Trey Benson

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1	Trey Benson	Running Back	Florida State	RS Junior	4-Star Recruit (91)
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3	Positional Rank	Grade	Height	Weight	2023 PFF Gap Grade	2023 PFF Zone Grade
4	2	Mid 3rd	6'0	216	89.4	72.7
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6	Career Stats	Attempts	Rushing Yards	Total Touchdowns	Yards Per Attempt	Yards After Contact / Attempt	Missed Tackles Forced
7	2023	156	905	15	5.80	3.53	45
8	2022	154	994	9	6.45	4.53	79
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10	Career Stats	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Drops	Fumbles	10+ Yard Runs	15+ Yard Runs
11	2023	20	227	3	0	23	15
12	2022	15	12	1	0	31	22
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14	Overview
15	Strengths	Notes
16	Work Horse	At 6'0 216lbs and muscled up, he is built to be a workhorse back. He likely plays a bit heavier than his combine weight as well.
17	Athleticism	He has good acceleration, home run speed, and crazy strong legs. Benson is a high caliber athlete for the position.
18	Contact Balance	Arms tackles will not bring him down. He stays low in the backfield for his jump cuts, and has the power to run through players when up to speed.
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20	Weaknesses	Notes
21	Dead Leg	Benson can jump cut and stays low really well on his pivots in the backfield, but his open field dead leg and ability to maintain his pace when cutting are not strengths. Him needing to slow down in order to change direction in the open field is what limits his draft grade the most.
22	Inside Zone	His vision on inside zone is highly inconsistent.
23	Injury History	Benson tore his ACL, MCL, lateral meniscus, medial meniscus and gracilis tendon several years ago. While clearly fully recovered, giving a full workload to a player with that type of injury could lead to chronic knee issues.
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25	Film
26	Game	Statline	Takeaways
27	Clemson (09/23/2023) [Cut Up]	Rushing: 7-25-0 Receiving: 3-50-0	Very low hips for his height helps with backfield cuts. Too committed to lead blocker. Gets to top speed in just several steps. Excellent hands catch down sideline behind him. Very strong legs and good contact balance. Good stop-start. Play awareness. Fluid receiver. Aggressive running in open space. Runs like his hair's on fire.					Day 2 tape.
28	LSU (09/03/2023) [Cut Up]	Rushing: 12-47-0 Receiving: 1-7-0	Excellent contact balance. Vision needs to improve a bit. Vision notable on multiple plays. Stops before changing direction - no dead leg. Great athlete with superb contact balance.					Mid-Late 3rd.
29	VT (10/07/2023)	Rushing: 11-200-2 Receiving: 3-15-0	Legs won't be arm tackled. Good ramping speed in open field. Not making guys miss at the second level. Home run speed. Good angles on cuts.					Mid 3rd.
30	Wake Forest (10/28/2023)	Rushing: 10-55-1 Receiving: 4-100-1	Smooth receiving ability. Really has to slow down in the open field to cut. Excellent jump cuts. Good navigation at the second level.					Early-Mid 3rd.
31	Miami FL (11/11/2023)	Rushing: 16-80-2 Receiving: 1-17-0	Fluid hands catcher. Better hip depth this game, especially in the backfield. Good long speed. Vision could be in question on zone runs. Crazy strong legs. Once he gets a head of steam, he is nearly impossible to bring down. Excellent cut.					Mid 3rd.
32	Southern Miss (09/09/2023)	Rushing: 9-79-3 Receiving: 1-20-0	A bit upright on his acceleration. Vision is a minor concern in zone. Great ramping speed. Looked less comfortable in traffic this game than throughout the latter half of the season.					Mid 3rd.
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34	Final Scouting Report:
35	Trey Benson is a powerful workhorse running back with no fumbles in his entire college career. His ridiculously strong legs lead to him to consistently gaining yards after contact, and his hip depth in the backfield allows him to jump cut in any direction when he sees an opening. Once on the run, he has great ramping acceleration to get up to an impressive top speed. Once he has a full head of steam, he is very difficult to bring down in the open field. Arm tackles simply will not do the trick, and defensive backs may get pummeled if trying to stop him head on. As a receiver, he is relatively smooth, but does not have the most reliable hands. He was not utilized too heavily as a receiver at Florida State, and has shown enough on tape to suggest that this area could improve at the next level. Despite his impressive strength and stature, his vision on inside zone is inconsistent. He is very hit or miss when it comes to finding the optimal gap, and often meets contact sooner than he should. When running at full speed, he is not that elusive in the open field. His dead leg is non-existent, and he prefers to use power once he is at the second level. In a class severely lacking top-end talent at the running back position, Benson is a potential home run pick if he can improve his vision in zone blocking schemes and remain healthy. If he does not, then he can still be an effective early down back in a gap-heavy scheme.
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37	Pro Comp:
38	Roschon Johnson. Johnson has a bit more initial burst, but Benson has stronger legs.
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