Keagen
Trost.
Keagen
Trost.
Missouri· 6'5"· 311 lb
"Seven-year, four-school journeyman tackle whose 2025 All-American breakout at Missouri sold a technician's hands and quiet feet over a modest athletic ceiling."Pre-draft read
Left tackle who wins with hand placement, anchor, and pass-set patience. Two-hand strikes land inside the frame and reset quickly; short-set and jump-set variety keeps rushers from timing the arc. In protection, the base stays wide, the punch is a two-count independent hand rather than a lunge, and he recovers by dropping the hip and steering rushers past the pocket.
On the move, foot quickness beats bend; angles come off preset landmarks, so combo-to-second-level reps are clean when the linebacker declares early. Play strength shows most in the run game: turnover blocks, gap-down blocks, and inside zone climbs where he sustains through the whistle. Motor and finish are staples; the mean streak on tape reads as accumulated snaps, not violence for show.
The Los Angeles Rams typically employ a wide-zone, play-action pass scheme under Sean McVay, emphasizing athleticism and scheme versatility along the offensive line.
Trost's ultimate ceiling is a reliable left tackle, but his Year 1 role is likely as a versatile swing tackle who can kick inside to guard in a pinch and see spot starting duty.
A man-blocking scheme that prioritizes raw athleticism and quick-twitch recovery would diminish his value, as his athleticism is ordinary and his recovery from counter moves can be late.
A mature and versatile lineman, Trost is a scheme-agnostic talent who can anchor an offensive line with precise hand placement and a strong anchor, despite limited top-end athleticism.
Keagen Trost Tackle Highlights | Prospects
College highlight reel showcasing hand placement, anchor and finish across Wake Forest and Missouri tape.
Mizzou OL Keagen Trost Speaks at 2026 NFL Combine
Combine media session covering his seven-year college arc and pre-draft measurements.
OL Keagen Trost at Mizzou Pro Day
Pro Day session where Trost tested and interviewed with Rams staff among evaluators in attendance.
Trost projects as a developmental swing tackle with the potential to kick inside to guard, offering a team a technique-first player whose game relies on hand timing, anchor, and football habits. This provides a clear plan for usage, leveraging his strengths as he adapts to the professional level.
His collegiate career involved transfers across four programs and three competition levels, culminating in a productive 2025 season at Missouri where he started all 13 games at left tackle. He earned first-team All-SEC honors and was PFF's highest-graded FBS offensive tackle. This performance, particularly against high-level competition, provided a significant data point for evaluators.
Despite an age-adjusted profile (25 as a rookie) and a résumé that featured significant time at the FCS level, his performance at the East-West Shrine week and clean combine tape solidified his projection. He was ultimately selected in the third round, 93rd overall, by the Los Angeles Rams, indicating confidence in his immediate developmental potential.
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Two-hand independent punch
Times a wide, inside-out strike that lands under the shoulder pads and stalls rush conversion before the second step.
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Anchor in the pass set
Sinks the hips and re-fits hands on power rushers; long-arm bull attempts rarely walk him back into the quarterback's lap.
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Set variety and patience
Mixes vertical, short, and jump sets on scouting-report tape, refusing to give edge rushers a rhythm to counter off.
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Run-game sustain and finish
Turnover blocks, gap-down, and inside-zone climbs stay glued through the whistle; the mean streak reads as habit, not showmanship.
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Elite production capstone
Graded as PFF's No. 1 FBS offensive tackle and first-team All-SEC as a first-year transfer in a major conference.
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Ordinary athletic ceiling
Tested as an average NFL tackle athlete; pure speed rushers with a plan can win the corner if he oversets.
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Age-adjusted profile
Turns 25 in his rookie year with seven college seasons of wear, compressing the developmental runway compared to younger prospects.
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Level-of-competition résumé
Only one major conference season on tape; earlier FCS body of work requires heavier reliance on limited Power Four samples.
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Recovery vs. counter moves
When the initial punch misses, hand resets can be late against long-arm-to-swipe combos; NFL edges will attack the outside pad.
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| Yr | Team | G |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Morgan State | 4 |
| 2020 | Indiana State | 0 |
| 2021 | Indiana State | 2 |
| 2022 | Indiana State | 11 |
| 2023 | Indiana State | 8 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 12 |
| 2025 | Missouri | 13 |
| Career | — | 50 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Journeyman starter profile — average tester, above-average processor, holds up at tackle and can kick inside in a pinch.
Late-blooming, technique-first blocker whose hand use and anchor unlock a decade of quality starts across multiple positions.
Older, developmental swing tackle whose athletic ceiling shows up when NFL speed rushers force him to defend a true edge.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
The Rams landed Trost as cheap swing depth behind Alaric Jackson on the left side, with a franchise that has quietly rebuilt its interior around veteran anchors like Kevin Dotson and Steve Avila. As a rookie he projects as OT4/OT5 with genuine two-position value — his best college reps came at LT, but his hand-timing and anchor translate cleanly to guard if the Rams get hit inside. The coordinator scheme calls for zone-heavy runs and quick-game protections that fit his short-set patience and turnover-block strength on gap concepts. The realistic path in year one is game-day active swing tackle with a handful of jumbo/6OL packages, then competition for a guard-eligible OT2 role in year two. His seven-year football maturity is a real ROI accelerator for a room that leans on captains-in-waiting.
It is early, but the evaluation looks like a fair one. The board saw a technique-first tackle whose ceiling was capped by testing but whose floor was raised by the same traits that let him survive four programs and three developmental jumps — punch timing, anchor, football habits. If he stalls, it is because the athletic ceiling is what pro speed rushers exposed once the film library grew. If he sticks as a decade-long swing tackle who can kick to guard, the pick reads like exactly what a good Rams line-of-scrimmage program is supposed to produce: a Day 2 lineman who plays to the top of his talent because he arrived with a professional operating system already installed.