RAMalytics: Keagen Trost exemplifies production over projection
Keagen Trost was one of the best offensive linemen in college football. Is there room for growth in NFL?
COLUMBIA, MO - NOVEMBER 15: Missouri Tigers offensive lineman Keagen Trost (79) in the first quarter of an SEC football game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Missouri Tigers on November 15, 2025 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images If the NFL Draft were about taking the best college players, the Los Angeles Rams should be applauded for their third round selection of offensive tackle Keagen Trost. He ranked as one of the most efficient blockers according to Pro Football Focus (PFF) and played nearly 3,000 snaps at the college level across stints at Missouri, Wake Forest, Indiana State, and Morgan State.
But the draft is infinitely more complicated than taking the best college players with the most projection. The real question is whether there is adequate room for the individual growth at the NFL level in order to compete against the best athletes in the world. Just got to the tape of Missouri RT Keagen Trost and I can’t believe that people aren’t talking about him more.
His film is outstanding. Love his mean streak and movement skills in the run game + he went through the gauntlet of SEC rushers (Howell, Faulk, Crawford, Stewart,… pic. twitter.
com/9nm9qei5or — Jonah Tuls (@JonahTuls) March 13, 2026 Tim Tebow was one of the best quarterbacks in college football history. He had minimal room for development in the NFL and quickly flamed out. Tavon Austin’s highlight real at West Virginia goes blow for blow against any other.
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