Andrew Trout

Physical Profile

Listed at 6-6, 295 lbs. Taller than 42% and heavier than 51% of 2026 Offensive Tackle prospects in the SEC Scouts database (182 with a listed size).

Play Style

On film Trout is a finishing blindside tackle. He uses his size to cover defenders on the move and to drive them to the ground, which accounts for his high pancake count. In Rocori's run-heavy 4A offense he was most effective on down blocks and gap-scheme drive blocks, where his length and mass could reset the line of scrimmage. In pass protection his reach let him push rushers wide without having to be quick, and he allowed no sacks as a sophomore. He is better at absorbing and redirecting than at striking first, which matches his own point about hip explosiveness. That difference will matter against college rushers who win with first-step quickness.

Strengths

• Length and frame: at 6-7 with a ~6-9 wingspan he can keep edge rushers at the end of his punch, and Roach said he already looked like a Big Ten tackle in February 2025
• Dominant sophomore production: 69 pancake blocks and zero sacks allowed at left tackle in 2023 (per his Hudl profile), anchoring a Rocori team that reached the Class 4A state title game (lost 14-6 to Hutchinson)
• Came back from two surgeries to earn senior-year captaincy, All-District, All-Section and All-State honors, plus Section Offensive Lineman of the Year
• Offers from Iowa, Kansas State and Iowa State before committing, and a stable in-state commitment that held for nearly two years through injury, with a close relationship with Minnesota OL coach Brian Callahan
• Early enrollee who took part in 2026 spring practice and played five series in the April 25, 2026 spring game, giving him a head start on learning the offense and on strength and conditioning

Areas to Improve

• Lower-body explosiveness and hip power: Trout himself said after committing, 'I know I have to get more explosive at my hip level,' and that shows up in how quickly he gets out of his stance and how he handles quick speed-to-power rushers
• Missed development time: he lost most of his junior season and the following offseason to the two foot fractures, so his game experience against good competition is thinner than a typical four-star's, and he needs full, healthy offseasons to rebuild
• Functional strength and anchor: his frame is essentially at its limit, so progress depends on adding lower-body strength in a college weight room to stay in front of Big Ten bull rushers
• Level of competition: Minnesota Class 4A seldom showed him Power 4-caliber edge rushers, so his pass-set footwork and hand timing will get their first real test in Big Ten practice

College Projection

Trout is a developmental Big Ten tackle. Minnesota's 2026 depth chart lists him with fellow freshman tackles Gavin Meier and Aaron Thomas behind more experienced players, and a redshirt year is widely expected. Trout said in the spring that it was 'still to be determined.' A realistic timeline is 2026 as a redshirt or special-teams and garage-time player, 2027 as a swing tackle on the two-deep, and a chance to compete for a starting tackle job in 2028. That depends on his foot staying healthy and on his lower-body power improving. If he can't handle speed at tackle, his size and drive-blocking would also suit right guard.

NFL Outlook

Trout is a long-range NFL prospect whose floor rests on his frame. NFL teams value 6-7 tackles with near 34-inch arms that can play on the edge. If he stays healthy and turns his length into a stronger punch and better lateral quickness, he fits the profile of a mid-to-late-round tackle, or a late-round swing-tackle draftee, after four to five years of development. Two things will decide his draft grade: medical sign-off on the twice-broken fifth metatarsal and whether his athletic testing improves.

Best Fit

Minnesota is close to an ideal fit. P.J. Fleck's program leans on a physical, gap- and duo-heavy run game that uses big, finishing tackles, and it historically develops in-state linemen through redshirt years (the John Michael Schmitz and Daniel Faalele pipeline). Any pro-style, power-run scheme that lets him play downhill and use his length would suit him better than a spread tempo offense that asks tackles to hold wide pass sets on nearly every snap.