
Draft Note by John Paulsen
Benson flashed in limited work as a rookie, turning 63 carries into 291 yards (4.6 YPC) while posting above-average marks in both yards before and after contact per attempt. Though he played behind James Conner for most of the year, head coach Jonathan Gannon made waves this offseason by saying, “If (Trey Benson) takes the necessary jump from Year 1 to Year 2, I think we have two starting backs.” Gannon even referred to teams with “two '1s’,” suggesting a potential 1A/1B split with Conner in 2025. That’s big news, especially considering Conner is entering his age-30 season and the Cardinals may want to lighten his load to preserve his health. If Benson can seize a larger role, he could return weekly flex value and be a league-winner if Conner misses time. With a 12th-round ADP, Benson is one of the better late-round dart throws at the position and should be firmly on the radar of Zero RB drafters.
Trey Benson
- RB
- , Arizona Cardinals
- 23
- 223 lbs
- 6' 1"
- Florida State
- 132
- 2
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Draft note
Benson flashed in limited work as a rookie, turning 63 carries into 291 yards (4.6 YPC) while posting above-average marks in both yards before and after contact per attempt. Though he played behind James Conner for most of the year, head coach Jonathan Gannon made waves this offseason by saying, “If (Trey Benson) takes the necessary jump from Year 1 to Year 2, I think we have two starting backs.” Gannon even referred to teams with “two '1s’,” suggesting a potential 1A/1B split with Conner in 2025. That’s big news, especially considering Conner is entering his age-30 season and the Cardinals may want to lighten his load to preserve his health. If Benson can seize a larger role, he could return weekly flex value and be a league-winner if Conner misses time. With a 12th-round ADP, Benson is one of the better late-round dart throws at the position and should be firmly on the radar of Zero RB drafters.
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Jeremy Fowler
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2025 Strength of Schedule - ARI
W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
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30 @NO | 32 CAR | 24 @SF | 15 SEA | 26 TEN | 23 @IND | 14 GB | BYE | 20 @DAL | 15 @SEA | 24 SF | 31 JAX | 4 @TB | 11 LAR | 6 @HOU | 9 ATL | 21 @CIN | 11 @LAR |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
Week | Opp | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
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1 | @BUF | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4.33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 1.8 | 2.30 | 2.8 | 8/61 | 13.1% |
2 | LAR | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 1.7 | 2.20 | 2.7 | 22/66 | 33.3% |
3 | DET | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 0.8 | 2/59 | 3.4% |
4 | WAS | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 5.0 | 11/59 | 18.6% |
5 | @SF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6 | @GB | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 2.6 | 11/58 | 19.0% |
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Injury Details (w7)
Status: Probable Injury: Illness | LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 4/57 | 7.0% |
8 | @MIA | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.0 | 4/66 | 6.1% |
9 | CHI | 8 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 4.62 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 11.5 | 12.00 | 12.5 | 16/58 | 27.6% |
10 | NYJ | 10 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 12.50 | 8.7 | 9.70 | 10.7 | 16/59 | 27.1% |
11 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
12 | @SEA | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 1.8 | 9/58 | 15.5% |
13 | @MIN | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2.0 | 13/82 | 15.9% |
14 | SEA | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 1.9 | 2.40 | 2.9 | 10/71 | 14.1% |
15 | NE | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 2.2 | 11/70 | 15.7% |
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Injury Details (w16)
Status: Out Injury: Ankle | @CAR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w17)
Status: Out Injury: Ankle | @LAR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Injury Details (w18)
Status: Out Injury: Ankle | SF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Per game | 4.85 | 22.38 | 0.08 | 0 | 4.62 | 0.46 | 4.54 | 0 | 0.46 | 9.83 | 3.15 | 3.38 | 3.62 | 10.54/63.38 | 16.65% | |
Totals | 63 | 291 | 1 | 0 | 4.62 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 9.83 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 137/824 | 16.65% |