{"id":276154,"date":"2026-04-19T16:54:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=276154"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:54:56","slug":"keagen-trost-2026-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/04\/19\/keagen-trost-2026-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Keagen Trost 2026 NFL Draft Profile\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Keagen Trost 2026 NFL Draft Profile\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keagen Trost played offensive tackle in college for seven programs. He projects as a guard in the NFL; his short arms(32 \u215c\u201d) limit his likely effectiveness at tackle. Trost had just one standout season in college, some scouts question if the system he played for in 2025, a Missouri offense that excelled, was the biggest reason for his success. Some doubts about how he played so poorly in 2024 at Wake Forest but stood out last season. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trost wins with consistency and toughness, not traits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Keagen Trost 2026 NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28362385.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"7952\" height=\"5304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-276718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28362385.webp 7952w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28362385-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28362385-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28362385-1200x800.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 7952px) 100vw, 7952px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Position: Guard \/ Tackle<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Height: 6\u20194 \u00bd\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight: 313 pounds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School: Missouri<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-draft\/profiles\/\" target=\"_self\"><em>More 2026 NFL Draft Profiles<\/em><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2026 NFL Draft Keagen Trost Scouting Report<\/p>\n<h3><b>Strengths<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience at seven schools, each with different systems and schemes;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pro Football Focus run blocking grade of 91.7, best in college football;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Played every snap in 2025;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrated skill in the running game; his hand placement is off the charts;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick first step in the running game;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience across programs and conferences allowed him to see wealth of schemes, fronts and techniques;<\/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;\">Patient in the passing game, allowing defenders to come to him;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gets hands to pass rushers quickly;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makes few mistakes, doesn\u2019t whiff on blocks;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31 inch vertical jump is eye-popping for a man of his size;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plays under control as he reaches second-level blocks;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Keagen Trost is one of the more refined pass protectors in the 2026 NFL Draft<\/p>\n<p>Shorter arms indicate a move to guard, but he could very easily start there on day 1 thanks to his anchor, hand usage, and leg drive in the run game <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UGzSf9Kk6s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UGzSf9Kk6s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL Draft Files (@NFL_DF) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DF\/status\/2032912579584983479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Weaknesses\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Played at seven schools, lack of continuity has some scouts concerned;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His 40 yard dash time of 5.4 seconds, at the 23rd percentile for linemen, has caused some concern in NFL draft rooms;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although he was First Team All-SEC as tackle in 2025, he projects to guard, the likely position switch raises some doubts on his future;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slow to recover when beaten on the rush;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short arms(32 \u215c\u201d) necessitate move inside to guard;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven seasons in college produced just one season of accomplishment in 2025;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foot placement against pass rush is sketchy, needs work;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tape shows susceptibility to fakes and counter moves;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>High floor, low ceiling type of player, he will be an average but dependable lineman; what you see is likely what you will get;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>NFL Comparisons:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/04\/20\/2021-nfl-draft-liam-eichenberg-player-profile\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liam Eichenberg<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/04\/25\/javon-foster-2024-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Javon Foster<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/04\/20\/2022-nfl-draft-max-mitchell-scouting-report\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Max Mitchell<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams With Need At Position: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore Ravens<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Bears<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Detroit Lions<\/span><\/a><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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Angeles Rams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minnesota Vikings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Seahawks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">23 days until the 2026 NFL Draft<\/p>\n<p>Pancake of the day: Missouri RT Keagen Trost (#79) <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EVQvUx8mti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/EVQvUx8mti<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Letizia (@CFCBears) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFCBears\/status\/2038979638660354187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Projection:\u00a0 Rounds 5-6<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Bottom Line on Keagen Trost<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trost puzzles scouts with his play prior to last season and then doing well in 2025. This guy seems destined to be a mauler inside for a power running game or inside zone scheme. If there was ever a guy meant to block in a phone booth, Trost is it. Teams reportedly high on Trost include the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore Ravens<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Denver Broncos<\/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;\">, <span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">New York Giants<\/a>,<\/span> <\/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;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Seahawks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tennessee Titans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Broncos invited Trost in for a Top 30 visit, and are rumored to be enamored with Trost as a fit for their running game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Image: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keagen Trost 2026 NFL Draft Profile\u00a0 Keagen Trost played offensive tackle in college for seven programs. He projects as a guard in the NFL; his short arms(32 \u215c\u201d) limit his likely effectiveness at tackle. Trost had just one standout season in college, some scouts question if the system he played for in 2025, a Missouri [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4925,"featured_media":276710,"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":[33533,34542],"class_list":["post-276154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-profiles","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-keagen-trost"],"modified_by":"Mike Roberts","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276154","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=276154"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":276726,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276154\/revisions\/276726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}