Trey Benson

NoteCARDS:

• Selected by the Cardinals in the third round (66th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Florida State. Became the 10th Seminole selected by the Cardinals, the first since 2007 and the first offensive player since WR Anquan Boldin in 2003.
• Ran for 291 yards and a TD on 63 carries (4.6 avg.) over 13 games (one start) as a rookie in 2024 before an ankle injury forced him to miss the final three games.
• Despite spending just two years at Florida State, his 23 rushing TDs are the 11th most in school history while his 1,895 rushing yards rank 18th.
• Once scored 50 points in a single high school football game (seven rushing TDs, INT return TD and two-point conversion).

NoteCARDS:

• Selected by the Cardinals in the third round (66th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Florida State. Became the 10th Seminole selected by the Cardinals, the first since 2007 and the first offensive player since WR Anquan Boldin in 2003.
• Ran for 291 yards and a TD on 63 carries (4.6 avg.) over 13 games (one start) as a rookie in 2024 before an ankle injury forced him to miss the final three games.
• Despite spending just two years at Florida State, his 23 rushing TDs are the 11th most in school history while his 1,895 rushing yards rank 18th.
• Once scored 50 points in a single high school football game (seven rushing TDs, INT return TD and two-point conversion).

Pro Career:

Drafted by the Cardinals in the third round (66th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Florida State.

2024: Appeared in 13 games (one start) and ran for 291 yards and a TD on 63 carries (4.6 avg.) and had six catches for 59 yards ... made his NFL Debut @ Buf (9/8) where he had three carries for 13 yards and a five-yard reception ... started vs. LAR (9/15) where he ran for 10 yards and had a seven-yard reception in the win ... ran for 50 yards on nine carries (5.6 avg.) vs. Was (9/29) ... had five carries for a team-high 26 yards @ GB (10/13), including a career-long 20-yard run ... made his primetime debut in the win on Monday Night Football vs. LAC (10/21) ... ran eight times for 37 yards (4.6 avg.) and a TD vs. Chi (11/3); the TD marked his first NFL score; also had an 18-yard catch in the victory ... ran for a season-high 62 yards on 10 carries in the win vs. NYJ (11/10) ... had three carries for 20 yards @ Min (12/1) ... had two carries for 15 yards and a four-yard catch vs. Sea (12/8) ... ran five times for 22 yards in the win vs. NE (12/15) ... placed on injured reserve (ankle) on 12/31, missing the season finale vs. SF (1/5/25).

College:

Spent two years (2022-23) at Florida State where he played in 27 games and totaled 310 carries for 1,895 yards (6.1 avg.) and 23 TDs as well as 33 catches for 371 yards and a TD and five kick returns for 192 yards and a TD after transferring from Oregon (2020-21) where he appeared in nine games in and ran six times for 22 yards and a TD … named to the All-ACC second team in 2023 after playing 14 games (10 starts) and rushing for 906 yards and 14 TDs on 156 carries (5.8 avg.) while adding 20 receptions for 227 yards and one TD; his 14 rushing TDs were the second most in the ACC and the 15th most in the nation while his 5.8 yards per carry ranked fourth in the conference … named All-ACC second team and the FSU Newcomer of the Year after appearing in all 13 games with six starts in 2022 where he recorded 990 rushing yards and nine rushing TDs on 154 carries (6.4 avg.), caught 13 passes for 144 yards and returned five kickoffs for 192 yards (38.4 avg.) with one TD; ranked first in the ACC and 13th nationally with an average of 6.4 yards per carry; had five games with 100+ rushing yards which were most by a Seminole since Cam Akers (6) in 2019 ... played nine games in 2021 at Oregon and had six carries for 22 yards and a TD ... missed his freshman season in 2020 due to injury.

Personal:

Attended St. Joesph's Catholic (Madison, MS) High School where he amassed 3,616 rushing yards and 48 rushing TDs after transferring from O'Bannon (Greenville, MS) High School … served as a team captain in both of his seasons at St. Joesph's … had 18 games with 100+ rushing yards, seven games with 200+ rushing yards and two games with 300+ rushing yards … averaged 144.6 rushing yards per game and 13.9 yards per carry … helped lead the Irish to a 25-1 record and back-to-back 3A MAIS state titles in his two seasons with the team … rated as the No. 21 running back nationally and No. 6 prospect in Mississippi by 247Sports … also played basketball at St. Joseph Catholic H.S.