Trey Sermon

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Trey Sermon
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Sermon with Oklahoma in 2019
No. 28 – San Francisco 49ers
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-30) January 30, 1999 (age 22)
St. Petersburg, Florida
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Sprayberry (Marietta, Georgia)
College:
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 88
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team Big Ten (2020)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2021
Rushing yards:167
Rushing average:4.1
Rushing touchdowns:1
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:26
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Trey Sermon (born January 30, 1999) is an American football running back for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma and Ohio State and was drafted by the 49ers in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Early years[]

Sermon attended Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia.[1] He committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football.[2][3]

College career[]

Oklahoma[]

As a true freshman at Oklahoma in 2017, Sermon played in all 14 games and made three starts. He finished the season with 744 yards on 121 carries with five touchdowns.[4] As a sophomore in 2018, he shared time with Kennedy Brooks, rushing for 947 yards on 164 carries and 13 touchdowns. As a junior in 2019, he played in nine games and had 54 carries for 385 yards and four touchdowns.[5]

Ohio State[]

Sermon transferred to Ohio State University as a graduate student in 2020.[6][7] In the 2020 Big Ten Championship Game against Northwestern University, Sermon's 331 rushing yards were the most in a single game by an Ohio State player and the highest ever in a Football Bowl Subdivision championship game. He was the game's MVP. In the 2021 Sugar Bowl versus Clemson, Sermon rushed for 193 yards and scored a rushing touchdown along with catching 4 passes for 61 yards in a 49-28 victory. In the 2021 National Championship Game against Alabama, Sermon got injured on the first play of the game and did not return.

Statistics[]

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
Att Yards Avg Long TD Rec Yards Avg Long TD
2017 Oklahoma Sooners 13 121 744 6.1 60 5 16 139 8.7 24 2
2018 14 164 947 5.8 60 13 12 181 15.1 51 0
2019 10 54 385 7.1 32 4 8 71 8.9 20 1
2020 Ohio State Buckeyes 8 116 870 7.5 65 4 12 95 7.9 13 0
Career 45 455 2946 6.5 65 26 48 486 9.7 51 3

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0+3⁄8 in
(1.84 m) 		215 lb
(98 kg) 		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.61 s 1.49 s 2.62 s 4.30 s 6.84 s 37.0 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)
All values from Pro Day[8][9]

Sermon was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (88th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract on July 21, 2021.[10]

Sermon entered his rookie season in 2021 as the third-string running back behind Raheem Mostert and fellow rookie Elijah Mitchell. He made his first career start in Week 3, where he rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown with two catches for three yards and another touchdown. He suffered an ankle injury in Week 12 and was placed on injured reserve on December 4, 2021.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Carringtonacarrington@mdjonline.com, Adam. "Sprayberry preaches Sermon's skills". MDJOnline.com.
  2. ^ "Breakaway: How Trey Sermon found his way to Oklahoma". Oklahoman.com. September 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma football: Trey Sermon, four-star RB, commits - Sports Illustrated". www.si.com.
  4. ^ World, Eric Bailey Tulsa. "OU Football: Trey Sermon has gotten bigger and faster - and why Rodney Anderson is the one to thank". Tulsa World.
  5. ^ "Ohio State football adds Oklahoma transfer Trey Sermon - Sports Illustrated". www.si.com.
  6. ^ "Ex-Sooners RB Sermon chooses to join Ohio St". ESPN.com. March 22, 2020.
  7. ^ Rabinowitz, Bill. "Those who know Trey Sermon say running back will fulfill his potential with Ohio State football team". Buckeyextra.
  8. ^ "Trey Sermon Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Trey Sermon, Ohio State, RB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "49ers Sign Trey Sermon to a Four-Year Deal; Claim Rams Wide Receiver". 49ers.com. July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "Trey Sermon Placed on IR; Marcell Harris Downgraded to Out". 49ers.com. December 4, 2021.

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