{"id":131914,"date":"2022-03-19T21:36:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T01:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=131914"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:04:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:04:26","slug":"2022-nfl-draft-player-profile-trevor-penning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/03\/19\/2022-nfl-draft-player-profile-trevor-penning\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 NFL Draft Player Profile: Trevor Penning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Trevor Penning NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Position<\/strong>: Offensive Tackle<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u20197\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong>: 325 Lbs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>School<\/strong>: University of Northern Iowa<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pro Day Performance Data<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.89<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Vertical jump<\/strong>: 28\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Broad jump<\/strong>: 9\u20193\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>225 Lb. Bench Reps<\/strong>: Did not test<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022-nfl-draft-profiles\/?fbclid=IwAR0Jx6p0wxtfMy4FJ3zP_16Ryg_9Fg63FgImAXfuF7QiToVb49GiG595wh8\" target=\"_self\"><em><strong>More 2022 NFL Draft Profiles\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Trevor Penning 2022 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When declaring for the NFL Draft, Trevor Penning was considered a Day 2 candidate from a small school. However, his pre-draft process has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com\/players\/2022\/trevor-penning\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">elevated him<\/a> into top-10 pick conversations across the board. Staring during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/northern-iowa-ot-trevor-penning-demonstrates-nasty-streak-at-senior-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senior Bowl week<\/a> and again at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkjets.com\/video\/ol-trevor-penning-northern-iowa-runs-a-4-89-40-yard-dash-at-the-2022-combine\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the NFL Combine<\/a>, teams are falling in love with Penning as a prospect. On film, he\u2019s everything teams would desire in a young, rising, franchise blocker. Penning plays with a mean streak that just doesn\u2019t quit. Further, that nastiness results in tremendous power. While he will need to cool a bit at the pro level to avoid penalties, refinement is only going to make him a better player. Granted, when that power works right, he just embarrassed his competition. In the run game, that results in a lot of pancake blocks and defenders hitting the turf.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not a good run play here from Northern Iowa, but Penning crushes his man.<\/p>\n<p>This offense loves their option runs and while the QB keeps the ball, Penning still dominates his assignment on the opposite end of the play. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f55tlYamkp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/f55tlYamkp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Willie Lutz (@willie_lutz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willie_lutz\/status\/1500100875129401344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus, he has the technique and hand power to make a lot of pass rushers pay on the field. His one-hand punch is already a strong weapon in his toolbox, which goes quite well in tandem with his skillful footspeed. Penning does a tremendous job shuffling his feet and beating edge rushers to their spots. Already, his skillset appears ready for the pro game, and could enter camp as a leader to win a starting job. Sure, it may take Penning a rookie year of pits and peaks to excel as a pro. Still, he\u2019s among a small group of plug-and-play tackles in the 2022 NFL Draft. Plus, the young tackle has the physique of a young star. Running a sub-five-second forty-yard dash at 6\u20197\u201d, he\u2019s a bit of a freak of nature. Interestingly, Trevor Penning also posted a 9.96 <a href=\"https:\/\/ras.football\/ras-information\/?PlayerID=21103\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">relative athletic score<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/ras.football\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ranks atop<\/a> the entire 2022 class of tackles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plays with tremendous nastiness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prototypical size for a franchise left tackle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foot speed shows quite well<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performed well against Power 5 competition<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shows excellent use of leverage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consistent, powerful bases set in pass protection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punches on edge rushers show serious power<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good one-hand punch technique<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Needs to clean up some of his aggression<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May take a little time getting up to speed against pros<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occasionally gets hands a little too high<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foot work does need play-to-play refinement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>NFL Comparison<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/taylor-lewan-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Lewan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Teams With Need at Position<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/falcons\/\" target=\"_self\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_self\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_self\">Houston Texans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_self\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_self\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection<\/strong>: Top-10 Pick<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Trevor Penning<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rising from small-school standout to top draft prospect, Trevor Penning gives teams a lot to like on the field. Sure, he needs to learn to cool his motor at the professional level. Once that issue clears itself, Penning is a high-reward prospect that gives teams a chance to land a franchise cornerstone. Further, his ready-made NFL skillset and size make him appealing for any team who hopes to take a playoff leap in 2022. Additionally, his ceiling could easily make him this year&#8217;s best tackle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"yYAnNjksQO1Qlb6oLfP3rA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1238186769\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'yYAnNjksQO1Qlb6oLfP3rA',sig:'amld61q0R6EDTh2NWF35TilDANF5jkDlIbqwmOs2Qyk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1238186769',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rising from small-school standout to top draft prospect, Trevor Penning gives teams a lot to like on the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3734,"featured_media":131938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,33760],"tags":[2030,9036],"class_list":["post-131914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-profiles","tag-nfl-draft-profiles","tag-trevor-penning"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3734"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247076,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131914\/revisions\/247076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}