2021 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Trey Sermon | Ohio St | RB

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Player Bio: Tre Sermon attended Sprayberry High School in Marietta, GA. He rushed for 1,227 yards and 16 touchdowns on 166 carries in his senior year and averaged 7.4 yards per touch. Sermon was the number nine ranked running back by ESPN and the 158th overall player. He had offers from Alabama, Michigan, and Ohio State; however, he chose to sign with the University of Oklahoma. Sermon graduated early and enrolled early at Oklahoma to participate during spring practices. He rushed for 2,076 yards and 36 receptions for 391 touchdowns and three touchdowns during his OU career. He would break his foot in his junior year at OU and miss the season's remaining games. Tre graduated early and opted out of the NFL Draft, and transferred to Ohio St for his senior year. Sermon would choose an excellent decision, as he had a prominent senior season in a modified season due to a pandemic; he led the team in rushing in six games for 675 yards averaging eight yards per rush. In the 2020 Big Ten Championship, he would break the schools rushing record held by Eddie George of 304 yards with 331 in that game. Sermon continued his tear on the ground with 191 yards on the ground and 61 receiving yards in the BCS playoffs. He has increased his stock significantly in his last two games going into the 2021 NFL Draft.

ACCOLADES
2018 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
2017 Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year

TREY SERMON
RUNNING BACK
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
MARIETTA, GA                  |           SENIOR (GR) 
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DRAFT YR:  2021              COMBINE INVITE: YES 

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
 6' 0"               215 lbs             33⅜"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
 9 ⅜"                       4.60                       6.20

SCHOOL:  OHIO ST                                        |                    CONFERENCE: BIG TEN
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COMBINE RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.57         |              DNP              |                37”             |            126”          |             6.83             |              4.28                      
 
​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.57         |              DNP              |                37”             |            126”          |             6.83             |              4.28                     

game film
#8 Trey Sermon vs Northwestern
(2020 Big Ten Championship)

#8 TREY SERMON 2020 HIGHLIGHTS

Strengths: A good size back who can explode through the run lanes with excellent vision. He can diagnose the run lanes and burst through to rip off big runs with patience allowing his blocks to be made. A tough and violent runner who will run well inside and uses his nice frame to welcome contact from the defender. He packs a fierce stiff-arm when fighting off the defender. A back at his size, he posses excellent cut back ability and has some shake to his frame. He will set up a potentional tackler inside his scope and can shake them. Secures the ball at all times with zero fumbles in his collegiate career.

Weaknesses: He does not possess top-end speed and generally gets caught on long runs, preventing him from going the distance.  He tends to run upright, which allows tacklers to target his body, which will prevent him from falling forward or working out of tackles. Not very comfortable as a receiver out of the backfield. We will need to work on route running at the next level.​ Need to emphasize on pass protection as the rusher can bull rush him into the quarterback.

Draft Projection: 3rd round

NFL Comparison: Samaje Perine

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