From now until the 2026 NFL Draft, we will scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top 10 picks, down to Day 3 selections and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Missouri OT Keagen Trost.
No. 79 KEAGEN TROST/OT MISSOURI (REDSHIRT SENIOR) – 6045, 311 POUNDS
MEASUREMENTS
Player Ht/Wt Hand Size Arm Length Wingspan
Keagen Trost 6045/311 9 1/4 32 3/8 80 7/8
40-Yard Dash 10-Yard Dash Short Shuttle 3-Cone
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Broad Jump Vertical Bench Press
N/A 31 26
THE GOOD
– Power-first, technically aware offensive lineman
– Generates consistent vertical movement on down blocks and doubles
– Wide base and a strong core that shows drive-through contact ability
– Can walk defenders 5-10 yards downfield when latched
– Well-timed and strong punch
– Positions his hands inside and tight consistently
– Has good stopping power against bull rushes
– Likes to use a two-hand punch to stop momentum of rushers
– Re-fits his hands during engagement battles
– Strong lower half to anchor versus power rushers
– Rarely gets forklifted or collapsed
– Climbs under control and keeps his shoulders square
– Displaces linebackers easily at the second level
– Shows efficient angles in space and stays balanced to not overrun targets
– Played against three different levels of competition (FCS, ACC, SEC)
– Potential to play guard or tackle in the NFL
THE BAD
– Tight hips and heavy feet
– Struggles to redirect counters and mirror speed rushers
– When edge defenders attack half-man or use inside-out moves, he stops his feet or reaches/lunges
– Extremely short arms for an offensive tackle
– Can’t consistently keep rushers wide and win first contact outside of his frame
– Once he’s beaten, he usually can’t recover due to lack of recovery speed and being unable to re-anchor
– He takes the bait on inside-out moves, stutters, and hesitations
– Showed difficulty with 3-tech or fast-flow linebackers in run blocking situations
– Limited reaction quickness to late stunts and twists
– Ducks his head way too often to generate power and movement
– Pulling ability is functional, but not dynamic due to lack of athleticism
– Screen blocking is adequate, but he’s not dangerous to get out in space quickly
– 25-year-old rookie and one elite season at Missouri
STATS
– 39 career starts and has played in a total of 51 games in 1 year at Missouri, 1 year at Wake Forest, 4 years at Indiana State, and 1 year at Morgan State
– 2,839 total snaps (2,077 RT, 649 LT, 75 RG, 6 LG)
– 99 total special teams snaps (all on the FG Kick unit)
– Career: 8 total sacks allowed, 7 hits allowed, 33 hurries allowed, and 12 penalties per PFF
– 2025: Started all 13 games
– Gave up 1 sack, 2 hits, 4 hurries, and 4 penalties per PFF
– PFF: 91.4 run block grade (91.6 zone block grade on 265 snaps, 72.8 gap block grade on 159 snaps)
– PFF: 85.4 pass block grade (83.0 true pass set blocking grade, 97.9 efficiency rating)
INJURY HISTORY
– 2021: Suffered an injury in week 3 in their game against Eastern Kentucky that caused him to miss the entire season, but the details of the injury are undisclosed.
BACKGROUND
– DOB: 4/5/2001
– From Kankakee, IL and attended Kankakee H.S.
– 2025 1st Team All-SEC and 3rd Team All-America
– 2024 started in 11/12 games at Wake Forest before transferring to Missouri
– 2022-23 made 19 starts at Indiana State before transferring to Wake Forest
– 2021 sustained an injury that limited him to 8 snaps total for the season
– 2020 Indiana State cancelled their season due to COVID-19 pandemic
– 2019 had one start and played in three other games at Morgan State before transferring to Indiana State
– Three-star H.S. recruit according to 247Sports
– Two-time all-conference player and team captain in his junior and senior seasons
– Graduated from Indiana State in December 2023 with a sports management degree
– Currently pursuing graduate certificate in positive coaching and athletic leadership from Missouri
TAPE BREAKDOWN
Keagen Trost is a strong, experienced offensive tackle from Missouri who emerged as a key starter after a long, multi-school college career. He’s a powerful run blocker with strong hands and toughness at the point of attack, helping generate consistent movement in the run game. He has limited lateral quickness that hurts him as a pass protector and average NFL-level athleticism skills in general, which makes him better suited to play guard rather than tackle at the next level.
He is a true road grader in every sense of the word if he can latch onto guys. He takes Dylan Stewart and the rest of the South Carolina edge rushers for a ride in this game to open up huge running lanes. His width also serves as an asset because he’s hard to get around and you’re rarely going through him. Trost drives guys backwards consistently.
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— Happy Days (@Jh86Guy) March 31, 2026
He can also climb to the second level, especially on inside zone runs, where he can pass off defenders and work effectively on down and combo blocks.
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— Happy Days (@Jh86Guy) March 31, 2026
Trost does a nice job of keeping his hand inside and tight to his ribs, and he usually makes first contact with guys because he has a fast punch. Trying to bull rush him is a lost cause.
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— Happy Days (@Jh86Guy) March 31, 2026
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— Happy Days (@Jh86Guy) March 31, 2026
Some frustrating technical tendencies that are absolutely coachable, but shouldn’t be happening at the rate they are, are ducking his head too often and mis-timing his kick-slide, which oversets him on guys due to his laboured footwork. Usually, when he ducks his head, he will lunge too far, or he’ll get swiped by, but his over-setting causes him to be susceptible to inside counter moves and getting too deep in the pocket, where the rusher is almost at the quarterback immediately.
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— Happy Days (@Jh86Guy) March 31, 2026
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— Happy Days (@Jh86Guy) March 31, 2026
CONCLUSION
Keagen Trost is a high-floor, low-ceiling offensive lineman whose game is built upon technique, strength, and control. He’s limited by a lack of elite athleticism, lateral quickness, recovery ability, and short arms.
I see him as being a nice match for the Steelers because he has the capability to convert to guard at the NFL level, could still be a swing tackle, and would be a pretty seamless fit for what Mike McCarthy and James Campen look for in an interior player.
They typically look for strong interior pass protectors who have a firm anchor and rarely give up immediate pocket collapses, but also have the power to move guys off the line of scrimmage in the run game. This profile describes Trost almost to a T as a fit in a duo/power and inside-zone scheme.
Trost shows a lot of similar traits and brawler mentality to a tackle-converted-guard who now plays for the Indianapolis Colts, Matthew Goncalves. Both are big, burly guys who want to fight you in a phone booth, but have functional athleticism to survive on an island. A move to guard would do him a world of good in the NFL, like Goncalves.
NFL Projection: Middle Day 3
Steelers Depot Draft Grade: 7.9 (Rotational Player)
Grade Range: 7.4 – 8.1
Games Watched: vs South Carolina (2025), vs Alabama (2025), vs California (2024), at Miami (FL) (2024)
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