Trevor Lauck is a redshirt junior left tackle at Iowa. After playing just 23 combined snaps between the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Lauck is now in his second straight year as the Hawkeyes’ starting left tackle.
Lauck was a three-star recruit out of Rancilli High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, according to ESPN. He is listed at 6-5 and 314 pounds and appears to have decent length overall, plus good athleticism on tape.
Trevor Lauck's NFL Draft Profile
- Position: Left Tackle
- School: Iowa
- Height: 6'5
- Weight: 314 LBS
- Class: Redshirt Junior
- Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
Trevor Lauck's Career Stats
- Games Played: 19*
- Positions Played: Left Tackle, Right Tackle
- Awards: 2025 Third-Team All Big-10 (coaches), Part of the line that won the Joe Moore Award
- Accomplishments: 2026 Outland Watch List, Lombardi Watch List
*statistics do not include 2026 stats and will be updated
What are Trevor Lauck's biggest strengths?
- Lauck is a very well-balanced player who fires quickly out of his stance with his hands up and ready
- He makes quick contact with defenders, and with a combination of length and hand strength, keeps them off his chest
- Has a solid, natural anchor, but also keeps his feet moving through the entire rep
- Has good pop in his pads on first contact in the run game and can usually create the initial lane he needs on the play
- Athletic enough to get to the next level and move around the field on pulls and screens
Where can Trevor Lauck improve?
- He might not need this at the college level, but Lauck hasn't shown the ability to mix up his hand usage in pass protection. No independent hands or targeted punches, just two hands straight out. Against NFL rushers, he'll want to be able to mix it up.
- Can be beaten inside on power rush moves. If his pass set takes him up the arc just a bit, a powerful rush to his right side can beat him there before he can recover. So his ability to change direction quickly, or his ability to throw a punch and slow down the rusher, needs to improve.
- Run blocking is inconsistent if he has to change directions. On combo blocks, he doesn't always get to the second defender with the speed or strength needed. And out in space, he looks good on the move, but usually can't track someone down to make contact.
NFL Draft Projection
Lauck should be a first-round pick in April's draft. He's too solid all-around, with real upside as both a pass and run blocker, to fall out of the first 32 picks.
Lauck also has a real shot at being the first lineman drafted. The tape will be the first step to this end. If he can improve his areas of weakness as a run blocker, he'll be right in the mix. Especially if he shows added layers to his pass protection game.
NFL Pro Comparison
My comp for Lauck right now is Seattle Seahawks left tackle Charles Cross. Cross entered the NFL as a high-floor tackle who was good in pass protection first and foremost. And like Lauck, he did that through his strength, anchor, and fundamental play.
Cross was an inconsistent run blocker coming out of college, and it's still not his strength, but he's improved in that area as a pro because of the tools he has.
Lauck can do the same. He has enough pop in the run game and overall strength to become at least an effective run blocker at the next level. But what he already provides in that area, plus his pass-blocking prowess, certainly makes him a high-level prospect.
Final Evaluation
Overall Grade: 90/100
Draft Projection: First-round pick
I have Lauck tied with Seaton in terms of a grade at this point, but would rank him as my OT3 this early in the process.
In some ways, Lauck is a cleaner prospect because of his consistency. What he does in pass protection is very effective and replicable, with quick and efficient movements, plus strength in his hands and anchor.
And even as a run blocker, despite the limitations, he has pop at the line of scrimmage and the same hand use and anchor from pass protection, so he has a high floor in that area as well.
But the change of direction questions have me thinking about his overall athleticism and upside compared to Goosby and Seaton. But the tape in 2026 will go a long way in sorting that out.
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