After only getting six carries as a freshman with Oregon back in 2021, Trey Benson decided to transfer to Florida State and saw back-to-back seasons of 900 or more rushing yards as a sophomore and as a junior. Based on the numbers alone, Benson was never considered a high-end running back prospect in this past year's draft. It was his athletic testing that drew teams to potentially taking him. The back-to-back second-team All-ACC running back went to the NFL Combine and, per NFL.com, had the highest athletic testing of any running back involved.
The Arizona Cardinals clearly wanted to add youth and fresh legs to their running back room in this year's draft and decided to use their third-round pick on Trey Benson. Trey Benson won't likely be one of those all-around backs that you'll see impact both the run and the passing game. Very rarely was he used in the passing game at the college level. Now, he could still make a little bit of an impact there. This coming season in 2024, he most likely will be a backup to James Conner, but he is definitely a guy that, if James Conner were to miss any part of the season, Trey Benson could step in and steal that job away pretty easily.
So, while in 2024 we're not really drafting Trey Benson to be a guy to make an immediate impact on our fantasy roster, we are definitely drafting him as a backup to James Conner. Then we could potentially get some standalone value from him if Conner ends up hurt.
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