2020 Football Roster
Roster
Trey Benson
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 211
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Greenville, Miss.
- High School:
- St. Joseph Catholic School
As A Freshman (2020)
Missed the season with an injury.
High School
Four-star, No. 259 overall prospect and No. 6 player in Mississippi by 247Sports … Top-ranked running back in Mississippi by ESPN and 247Sports … Ninth-highest rated running back ever signed by Oregon according to 247Sports … Consensus top-12 prospect in Mississippi by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Rated as a three-star by ESPN and Rivals … Finished as the No. 27 running back overall and No. 1 in Mississippi in the 247Sports composite ranking … Tabbed the No. 2 running back in Mississippi by Rivals …Named PrepStar All-Southeast Region … Earned MAIS 3A District 4 first-team all-conference honors as a junior and senior … Two-year letterman and two-time team captain at St. Joseph High School … Rushed for 3,616 yards and 48 touchdowns while winning back-to-back MAIS 3A state championships in 2018 and 2019 … Averaged 144.6 yards per game and 13.9 yards per carry with 54 total TDs … Finished with 18 career 100-yard games … As a senior, led St. Joseph’s to a 13-0 record while gaining 1,783 yards on 110 carries with 26 TD and 10 100-yard games … Rushed for more than 200 yards in three games … Had a 298-yard effort on 21 carries with four touchdowns in a win over North Delta … Gained 202 yards on just three carries with three TDs while forcing a fumble in a 44-7 win over River Oaks … Rushed for 238 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries in a 50-41 win over Pillow Academy … In the state championship game, rushed for 111 yards and three TDs on just six carries in a 55-24 win over Indianola Academy … In the first round of the state playoffs, ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns on just nine carries … As a junior, led team to an 11-1 record while rushing for 1,833 yards and 22 touchdowns … Averaged 152.8 yards per game and 12.2 yards per carry … Rushed for over 100 yards eight times, including four 200-plus yard games and two 300-plus yard games … Had career highs of 392 yards rushing (13 carries) and seven touchdowns in a 62-20 win over Greenville Christian … Added a 75-yard interception return against Greenville and a two-point conversion to score a career-best 50 points in a game … Ran for 306 yards and four TDs on 21 carries in a 44-7 win over River Oaks … Gained 265 yards on 16 carries with three TDs in a 50-21 win over Canton Academy … Rushed for 220 yards on 19 carries with two touchdowns in a 55-33 win over Tri-County Academy … High school coach was John Baker … Chose Oregon over Arizona State, Duke, Florida State, Kansas, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, Louisville, Memphis, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Penn State, Purdue, Vanderbilt. Washington State and others.
