A seven-year college veteran who bounced through four programs before becoming a first-team All-American at Missouri, Keagen Trost brings a rare journey and elite pass-blocking grades to the Rams' line.
Keagen Trost is a rookie offensive tackle drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Raised in Chicago after being born in Kankakee, Illinois, Trost took an unusually long road through college football, starting at Morgan State in 2019 and finally breaking out at Missouri in 2025 as one of the highest-graded tackles in the country.
Path to the league
Trost started his college career at Morgan State in 2019 before transferring to Indiana State, where he started 11 games in 2022 and eight in 2023. He then spent 2024 at Wake Forest before transferring to Missouri for his final season in 2025, and the Rams selected him with the 93rd overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Trost's seven-year college journey culminated at Missouri, where he started all 13 games at right tackle in 2025 and earned Third-Team Associated Press All-America and First-Team All-SEC honors. Pro Football Focus graded him at 92 overall, 91.4 in run-blocking and 85.4 in pass-blocking, while he allowed just one sack and seven pressures on the season.
2025 season recap
In his lone season at Missouri, Trost started all 13 games at right tackle and posted a Pro Football Focus run-blocking grade of 91.7, ranked first among 632 qualified FBS offensive tackles, along with a pass-blocking efficiency of 99.1, ranked third nationally. He earned First-Team All-SEC and Third-Team All-America recognition before the Rams drafted him in the third round.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Keagen Trost
- ESPN: Keagen Trost
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Offensive Tackle
- Group
- offense
- College
- Missouri
- Hometown
- Kankakee, IL, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
