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Adam Trick

EDGE · Texas Tech · via Miami Ohio · 2027 NFL Draft class

Limited public coverage1 contributing source·Board as of August 31, 2026
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Revised preseason edition · September 6, 20263 min readReport role: EDGE · Texas Tech

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Trick projects as a rotational edge rusher with active hands, a varied rush plan and consistent effort through the finish. He has produced sacks without relying on one move. His ability to anchor and separate against larger blockers is less dependable, limiting the early-down role until his functional strength improves.

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01Experience and production

Trick recorded 102 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 13 sacks across 41 college appearances and 16 starts. His 2025 Miami University season produced 59 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks, earning first-team All-MAC recognition. He also has three career forced fumbles and two interceptions. He moved to Texas Tech as its edge group replaced David Bailey and Romello Height.

02Pass-rush plan

Trick starts quickly and uses swipes, a rip and inside counters to attack the tackle's response. His repertoire gives him alternatives after threatening outside. The transition between moves still needs to be tighter so the counter arrives while the blocker remains committed to the first path.

03Length and contact strength

Trick has adequate bend and ordinary length. Once a tackle establishes firm control, he struggles to revive the rush. Limited functional core strength also makes contact with larger run blockers difficult. His technique is most available when he wins the initial angle rather than trying to escape a settled lockout.

04Pursuit and effort

Trick pursues from the backside, redirects and continues working after the initial path closes. Those second efforts create additional finishing opportunities. His motor adds rotational value, but does not replace the anchor needed when the run comes directly at him.

05Run defense

Trick's run-defense limitation is play strength and anchoring after a blocker establishes contact. He needs to keep outside leverage without being displaced before separating to the ball. Movement can create favorable angles, but an expanded early-down assignment requires firmer control against direct blocks.

The case for the player

Strengths

  • A quick start and several workable rush answers offer more substance than a speed-only pass-rush projection.

  • Finishing production, takeaways and active pursuit provide multiple ways to contribute within a rotation.

The questions that remain

Concerns

  • Ordinary length and difficulty recovering after a firm lockout reduce the margin for losing first contact.

  • Functional strength and anchor must improve to support a larger early-down workload.

Building the fit

NFL role and scheme fit

Start with a rotational edge role emphasizing pass-rush opportunities and selected movement assignments. A staff should preserve the variety in his rush plan while testing how much run responsibility his frame and strength can carry. He can become more valuable by earning ordinary snaps between obvious passing situations, rather than by expanding the move list without solving the contact problem.

The Draftanomics view

Bottom line

Trick projects as a rotational NFL pass rusher with a defined technical foundation. Quick get-off, several rush answers and sustained pursuit are supported by finishing production. Ordinary length and difficulty escaping a firm lockout limit his margin after first contact. Greater core strength and edge control would expand his role beyond selected passing and movement snaps.

Sources & edition

The Draftanomics assessment, synthesized from attributed reporting. Role and development language expresses scouting opinion.

Preseason assessment using college evidence through 2025 and subsequent roster, practice and scouting reporting. This edition does not evaluate 2026 regular-season games or claim a new Draftanomics film study.

Edition reviewed September 7, 2026. Expands the technical report, corrects the unsupported exceptional-length description and ties the NFL role to actual rush-plan strengths and run-anchor limitations.

The original August edition remains preserved. This is a revised Draftanomics assessment, with supporting sources attached to each statement.

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Sources for overview
  1. House assessment

    Trick projects as a rotational edge rusher with active hands, a varied rush plan and consistent effort through the finish. He has produced sacks without relying on one move. His ability to anchor and separate against larger blockers is less dependable, limiting the early-down role until his functional strength improves.

Sources for experience and production
  1. House assessment

    Trick recorded 102 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 13 sacks across 41 college appearances and 16 starts. His 2025 Miami University season produced 59 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks, earning first-team All-MAC recognition. He also has three career forced fumbles and two interceptions. He moved to Texas Tech as its edge group replaced David Bailey and Romello Height.

Sources for pass-rush plan
  1. House assessment

    Trick starts quickly and uses swipes, a rip and inside counters to attack the tackle's response. His repertoire gives him alternatives after threatening outside. The transition between moves still needs to be tighter so the counter arrives while the blocker remains committed to the first path.

Sources for length and contact strength
  1. House assessment

    Trick has adequate bend and ordinary length. Once a tackle establishes firm control, he struggles to revive the rush. Limited functional core strength also makes contact with larger run blockers difficult. His technique is most available when he wins the initial angle rather than trying to escape a settled lockout.

Sources for pursuit and effort
  1. House assessment

    Trick pursues from the backside, redirects and continues working after the initial path closes. Those second efforts create additional finishing opportunities. His motor adds rotational value, but does not replace the anchor needed when the run comes directly at him.

Sources for run defense
  1. House assessment

    Trick's run-defense limitation is play strength and anchoring after a blocker establishes contact. He needs to keep outside leverage without being displaced before separating to the ball. Movement can create favorable angles, but an expanded early-down assignment requires firmer control against direct blocks.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    A quick start and several workable rush answers offer more substance than a speed-only pass-rush projection.

Sources for strength
  1. House assessment

    Finishing production, takeaways and active pursuit provide multiple ways to contribute within a rotation.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    Ordinary length and difficulty recovering after a firm lockout reduce the margin for losing first contact.

Sources for concern
  1. House assessment

    Functional strength and anchor must improve to support a larger early-down workload.

Sources for nfl role and scheme fit
  1. House assessment

    Start with a rotational edge role emphasizing pass-rush opportunities and selected movement assignments.

  2. House assessment

    A staff should preserve the variety in his rush plan while testing how much run responsibility his frame and strength can carry.

  3. House assessment

    He can become more valuable by earning ordinary snaps between obvious passing situations, rather than by expanding the move list without solving the contact problem.

Sources for bottom line
  1. House assessment

    Trick projects as a rotational NFL pass rusher with a defined technical foundation. Quick get-off, several rush answers and sustained pursuit are supported by finishing production. Ordinary length and difficulty escaping a firm lockout limit his margin after first contact. Greater core strength and edge control would expand his role beyond selected passing and movement snaps.

College record & draft context

College production, measurables, experience, and the prospect's place on the sealed Public Draft Board.

Public Draft Board

Limited public coverage

Not enough sources for a consensus rank. 1 of the 3 contributing public sources required for a numbered rank.

No overall rank, position rank, or movement is assigned.

Sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026 · equal-weight aggregation of public boards, minimum 3 sources for a rank · The Public Draft Board

College production

Defense
StatisticSeason 2024Season 2025
Total tackles3757
Solo tackles1325
Tackles for loss5.512
Sacks3.58
Passes defended04
QB hurries212
Defensive TD00

Seasons of evidence: 2. Games played, snap counts, and usage shares are not in the retained data. An em dash means the value is not in the dataset, not zero.

Evidence notes

  • The retained data contains 2 seasons of defense production (2024–2025).
  • Defense tackles increased in each observed season (37 → 57).
  • The newest college season in the retained data is 2025; the 2026 season is not yet included.
  • No verified athletic testing is included in the sealed dataset for this prospect.
  • Public-source coverage is limited to 1 contributing board, so no consensus rank is assigned.

Each note restates a displayed fact. None is a forecast of NFL performance.

Experience and measurements

Listed height
6'4"
Listed weight
250 lb
Class
Senior
Age
Not in dataset
Recorded school
Texas Tech
Former school
Miami Ohio
Hometown
Dayton, OH
Jersey
#20
Recruiting stars
3-star
Recruiting rank
#1581 nationally

"Not in dataset" means the value is absent from the sealed dossier dataset, not that it does not exist.

Athletic testing

Not included in the sealed dataset. No combine, pro-day, or RAS value is retained for the 2027 class; absence here does not mean no testing has taken place.

Listed roster height and weight (CollegeFootballData); no verified athletic testing is retained. Bio captured August 29, 2026.

Historical comparisons

Historical profile comparisons are being rebuilt.

Sources and methodology

  • Retained bio and measurements: Draftanomics prospect ingest (CollegeFootballData rosters and recruiting), retained seed data/seed/prospects_upcoming_full.parquet.
  • Retained college production: CollegeFootballData season statistics via the retained player cross-reference; position-relevant categories only; all-zero category rows dropped.
  • Age: unavailable — no birth date or age is retained for the 2027 class.
  • Transfer history: not retained — the page shows the current school and, where the frozen id names a different school, the former school.
  • Public Draft Board: sealed snapshot as of August 31, 2026; per-source ranks are not published under the aggregate-only source policy.

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Board position reflects aggregated public opinion; the scouting report is a separate editorial assessment.