Trey Benson 2024 Dynasty Rookie Profile
Trey Benson 2024 Dynasty Rookie Draft Profile
Position: RB
School: Florida State
Class: RS-Junior
Date of Birth: July 23, 2002
Height: 6-1 Weight: 223 lbs
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Bio
Trey Benson attended St. Joseph Catholic High School in Greenville, Mississippi. There, he won back-to-back state titles and combined for 3,616 yards and 48 touchdowns over his final two high school seasons. That included a senior season with 10 100-yard rushing performances and three games with more than 200 yards. Benson was a three-star recruit in the 2020 class, ranked as the No. 21 running back in the nation by 247 Sports. He committed to Oregon over offers from Louisville, Arizona State, Florida State, Notre Dame, and others. However, before his Ducks career could begin, Benson suffered a major injury. He tore his ACL, MCL, lateral meniscus, medial meniscus, and a tendon in his hamstring all in one shot (Bleacher Report).
Benson wound up redshirting his freshman season and was only able to return for six carries in 2021. Looking for a fresh start, Benson entered the transfer portal and took his talents to Florida State in 2022. There, he started six of 13 games while sharing carries with both Lawrance Toafili and Treshaun Ward. Benson led the team with 156 carries for 990 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. His five 100-yard rushing performances were the most by a Florida State running back since Cam Akers in 2019, according to the team’s website.
It was an impressive bounce-back after his tumultuous time at Oregon. In fact, Benson was so effective that he broke PFF’s record for most missed tackles forced per attempt (0.51) in a single season (Florida State website). Benson had minimal impact in the passing game with just 13 receptions for 144 yards. He also handled some return duties, fielding five kickoffs and taking one back for a touchdown.
Benson had another solid campaign in 2023. In 13 games, he carried the ball 154 times, resulting in 906 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was a bit more involved as a pass-catcher with 227 yards and a score on 20 receptions. That was enough to receive second-team All-ACC honors for the second-straight season.
College Stats
Trey Benson College Stats Courtesy of sports-reference
Positives
+Speed
+Acceleration
+Explosive
+Home-Run Threat
+Elusiveness
+Patience
+Natural Hands
+11.2 career yards per reception
+0 career fumbles
Negatives
-Pass Protection
-Inconsistent effectiveness in short yardage situations
-Has a tendency to run towards contact
-1.26 yards per team play (2023)
-7.6% reception share (2023)
Highlight Reel
Archetype: All-Purpose
NFL Comp: Joe Mixon
Draft Projection: Third Round
Bottom Line:
Trey Benson overcame a brutal injury to begin his college career and went on to have two productive seasons at Florida State. He is a big running back at 6-1, 223 lbs. He runs with violence and aggression and is difficult to take down with simple arm tackles, especially once he gets a head of steam. But Benson is not your typical 220-lb bruising running back. He is an excellent athlete with impressive acceleration and explosion to shoot through holes and get to the next level of a defense. Then he has the breakaway speed to take it to the house. He is a true home-run threat.
On top of that, Benson displays good patience and vision with lateral agility and a devastating vertical cut to make the most of every running lane. He is elusive enough to make guys miss in the open field, but he will sometimes invite contact more than he needs to. In the passing game, Benson has natural hands and uses his running back skills well to eat up chunks after the catch. However, he will need to improve in pass protection if he is going to become a consistent contributor on passing downs at the NFL level.
Speaking of the NFL, Benson has all the traits to be a starting running back on a lot of teams. He will bring value on all three downs and he proved at Florida State that he can thrive in multiple rushing schemes. As things stand now, Benson is looking like a third round pick but it would not be surprising to see him come off the board in the second. In dynasty, he will make for an excellent pick in round two of rookie drafts. And while it’s still early in the process, Benson is trending towards being my RB1 in this 2024 draft class.
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