Trey Sermon in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: The Volante, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Ohio State (from Oklahoma), 2017–⁠20

Trey Sermon

Number
No. 8
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Marietta, GA
Born
Jan 30, 1999, in Marietta, Georgia

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Trey Sermon played running back at Oklahoma (2017–⁠19) and Ohio State (2020). The San Francisco 49ers took Sermon in round 3, No. 88 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
947
Rushing yards, 2018 (Oklahoma, 12–⁠2)
Best game
331 yards
Vs. Northwestern, week 16, 2020: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 88
Round 3, 2021 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

331rushing yards, career highvs. Northwestern, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highat Texas Tech, 2018

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2017, 2018 and 2019; Big Ten champions, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Oklahoma1217446.1560
2018Oklahoma1649475.81360
2019Oklahoma543857.1432
2020Ohio State1168707.5465
Career4552,9466.52665

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Oklahoma161398.7224
2018Oklahoma1217714.8051
2019Oklahoma8718.9120
2020Ohio State12957.9034
Career4848210.0351

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Oklahoma8RBFr.
2018Oklahoma8RBSo.
2019Oklahoma8RBJr.
2020Ohio State8RBSr.6′1″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Oklahoma1390.2990th (n=287)0.1240.715%0.29
2018Oklahoma1790.1447th (n=300)0.1524.319%0.24
2019Oklahoma650.2890th (n=287)0.1318.011%0.20
2020Ohio State1340.2887th (n=212)0.1437.724%0.36

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Ohio State 8 games, 870 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 24vs.NebraskaW 52–⁠17114801617
Oct 31atPenn StateW 38–⁠25135601514
Nov 7vs.RutgersW 49–⁠271268036111
Nov 21vs.IndianaW 42–⁠35960016113
Dec 5atMichigan StateW 52–⁠12101121641−5
Dec 19vs.NorthwesternW 22–⁠102933126534
Jan 1 ✦vs.ClemsonW 49–⁠2831193132461
Jan 11 ✦vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠521202––
2019 Oklahoma 10 games, 385 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.HoustonW 49–⁠311191031225
Sep 7vs.South DakotaW 70–⁠14956130––
Sep 14atUCLAW 48–⁠14751032––
Sep 28vs.Texas TechW 55–⁠16776232211
Oct 5atKansasW 45–⁠201171124220
Oct 12vs.TexasW 34–⁠27––––––
Oct 19vs.West VirginiaW 52–⁠1451706––
Oct 26atKansas StateL 41–⁠483906215
Nov 9vs.Iowa StateW 42–⁠41114014––
Dec 28 ✦vs.LSUL 28–⁠63––––––
2018 Oklahoma 14 games, 947 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Florida AtlanticW 63–⁠14969122––
Sep 8vs.UCLAW 49–⁠217130612
Sep 15atIowa StateW 37–⁠27137412212
Sep 22vs.ArmyW 28–⁠2118119022––
Sep 29vs.BaylorW 66–⁠3381908151
Oct 6vs.TexasL 45–⁠48954115259
Oct 20atTCUW 52–⁠2717110233––
Oct 27vs.Kansas StateW 51–⁠14858028427
Nov 3atTexas TechW 51–⁠4626206330––
Nov 10vs.Oklahoma StateW 48–⁠4716124260233
Nov 17vs.KansasW 55–⁠401505––
Nov 23atWest VirginiaW 59–⁠5651214––
Dec 1vs.TexasW 39–⁠2718651913
Dec 29 ✦vs.AlabamaL 34–⁠4591917––
2017 Oklahoma 13 games, 744 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.UTEPW 56–⁠7751010––
Sep 9atOhio StateW 31–⁠161762013323
Sep 16vs.TulaneW 56–⁠14722111––
Sep 23atBaylorW 49–⁠4112148260––
Oct 7vs.Iowa StateL 31–⁠381890011554
Oct 14vs.TexasW 29–⁠242096020211
Oct 21atKansas StateW 42–⁠354180727
Nov 4atOklahoma StateW 62–⁠521081153225
Nov 11vs.TCUW 38–⁠203−100––
Nov 18atKansasW 41–⁠3530125––
Nov 25vs.West VirginiaW 59–⁠3165001716
Dec 2vs.TCUW 41–⁠171063019113
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 48–⁠54234031––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Named to the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team) but didn’t play.

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′0⅜″
Weight215 lb
Arm length33⅜″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan77⅛″
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.49 s
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′5″
3-cone drill6.84 s
20-yard shuttle4.30 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2021San Francisco 49ers6411671326
2022Philadelphia Eagles1219000
2023Indianapolis Colts8351600313
2024Indianapolis Colts155615921699
2025Pittsburgh Steelers300000
NFL career33134505322138

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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