Trey Sermon: RB · Ohio State · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Trey Sermon
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2020: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 331 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards against Northwestern — Week 16, 2020.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
36.6% of carries overall (116/317) → 39.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (33/84) — 51.5% 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
3 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (20.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 116 | 870 | 7.5 | 4 | 65 |
| 2019 | Oklahoma | 54 | 385 | 7.1 | 4 | 32 |
| 2018 | Oklahoma | 164 | 947 | 5.8 | 13 | 60 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma | 121 | 744 | 6.1 | 5 | 60 |
| Career | 455 | 2,946 | 6.5 | 26 | 65 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 12 | 95 | 7.9 | 0 | 34 |
| 2019 | Oklahoma | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 1 | 20 |
| 2018 | Oklahoma | 12 | 177 | 14.8 | 0 | 51 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 2 | 24 |
| Career | 48 | 482 | 10.0 | 3 | 51 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 52-17vs Nebraska | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-25@ No. 18 Penn State | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-27vs Rutgers | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35vs No. 9 Indiana | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-12@ Michigan State | 10 | 112 | 11.2 | 1 | 64 | |
| Wk 16 | W 22-10vs No. 15 Northwestern | 29 | 331 | 11.4 | 2 | 65 | Season-high 331 yds |
| Total | 84 | 675 | 8.0 | 3 | 65 |
Week 16 · 2020
W 22-10
vs Northwestern · neutral site
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
56%84 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds7.5 yds/carry on 116 carries · 23% explosive (10+ yds) · 56% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 58.7 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 84.0 | 7.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 112 | 7.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
40.1%
225 pass / 336 run
Plays / game
93.5
6 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
252 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Oklahoma and Ohio State, 2,946 rushing yards — drafted at #88 overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Lincoln Riley and Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
San Francisco 49ersEntering 6th NFL season
San Francisco 49ersEntering 6th NFL season
