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Trelon Smith Season 2017

#20
PositionRunning Back
Weight181 lbs
Height5-9
ClassFreshman
HometownHouston, Texas
 Overview      
  • Highly regarded running back prospect
  • All-purpose back with the explosiveness to score on any play
  • Accelerates quickly allowing him to avoid contact and get to the second level of the defense
  • Extremely difficult to square up
  • Combines strong lower body and great balance to break tackles and extend runs
  • Also possesses great ability to catch the ball out of the backfield
Freshman (2017)
  • Played in nine games for the Sun Devils in his true freshman season, seeing action as a reserve running back and kick returner
  • Managed to see the field because of his explosiveness despite two senior running backs ahead of him on the depth chart
  • Did most of his work on kick returns, attempting five returns that gained 90 yards (18.0 YPR)
High School   
  • Named the MVP of District 17-6A, the highest division in the state of Texas, after both his junior and senior season
  • Received honorable mention All-State honors in 2015 from the Texas Sports Writers Association
  • Led Cypress Ridge High School to its first Regional Final in school history
  • One of five members of the 2017 recruiting class from the state of Texas
  • Received All-Midlands region honors as a running back from PrepStar
  • Consensus three-star prospect according to major recruiting services; Tabbed by 24/7 sports composite rankings as the No. 10 all-purpose back in the country; Scout listed him as the No. 36 running back in the nation and the No. 6 running back in the state of Texas; Ranked as the No. 31 running back nationally and the No. 6 running back in the state of Texas by Rivals; Regarded as the No. 43 running back in the country by ESPN
  • Totaled over 4,400 rushing yards and over 500 receiving yards while 2017 adding 52 total touchdowns in his varsity career
  • Rushed for 2,270 yards with 29 rushing touchdowns while adding 23 receptions for 327 yards and four receiving touchdowns during his outstanding senior season
  • Carried the ball 228 times for 1,807 yards and 17 touchdowns in his first year as the featured back on varsity as a junior