Chiefs draft profile: Michael Trigg might be too volatile for K.C.

Few things are as fun as sitting and watching college football on Saturday and finding a player you want the Kansas City Chiefs to draft. You start watching the game, hear a player's name called, and then called again, and all of a sudden, you're searching their name on the internet and telling your friend, “The Chiefs need to draft this guy.”

Some players are obvious when you're watching a big SEC showdown or an epic rivalry like Michigan/Ohio State. There’s NFL talent all over the field. But there’s something extra satisfying about watching a 10 p.m. Baylor/Colorado game and finding your next draft crush. Michael Trigg was one of those guys for me. In fact, it felt like every time I tuned into a Baylor game, he was making a highlight play that had me thinking about the Chiefs’ next great tight end.

However, that’s why the draft evaluation process exists: to look at the full body of work and not just the viral clips. Michael Trigg has lots of traits to excite any football fan, but there are some key pieces missing from his game. In the right hands, he could be a weapon; in the wrong hands, he could be a player without a role.

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NFL Draft Profile: Michael Trigg, Tight End, Baylor

Age: 23 years old (on draft day)

Height: 6-4 (listed)

Weight: 240 LBS. (listed)

Tape Exposure: Arizona State (2025), Cincinnati (2025), Auburn (2025)

Shades of: Isaiah Likely

Michael Trigg's background

A two-sport athlete from Tampa, Florida, Trigg attended Seffner Christian Academy, and for his senior year he transferred to Carrollwood Day School. He spent time on the AAU basketball circuit and was considered a Division I basketball prospect as well. Trigg was rated as a three-star prospect via 247Sports and committed to play football at USC out of high school.

Trigg played in only six games for USC before transferring to Ole Miss the following season. He spent two years with the Rebels, appearing in just 10 games, and was quietly dismissed from the team in September of 2023. Trigg's final stop was his best, at Baylor, where he logged 80 catches for over 1,000 yards and 9 touchdowns in his final two seasons.

Michael Trigg's strengths

High Level Athleticsm

Few tight ends move the way he does. He’s explosive after the catch, with sudden movement skills and great straight-line speed. He’s physical with the ball in his hands too, ripping through would-be tacklers. His athleticism makes him too dynamic for linebackers and too big for corners.

Route Running

Trigg is a fairly polished route runner, especially for a tight end. He was frequently used out wide or in the slot at Baylor. He’s a smooth route runner who uses quick, explosive movements to gain leverage, does a good job setting up defenders, and finishes routes cleanly.

Play Making

Trigg might have one of the best highlight reels of any player in the class. He’s made some incredible catches and plays down the field. He shows strong tracking, timing, and ball skills to make tough catches outside his frame and downfield through contact.

Michael Trigg's weaknesses

Blocking

He has a pretty underwhelming blocking profile in both the pass and run game. He frequently is unable to maintain a block at the point of attack. He lunges at tacklers and struggles to move bodies in the screen game out wide. He’s not a player you can expect to do much inline.

Catch Point

His 10.7% drop rate (13 career drops) is a big problem for Trigg. There are lots of concentration drops on tape. At times, his highlight reel showcases his basketball skills; at other times, he looks like a basketball player trying to catch a football.

Playing Through Contact

Despite his nice size, he can be moved off his spot easily as a route runner when faced with contact. Some bigger, more physical corners will give him trouble in the league. He doesn’t always use his length to his advantage.

Is Michael Trigg worth the risk for the Chiefs?

When you see the ball in Trigg’s hands, it becomes very easy to see the path to success for him. However, everything else (including getting the ball into his hands) is the harder part to get excited about. There is real upside in his profile, and there are traits that could shine in the right ecosystem, but they aren’t worth a top-100 pick. Trigg is the type of player you take on Day 3 as an interesting project—or let someone else find out on.

Michael Trigg is a versatile matchup weapon with refined route craft, explosive stems, and strong YAC ability. He needs to elevate his blocking, physicality, and technique, while reducing focus drops, and showing better fight through contact at route breaks.

Round Grade; Grey Chip (Day 3 prospect)