Moving on to the next level, Benson could lead the charge for the Arizona Cardinals.
is no stranger to star running backs, especially in the Mike Norvell era. Players Jashaun Corbin, Lawrance Toafili, Treshaun Ward, and now Arizona CardinalBenson, the most recent running back to make it to the NFL, was drafted in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft after a monstrous two-year stint with the Seminoles.
What cannot be debated about Benson -- his elusiveness. In his final 300 collegiate carries, across those two seasons with the Seminoles, the pre-transfer Oregon Duck forced 124 missed tackles, which equates to a seismic 41.3% forced missed tackle rate. Using Hall as a reference again, he forced 139 missed tackles on his final 531 totes in the Big 12. Plus, Benson has feature-back size at 6-foot and 214 pounds and home-run hitting 4.39 speed.
He joins a Cardinals backfield led by fellow criminally underrated runner James Conner, and not much else. For as good as Conner was in Arizona a season ago -- over 1,000 yards at 5.0 yards per pop -- he is now 29 with 1,125 NFL carries to his name. Benson is a freakishly balanced, reasonably powerful, and deceptively fast, upright runner who'll be the most productive rookie ball carrier in 2024.
The 6'0'', 216-pound bruiser rushed for 900 plus yards in both seasons at Florida State amassing 22 touchdowns on the ground and another 371 yards in the air with a score in 2023. Watch for Benson when the Cardinals take on the New Orleans Saints on August 10 at 8:00 p.m. as the NFL preseason kicks off.Tommy Mire joined NoleGameday in 2023 as a writer and editor. He initially worked as lead voice at SBNation's Tomahawk Nation and contributes to football, NFL and recruiting coverage. Connect with Tommy on Twitter at @TommyM3III
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