Trey Sermon
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Declares for draft
Sermon (shoulder) announced Sunday via his personal Twitter account that he will forgo his remaining eligibility at Ohio State to enter the 2021 NFL Draft.
ANALYSIS
While Master Teague missed time during the back end of the season for the Buckeyes, Sermon emerged as Ohio State's primary back over the stretch run. The transfer from Oklahoma was at his best in the Big Ten title game and the College Football Playoff semifinal, amassing a combined 589 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns in wins over Northwestern and Clemson. Sermon couldn't keep the momentum going in the Buckeyes' loss to Alabama in the national title game Jan. 11, picking up just one carry before exiting with a shoulder injury. His decision to bolt for the NFL rather than returning to school for a fifth year hardly comes as a surprise.
While Master Teague missed time during the back end of the season for the Buckeyes, Sermon emerged as Ohio State's primary back over the stretch run. The transfer from Oklahoma was at his best in the Big Ten title game and the College Football Playoff semifinal, amassing a combined 589 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns in wins over Northwestern and Clemson. Sermon couldn't keep the momentum going in the Buckeyes' loss to Alabama in the national title game Jan. 11, picking up just one carry before exiting with a shoulder injury. His decision to bolt for the NFL rather than returning to school for a fifth year hardly comes as a surprise.
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Carries are up for grabs in the Ohio State backfield with J.K. Dobbins gone and Master Teague working his way back from a spring Achilles injury, and it appears Sermon will get the first crack. Sermon is a talented back whose best season (2018) consisted of 947 yards and 13 touchdowns on 5.8 YPC, but injuries have been a part of his story too and he’s never had more than 164 carries in a season. His 2019 campaign ended with an LCL injury, but he was back to working out this spring, so Sermon should be ready to go for Week 1. The RB1 in Columbus is always a bankable fantasy asset and Sermon will be no different provided he can stay healthy. However, that injury history should be baked into his draft acquisition price, so investors may not have to risk a first- or second-rounder on him.
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Won't return Monday
Sermon (shoulder) won't return to Monday's National Championship against Alabama, Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com reports.
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Leaves Monday's game early
Sermon left Monday's National Championship game against Alabama with an injury, Joey Kaufman of The Columbus Dispatch reports.
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Has another big day in CFP semis
Sermon carried the ball 31 times for 193 yards and one touchdown in the 49-28 win over Clemson in the College Football Playoff Semifinal against Clemson on Friday. He also hauled in four receptions for 61 yards.
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Leads Buckeyes to playoff berth
Sermon carried the ball 29 times for 331 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's 22-10 win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship.
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Top Buckeye rusher Saturday
Sermon totaled 112 yards and one touchdown while carrying the ball 10 times during Saturday's 52-12 win over Michigan State.
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