No. 33 – Arizona Cardinals | |
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Position: | Running back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Greenville, Mississippi, U.S. | July 23, 2002
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | St. Joseph Catholic (Greenville) |
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NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
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Player stats at PFR |
Kurtrell "Trey" Benson (born July 23, 2002) is an American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon and Florida State and was selected by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Benson was born on July 23, 2002, in Greenville, Mississippi. [1] 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. [2]
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. [3] [4] After the season, he transferred to Florida State University. [5] In his first year at Florida State, he initially split time with Lawrance Toafili and Treshaun Ward before eventually becoming the lead back. [6]
Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kick returns | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | |
Oregon Ducks | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||
2021 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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 |
Career | 36 | 19 | 316 | 1,918 | 6.1 | 24 | 33 | 371 | 11.2 | 1 | 6 | 192 | 32 | 1 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.39 s | 1.52 s | 2.59 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 23 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [7] [8] |
Benson was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft with the 66th overall pick. [9]
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