Background

Trey Zuhn III grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado, and attended Fossil Ridge High School, where he was a two-sport athlete who competed in shot put and discus besides playing offensive tackle and defensive end. As a junior, he recorded 39 tackles and four sacks on defense and earned first-team all-state honors as an offensive lineman from CHSAA and MaxPreps. A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to Texas A&M over Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Colorado in the 2021 class. He redshirted his first year, then won the starting left tackle job as a sophomore in 2022 and started all 11 games he played despite tearing his ACL, earning the team's Most Improved award. He started all 13 games in 2023 and again in 2024, earning All-SEC Third Team and SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after A&M's win at Florida while anchoring a rushing attack that ranked second in the SEC at nearly 196 yards per game. In 2025, his teammates elected him a two-time team captain, and he added center to his resume, logging over 3,200 career offensive snaps across 54 games. He took part in the Senior Bowl and declared for the 2026 NFL Draft.

Physical Attributes

Zuhn is a really good athlete. He moves with a fluidity and speed that are hard to find at the position. His strength is solid, but do not expect him to be a mauler. This section will be shorter today because I want to talk about the concert of his physical traits and mental traits more in the next section.

Data and Tape Analysis

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Zuhn is a pass-blocking phenomenon. Over 3,286 career snaps, he allowed only 74 pressures, of which 49 turned into hurries, of which 16 ended with QB hits, and only nine sacks. Sadly, if he were to play tackle in the NFL, it would be incredibly difficult for him to replicate. 32.5" arms are under just about any team's minimum length for an OT. Though, if you move him to a position he did very well in 126 snaps this year, Center, I love his outlook.

Pass protectors like this are incredibly hard to find on the interior, and the way he wins makes Zuhn even more likeable at center. Zuhn, unlike someone with that kind of physical testing, does not win by overpowering his opponents. In fact, his biggest attribute is his football IQ. His recognition of when to get on and off blocks is great. He stays connected to his other teammates along the line in order to better handle stunts and blitzers. He consistently finds the best path to the second level and chooses the right person to block.

Zuhn lacks some of the high level power you would want from a run blocker, but he makes up for it by an ability to stay connected in the block. He might not get the pushback that others do, but he makes life difficult for defenders to get off his block and make a play on the ball carrier. He does that as well in the passing game, and the move inside should allow him to more consistently get engagement.

In pass protection, Zuhn mirrors so well. I already mentioned his smarts, but that comes from his ability to scan. He does not stay focused solely on what is in front of him, but takes in the full picture of everything around him and adapts as needed to new threats. He then combines that with quick feet and great balance to address the new threat with a strong base in tow.

Usually, the kick out from tackle to center is tough, that involves a steep learning curve, but there is nothing in Zuhn's game, or the snaps he took at center, to suggest he could not. Plus, his positional versatility could have him move anywhere around the line in an emergency.

Grade and Outlook

I really like Zuhn, and it is because I am a sucker for this archetype of center. He moves so well and with such purpose that it is hard not to see him take a step up as a zone run blocker in the NFL. Combine that with excellent protection, and a player who seems very smart, and Zuhn has a bright future.

Grade: 5.7 (Late 2nd Rounder / Early 3rd Rounder)