Trey Benson
{{short description|American football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Trey Benson
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_team = Arizona Cardinals
| number = 33
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|7|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 216
| high_school = St. Joseph Catholic (Greenville)
| college = {{ubl|Oregon (2020–2021)|Florida State (2022–2023)}}
| draftyear = 2024
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 66
| pastteams =
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 291
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Receptions
| statvalue4 = 6
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 59
| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 0
| pfr = B/BensTr01
}}
Kurtrell "Trey" Benson (born July 23, 2002) is an American professional football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Early life
Benson was born on July 23, 2002, in Greenville, Mississippi.{{Cite web |last=Brugler |first=Dane |title=The Beast: 2024 NFL Draft Guide |url=https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/04/11162958/TheBeast2024_MasterFile-8.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240411212702/https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/04/11162958/TheBeast2024_MasterFile-8.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 11, 2024 |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 14, 2024 |website=The Athletic |pages=114}} He attended O'Bannon High School before transferring to St. Joseph Catholic High School. In his final two seasons combined, he had 3,616 yards and 48 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Oregon to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Nemec |first=Andrew |date=2019-06-14 |title=Trey Benson, fast-rising 3-star RB, commits to Oregon Ducks over Florida State, Penn State, others |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting/2019/06/trey-benson-fast-rising-3-star-rb-commits-to-oregon-ducks-over-florida-state-penn-state-others.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=OregonLive |language=en}}
College career
Benson played at Oregon in 2020 and 2021. After missing 2020 due to a torn ACL, he had six carries for 22 yards and a touchdown in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Crepea |first=James |date=2021-08-11 |title=Trey Benson nearing full recovery from major knee injury, vying for No. 3 running back role for Oregon Ducks |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2021/08/trey-benson-nearing-full-recovery-from-major-knee-injury-vying-for-no-3-running-back-role-for-oregon-ducks.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=OregonLive |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Murschel |first=Matt |date=2022-04-07 |title=FSU transfer tailback Trey Benson gains confidence with strong spring camp |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2022/04/07/fsu-transfer-tailback-trey-benson-gains-confidence-with-strong-spring-camp/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}} After the season, he transferred to Florida State University.{{Cite web |last=Weiler |first=Curt |date=January 18, 2022 |title=Florida State lands commitment from Oregon running back transfer Trey Benson |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2022/01/18/florida-state-fsu-football-trey-benson-oregon-running-back-transfer-portal-seminoles-mike-norvell/6566151001/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Tallahassee Democrat |language=en-US}} In his first year at Florida State, he initially split time with Lawrance Toafili and Treshaun Ward before eventually becoming the lead back.{{Cite web |last=Karels |first=Carter |date=November 15, 2022 |title=Florida State football: Why Seminoles' Trey Benson is one of the nation's best running backs |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2022/11/15/why-fsu-footballs-trey-benson-one-nations-best-running-backs/10693138002/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Tallahassee Democrat |language=en-US}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving ! colspan="4"| Kick returns | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks}}"| Oregon Ducks | ||||||||||||||
| 2020
| colspan="14"| Redshirt File:Redshirt.svg | ||||||||||||||
| 2021
| 10 || 0 || 6 || 22 || 3.7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles}}"| Florida State Seminoles | ||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 13 || 6 || 154 || 990 || 6.4 || 9 || 13 || 144 || 11.1 || 0 || 5 || 192 || 38.4 || 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 13|| 13|| 156|| 906 || 5.8 || 14|| 20|| 227|| 11.4 || 1|| 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/trey-benson-2.html Career] | 36 | 19 | 316 | 1,918 | 6.1 | 24 | 33 | 371 | 11.2 | 1 | 6 | 192 | 32 | 1 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 1/4
| weight = 216
| dash = 4.39
| ten split = 1.52
| twenty split = 2.59
| vertical = 33.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 2
| bench = 23
| arm span = 31 1/2
| hand span = 9 1/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/trey-benson/32004245-4e64-9191-567b-28b29177bf93 |title=Trey Benson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 12, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1039367&DraftYear=2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft Scout Trey Benson College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 12, 2024}}
}}
Benson was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft with the 66th overall pick.{{Cite web|last=Gershman|first=Zach|date=April 26, 2024|title=Cardinals Start Their Third-Round Pick Parade|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-hold-third-round-pick-parade-2024-draft|access-date=April 26, 2024|website=AZCardinals.com}} On July 18, 2024, Benson signed his four-year rookie contract with the Cardinals.{{Cite web |last=Gershman |first=Zach |date=July 18, 2024 |title=Draft Class Complete: Trey Benson Signs Contract |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/draft-class-complete-trey-benson-signs-contract |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=AZCardinals.com |language=en-US}} Benson made his NFL debut in Week 1 of the 2024 NFL Season and rushed for 13 yards on 3 attempts and recorded 1 reception for 5 yards. In Week 10 of the 2024 season, Benson rushed for 62 yards on 10 carries and had 2 receptions for 25 yards in a 31-6 win against the New York Jets. On December 31, Benson was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury that caused him to missed Weeks 16 and 17.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Charean |author-link=Charean Williams |date=December 31, 2024 |title=Cardinals place RB Trey Benson on injured reserve |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cardinals-place-rb-trey-benson-on-injured-reserve |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=NBC Sports}} Benson finished the season with 291 yards and a touchdown on 63 carries and 59 yards on six catches.{{Cite web |title=Trey Benson 2024 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BensTr01/gamelog/2024/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.azcardinals.com/team/players-roster/trey-benson/ Arizona Cardinals bio]
- [https://seminoles.com/sports/football/roster/trey-benson/4907 Florida State Seminoles bio]
- [https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/trey--benson/10534 Oregon Ducks bio]
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Category:American football running backs
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