2025 Scouting Report: RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
Bio:
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 202
Career Stats: 47 games; 590 carries, 3,761 yards, 42 TDs; 77 receptions, 853 yards, 6 TDs
2024 Stats: 16 games; 144 carries (106th), 1,016 yards (47th), 10 TDs (T-56th), 27 receptions, 284 yards, 1TD
Accolades: 6th in NCAA in ypc (2021) | 8th in NCAA in ypc (2024)
TreVeyon Henderson was a top-rated RB out of high school who had a monster freshman season with Ohio State having 1500 scrimmage yards and 19 total TDs, and was supposed to be the next big thing in college and eventually professional football. Injuries derailed his 2022 AND 2023 seasons, where he played fine but you can tell something was wrong. Finally, in 2024, Henderson is healthy again, but Ohio State had its concerns and brought in Quinshon Judkins, and both of them carried OSU to a national title this past year.
Henderson is being pushed as a top 3 RB in this year's class, either as a #1 that is paired with a power back, or as a change of pace/3rd down back that gets a lot of reps. Ultimately this debate doesn’t matter, because there are maybe 60 running backs that are either in the draft, on NFL teams, or Free Agents, that could play meaningful time in the NFL. Henderson is one of the 60. It doesn’t matter where he goes because he will be one of the featured players and he will be in some kind of a split.
I don’t think I value TreVeyon Henderson as high as other people, and I think there is better value to be had, but I can tell exactly what will happen/has been happening as the Draft inches closer.
TreVeyon Henderson will be a late 1st round or early second-round pick, because of Jahmyr Gibbs. Henderson is fast, he just ran a 4.43 at the NFL Combine, slower than Gibbs but he did it at a higher weight… they had the exact same 10-yard split. Henderson has great hands a la Jahmyr Gibbs, and he’s a better blocker than Gibbs. Teams have had 20 years to copy Sean Payton and Bill Belichick with the ‘Thunder and Lightning’ RB duo but Dan Campbell and their reach for Gibbs is the one where every team is starting to catch on.
The biggest difference I see between Gibbs and Henderson, and this could be a damning issue, is he isn’t as agile. Ollie Gordon, Omarion Hampton, and Cam Skattebo move and cut better than him all while being 20+ pounds heavier. I fear Henderson is all about straight-line speed, like the bust WR speedster John Ross (who had many other problems as well). Henderson isn’t as graceful as some of the other players in this draft… he slips when making cuts, they aren’t quick enough or mistimed, or he slows down too much to make a cut allowing defenders to catch up to him.
Henderson was a huge benefactor of the talent surrounding him at Ohio State, particularly in the massive holes the offensive line made for him. I don’t think his agility issues doom him as a prospect, but it takes him out of the first round for me. He’s starting to seem like more and more of a ‘we need a big play, get it to Tre” type of player.
To sum up TreVeyon Henderson I would say he is fast with decent hands, an RB-good receiver that you won’t put out wide because he isn’t elite at it like Rachaad White or CMC.
The Data on TreVeyon Henderson:
I think the data is a bit low in all regards for Henderson, but I can also understand where the computer is coming from, given Henderson’s injury history and agility concerns (curious that he didn’t run the shuttle or 3-cone) I think it views him as a solid all-around prospect with boom or bust potential.
| PowerRtg | AgilityRtg | RecRtg | H | W | Last | First | Team | adjYds/Att | adjAtt/TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.552 | 5.126 | 5.053 | 70 | 208 | Henderson | TreVeyon | Ohio State | 8.3 | 16.9 |
PowerRtg = Combination of rushing stats, adjusted stats, size, and strength of schedule.
AgilityRtg = Combination of rushing and receiving stats, adjusted stats, size, and strength of schedule.
RecRtg = Combination of receiving stats, adjusted stats, and strength of schedule.
adj. = stats weighted against strength of schedule.
Draft Outlook:
The Jahmyr Gibbs and Ezekiel Elliott comps will drive Henderson into being a top 42 pick in the NFL draft, with a pretty decent chance of him going in the first round.
Career Outlook:
I’m not sure what to expect out Henderson, I think he’s NFL good and should establish himself as one of the better 3rd down backs in the NFL, but how much does the good blocking at Ohio State cover up his agility concerns? Is he the next Jahmyr Gibbs or is he the next Miles Sanders?
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