Billy
Schrauth.
Billy
Schrauth.
Notre Dame· 6'5"· 310 lb
R5 · #160 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers"Old-school Wisconsin-tough guard with two-position starting experience at Notre Dame; heavy hands and finish carry the projection while short-area agility caps him at OG-only on Day 3."Pre-draft read
Two-position guard built around leverage, grip strength, and finish. He fires out low on down blocks, times combos to a linebacker, and works with a wide, patient base that keeps him square in a phone booth on gap runs. In the run game, he plays with a mauler's temperament: chest-plate punch, torque through the whistle, and consistent second-effort to bury 3-techniques.
In pass protection, he sets short and firm, mirroring well against bull-rushes and stone-walling power once he anchors. He uses a thick lower half and heavy independent hands to reset the pocket. His second-level work and pull-and-kick reps are honest rather than special, arriving on time but rarely erasing defenders in space. Quicker interior counters can beat him around the corner if he oversets.
This is a run-heavy, physical gap/duo power run game that prioritizes inside-zone and lead-blocking principles with a physical, dominant interior offensive line.
Immediate starter at either guard spot, providing consistent interior pass protection and a physical run-blocking presence with a high ceiling as a long-term mauler.
An Air Raid or spread RPO offense that demands guards to consistently get to the second level or perform wide pulls with exceptional agility.
Schrauth is a scheme-clean fit for power run teams looking for a physical, durable interior mauler with immediate starting potential at either guard position, despite concerns about lateral agility and second-level athleticism.
Billy Schrauth Left Guard Highlights
Cut-up of 2024 LG reps at Notre Dame showing down blocks, pass sets vs. Big Ten/ACC interior fronts, and second-level work.
Billy Schrauth Highlights and Analysis
Pre-draft breakdown with clips of anchor vs. power, gap-scheme finish, and short-area limitations on interior counters.
Billy Schrauth Draft Profile — Voch Lombardi & Bryan Broaddus
Scouting-desk profile with veteran evaluators walking through the RG-to-LG versatility, Combine measurables and Day 3 projection.
Schrauth is an old-school interior mauler whose game is built on toughness and leverage, projecting as a guard-only prospect. A team is buying a physical run blocker who plays through the whistle and can anchor against power in pass protection, a scheme-clean fit for gap and duo systems. His 32 7/8-inch arm length lands him in the average NFL guard range, complemented by a stout frame and 10 1/4-inch hands.
He redshirted in 2022 and then stepped into the starting lineup at right guard for the final three games of 2023. Schrauth then moved to left guard mid-season in 2024 after an ankle injury. By 2025, he was Notre Dame's full-time starting left guard, demonstrating adaptability and a reliable in-game presence across multiple seasons for the Fighting Irish.
Evaluators consistently liked his toughness and finish but split on his short-area quickness. Consensus boards landed him as a fourth- to sixth-round prospect, with the depth of the interior offensive line class pushing him to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round.
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Wisconsin-tough finish
Plays through the whistle on every gap run, torquing 3-techniques off the line of scrimmage and consistently burying defenders.
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Grip strength and independent hands
Once he latches, he re-fits and steers opponents; pass-pro reps show clear ability to reset the pocket with a second punch.
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Anchor vs. power
Sinks his hips and stones bull rushers; long-track reps against Big Ten and ACC nose tackles rarely show him getting walked back.
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Two-position starting versatility
Started meaningful games at both right and left guard in back-to-back seasons at Notre Dame, demonstrating adaptability.
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Run-scheme fit for gap/duo teams
Down blocks, short pulls, and short kick-outs are his best reps, fitting cleanly for teams that lean on inside zone.
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Short-area quickness cap
Lateral agility is ordinary; quick interior counters can beat him around the corner when he oversets or opens his hips early.
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Second-level work is honest, not special
Reaches linebackers on time but rarely erases them in space; arrives without much closing burst on pulls.
- 03
Ankle-injury durability question
Missed four games in 2024 after a Purdue ankle injury; medical checks flagged the joint, leaving athletic testing incomplete.
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OG-only projection
Nothing about the frame, arm length, or agility profile suggests any tackle emergency reps, limiting his 46-man value on gameday.
| Yr | Team | G |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 0 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 13 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 12 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 14 |
| Career | — | 39 |
Verified via Wikipedia + Notre Dame release timeline; Sports-Reference CFB does not publish OL grades. Games/starts are best-available reconciliation of team pressers and injury reports.
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Interior-only guard whose value lives in swing depth and gap-scheme reps; capable spot starter for a decade without ever locking down a full-time job on a good line.
Similar Wisconsin roots and Notre Dame-adjacent Big Ten toolbox: ordinary athlete, heavy hands, plays multiple guard spots, carves out a decade-long backup-to-spot-starter role.
Bottom outcome is career practice-squad interior body who never earns a stable 53-man role and bounces between rosters as a Week-17 emergency call-up.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Pre-draft context Schrauth arrived in South Bend as a top-100 national recruit and one of the highest-ranked linemen in Wisconsin's 2022 class, choosing Notre Dame over Ohio State and Wisconsin after a decorated career at St. Mary's Springs Academy. He redshirted as a true freshman, then took the field-goal and extra-point unit in 2023 before Rocco Spindler's late-season injury opened the right guard job for the final three games. That audition set the tone for 2024, when he opened as the starter at right guard, injured his ankle against Purdue, missed four games, and returned at left guard rather than his original spot — a versatility marker that scouts filed away. By 2025 he was Notre Dame's full-time left guard and a locker-room voice up front through the CFP push, projecting cleanly to guard-only at the next level.
NFL fit — Tampa Bay Schrauth is a Day 3 developmental fit behind an already invested interior of Cody Mauch, Ben Bredeson, Elijah Klein and rookie-year holdovers, giving the organization a swing guard who can be redshirted on the practice squad or dressed as a game-day inactive while he adds to his rookie tape. His run game demeanor overlaps with what the offensive strategy and offensive line instruction emphasizes on gap and duo concepts, and the RG-to-LG background at Notre Dame is a plus in a scheme that likes flexible interior bodies. Realistic Year 1 role is depth swing guard and jumbo package tight-end-adjacent blocker, with a path to the swing sixth O-lineman by Year 2 if he sharpens his short-area recovery in pass pro.
Retrospective Too early to grade. The evaluation on draft weekend was straightforward: honest interior blocker with two-position starting reps, mauler traits in the run game, and enough anchor to survive against NFL power, capped by ordinary lateral quickness that limits him to guard and to phone-booth reps. Tampa taking him at 160 is a value-plus-depth swing for an OL room that has churned late-round guards into contributors before; the ceiling case is a starter-level backup who spot-starts by 2027, the floor is a career backup who lives on the practice squad. Career trajectory as of July 2026 remains TBD.
Data note: Verified via Wikipedia + Notre Dame release timeline; Sports-Reference CFB does not publish OL grades. Games/starts are best-available reconciliation of team pressers and injury reports.