Keagen Trost

Position:
Offensive Line
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 316
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Kankakee, Ill.
High School:
Kankakee
Prev School:
Wake Forest

2025: The Wake Forest transfer has shined at right tackle for the Tigers … the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week following the SEC opener against South Carolina … helps an offensive line that was recognized on the midseason Watch List for the Joe Moore Award … Opens holes for the nation’s No. 6 rushing offense (241.7 YPG), the No. 22 scoring offense (34.9 PPG) while the Tigers rank 12th nationally in converting third downs at a 49.3 percent clip … Provided time for the Tigers to pass for 208.7 YPG … taken 686 snaps at right tackle (or in-line TE) with a Pro Football Focus overall offensive grade of 90.6, which ranks second nationally … his PFF run-blocking grade of 89.7 also ranks No. 2 nationally … allowed just two sacks, two quarterback hits and five hurries in 10 games this season … Pass blocking efficiency is a PFF Signature stat measuring pressure allowed on a per-snap basis with weighting toward sacks allowed and Trost boasts a 98.4% efficiency … earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his efforts in a 29-20 win over South Carolina in the SEC opener. Central Arkansas: Opened holes for 219 rushing yards and four touchdowns while providing time for 26-of-31 passing with three scores against the Lions… Did not allow a sack, QB hit or any pressures … PFF graded his performance at 91.2 total offense and 91.3 on run blocking snaps. Kansas: Graded out 86 percent by the Mizzou coaches … Allowed one sack and two hurries vs. the Jayhawks … Opened holes for 261 rushing yards and two scores while providing time for Beau Pribula to throw for 334 yards and three scores while completing 30-of-39 passes. Louisiana: Graded out at 90 percent from the Mizzou coaches with zero penalties, missed assignments, sacks or hurries … Helped clear a path for 427 rushing yards and five scores. South Carolina: Graded out at 88 percent by the Mizzou coaches against the Gamecocks … did not allow a sack, hit or pressure on 34 passing snaps and zero missed assignments or penalties on 79 total snaps … cleared a path for 285 rushing yards and 456 total yards. UMass: Provided time for QB Pribula to connect on 89.7 percent (26-29) of his passes for 241 yards and a TD … cleared a path for another 268 rushing yards and five touchdowns … RB Hardy recorded another 100-yard rushing game – his fifth of the season – and finished with 130 yards and a career-high three scores … did not allow a sack, hit, hurry or pressure in 35 pass blocking snaps. Alabama: Earned an 83 percent grade from the Mizzou coaching staff … Did not allow a sack or a QB hit … Surrendered three hurries. Auburn: Provided time for Pribula to throw for 252 yards … gave up one sack and a pressure but had zero hurries or quarterback hits allowed. Vanderbilt: Opened holes for 170 rushing yards, including 97 by Hardy … did not allow a sack, QB hit hurry or pressure in 46 drop backs. Texas A&M: Did not surrender a sack, hurry or QB hit in the loss to the No. 3 Aggies while opening holes for two 100-yard rushers with Roberts gaining 110 yards and Hardy 109 yards. Mississippi State: Cleared a path for 326 rushing yards, including 300 yards from Ahmad Hardy as the Tigers averaged 9.7 yards per carry as a team with sacks removed (358 yards on 37 carries) … MU scored three rushing touchdowns … did not allow a sack or a pressure and just one QB hit.

PRIOR TO MIZZOU: One-year letterwinner (2019) of the football program at Morgan State, four-year member (2020-21-22-23) and three-year letterwinner (2021-22-23) at Indiana State and one-year letterwinner at Wake Forest (2024) … played in 12 career games (11 starts) at Wake Forest as a tackle … created holes for the Demon Deacons’ offense to register four 150+ yard rushing games and nine with 100+ rushing yards in 2024 … played in 22 career games (13 starts) at Indiana State as a tackle … blocked for a Sycamores’ offense in 2023 that produced 264.2 yards of total offense per game … played in four career games (two starts) at Morgan State … earned starts against Bowling Green and James Madison … enrolled at Morgan State in June 2019 … played 1,996 career snaps at Morgan State, Indiana State and Wake Forest … lettered two seasons at Kankakee under coach Omar Grant … named two-time all-conference as an offensive lineman and two-time team captain during junior and senior season.

PERSONAL: Born April 15, 2001 ... son of Shannon Bell … graduated from Indiana State in December 2023, with a sports management degree ... currently pursuing a graduate certificate in positive coaching and athletic leadership from Mizzou.