs due to athletic ability having to utilize good processing of leverage, solid stem manipulation, body control and good physicality during route stem to create separation. Very good ball skills set up by very good ball tracking skills allowing for very good catching form with good physicality and strength at catchpoint which is combined with very good competitive toughness to reel in contested catches. Combines ball tracking with solid fluidity and good catching form above and below body to create good adjustment to balls outside of his frame. Adequate after catch ability getting to solid long foot speed with marginal acceleration in space with adequate ability to create YAC with adequate lateral agility and fluidity. Solid finish with good physicality and body strength at POA to fight forward for extra yards. Solid zone blocker with adequate first step quickness, solid pad level and adequate lateral agility creating adequate ability to cross face. Good punch strength with solid placement at POA with good sustain of all run blocks due to good hand strength. Possesses solid ability to climb to the second level and solid finish on run blocks with adequate lower half drive to finish blocks. 

Scheme Fit:

Y tight end with alignment versatility who relies on coverage & leverage processing to create separation while possessing solid run game ability in zone run scheme.

Power Statement:

Adequate overall athlete with blue-trait ball skills alongside above average processing of defender leverage and coverage structures allowing for separation creation with settling into space and stem manipulation rather than foot speed. Should improve draft stock with another productive receiving season but will be limited athletically.