Trey Benson: RB · Florida State · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Trey Benson
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Bryan McClendon and Mike Norvell. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-ACC again in 2023. One game to point at: 200 rushing yards and 15 receiving yards against Virginia Tech — Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
31.2% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 16.7% of his carries. 6 carries for 22 yds vs North Alabama; 11 for 200 vs Virginia Tech.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
36.3% of carries overall (156/430) → 26.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (31/116) — 83.9% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (31.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida State | 156 | 905 | 5.8 | 14 | 85 |
| 2022 | Florida State | 154 | 990 | 6.4 | 9 | 45 |
| 2021 | Oregon | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 1 | 9 |
| Career | 316 | 1,917 | 6.1 | 24 | 85 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida State | 20 | 227 | 11.3 | 1 | 80 |
| 2022 | Florida State | 13 | 144 | 11.1 | 0 | 34 |
| 2021 | Oregon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 33 | 371 | 11.2 | 1 | 80 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24vs No. 5 LSU | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-13vs Southern Miss | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 3 | 42 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 3 | W 31-29@ Boston College | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24@ Clemson | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-17vs Virginia Tech | 11 | 200 | 18.2 | 2 | 85 | Season-high 200 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 41-3vs Syracuse | 14 | 74 | 5.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20vs No. 16 Duke | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-16@ Wake Forest | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7@ Pittsburgh | 12 | 97 | 8.1 | 1 | 55 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-20vs Miami | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 2 | 38 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-13vs North Alabama | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-15@ Florida | 19 | 95 | 5.0 | 3 | 36 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 14 | W 16-6vs No. 15 Louisville | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 156 | 905 | 5.8 | 14 | 85 |
Week 6 · 2023
W 39-17
200 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 15 yds
Dominant 22-point win at home against Virginia Tech.
With A. Mastromanno — 51.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Travis — 170 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.8 · 25 rush yds (10 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
37%155 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 156 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.8 yds/carry on 156 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 80.2 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| Road5g | 62.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 77.2 | 7.2 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 63.1 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
49.3%
433 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
62.7
14 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
469 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #42 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Oregon and Florida State, 1,917 rushing yards — drafted at #66 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2023)
Weekly recognition
4 weekly honors (2022)
6 career weekly honors across 2 seasons — a 4+ season has tracked to All-Conference ~83% of the time
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mario Cristobal and Mike Norvell.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 3rd NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 3rd NFL season
