{"id":275552,"date":"2026-04-17T11:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=275552"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:45:05","slug":"billy-schrauth-2026-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/04\/17\/billy-schrauth-2026-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Schrauth 2026 NFL Draft Profile\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schrauth comes across as a high-floor type of prospect, but his draft stock is a bit held back by injuries that cost him time in both 2024 and 2025. When he\u2019s healthy, though, he\u2019s one of the more dependable pass-blocking guards in this class\u2014steady, physical, and tough to move. He fits best in a power-gap or inside-zone scheme.\u00a0 Schrauth led St. Mary\u2019s Springs to two high school championships and grew up just 90 miles from Lambeau Field.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Billy Schrauth NFL Draft Overview<\/span><\/h2>\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\u20195<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 310 pounds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>School<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/category\/fbs\/independents\/notre-dame-fighting-irish\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_self\">Notre Dame<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2026 NFL Draft Billy Schrauth Scouting Report<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Schrauth is viewed as a low floor, high ceiling guard prospect. He is considered a mauler, technically sound and plays through the whistle. Sound mechanically, uses leverage and hand placement like a polished professional. He led his high school team to a pair of state championships; his leadership is evident. Schrauth did not allow a sack or quarterback hit in 2025. <\/span>Schrauth has missed significant time the last two seasons due to injury. His MCL injury last season and previous surgeries on both ankles raises durability concerns. Billy struggles against athletic defenders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBVIvFtDL7\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 6000px; aspect-ratio: 6000\/4000;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<h3><b>Strengths<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lock down strength<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong lower body and thick fram<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heavy hands and uses precise mechanics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latches on to defender and doesn\u2019t let go<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explodes off the snap<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Takes on bull rushes, doesn\u2019t give ground<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High football IQ<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifies twists, stunts and blitzes earl<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communicates pre-snap adjustments effectively<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moves defenders out of the way efficiently<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plays through the whistle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makes quick path to second level blocks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finds defenders in space with radar-like ability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experienced at both guard positions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 team captain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tough mentally<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Weaknesses\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower body injuries reduced time on the field in last two seasons<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited starting experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited lateral movement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lacks polish in parts of game expected from a vetera<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Struggles with quick interior rushers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heavy feet outside of the interior line<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slow to reset feet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficulty changing direction quickly<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Struggles against agile defenders in space<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easily overextends in blocks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inconsistent hand placement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plays with high pad level at times<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vulnerable against shorter, stout defenders<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>NFL Comparison: <a  href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/logan-mankins-76201\/pro-131469\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Logan Mankins<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams With Need At Position: <span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Bay Packers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Houston Texans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Rams, <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Projection:\u00a0<\/strong> Schrauth is projected as a Round 3-4 pick.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line on Billy Schrauth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Schrauth has the ability to start on Day 1 for teams with power run games, including inside zone blocking schemes. His football intelligence is off the charts. He has played in a pro-style system and is advanced in understanding NFL blocking lingo and purposes. Schrauth has experience at both guard positions, and some see him as a potential starting center right away.\u00a0 Schrauth was a beast in 2025, allowing zero sacks and just two quarterback pressures. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams like the <span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>, <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Denver Broncos<\/a>, \u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Bay Packers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ,and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who value power over high level agility, will be a good fit. Medical concerns provide big red flags, however. Injuries the last two seasons have limited his experience to just 19 total games.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schrauth comes across as a high-floor type of prospect, but his draft stock is a bit held back by injuries that cost him time in both 2024 and 2025. When he\u2019s healthy, though, he\u2019s one of the more dependable pass-blocking guards in this class\u2014steady, physical, and tough to move. He fits best in a power-gap [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4925,"featured_media":275632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_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":[33533,34520],"class_list":["post-275552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-profiles","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-billy-schrauth"],"modified_by":"Sue Levine","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275552","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\/4925"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275552"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":275620,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275552\/revisions\/275620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}