Scouting Profile: Trey Amos - CB - Ole Miss
Sales Pitch: Intelligent DB with excellent ball production. Lacks the tools to be a true CB1 but is a long fluid mover who fits well in zone coverage schemes.
*Gold Numbers Indicate NCAA T-25 for 2024*
Scouting Report
Trey Amos is a former 3-Star recruit from Louisiana. He was a state long jump champion in high school in addition to lettering in football and basketball. Amos played for three schools in college, starting his career at Louisiana before transferring to Alabama in 2023 and Ole Miss in 2024, where he started all 13 games.
Amos is a long DB at 6’ 1”, with solid all-around athleticism. He is extremely experienced with over 60 games played and it shows in his game. He is an active communicator both pre and post snap, particularly in zone coverage. Amos is at his best in zone coverage where his excellent spatial awareness and route recognition allow him to cleanly pass off routes. He displays an innate understanding on how offenses will attack him, and when he can and cannot peel off his target to go make a play. Amos was a ball magnet in 2024 with 3 INTs and 10 PBUs, the latter mark ranked Top-5 in the nation. His excellent instincts and burst out of his back pedal allow him to close on underneath routes and dislodge the ball when in off-coverage. He has the length and the ball skills to win in contested catch scenarios down the field. He is adept at using his size to wall off targets and take control of 50/50 situations. Amos’ length also allows him to disrupt WRs releases at the line of scrimmage in both press and cloud coverage. He also has the movement skills and size to stay attached to WR2’s and TEs at all three levels. Amos is a smart run defender who plays with proper leverage to spill ball carriers back to his help. He has the size to hold his ground versus blockers on the edge.
Amos is a solid athlete but lacks top end traits. His taller frame lacks twitch and makes it difficult for him to stay attached to high caliber WR1’s. If he cannot get hands on early in reps he struggles to stay attached on deep balls - due to his average long speed - and in-breakers. His lack of long speed is very apparent when tasked with covering comebacks and hitches in man coverage. He is overly quick to open up his hips and fails to stay attached at the top of routes. Amos is a solid press corner but can lose quicker WRs who are able to use sharp one cut counters. Again he will open up his hips too early to turn and run, creating a soft inside shoulder. Despite his size Amos is a below average run defender. He does not show a willingness to aggressive attack downhill and use his size as a weapon. He is a passive tackler who attacks ball carriers too high, allowing them to drag him for extra yards.
Amos profiles as a outside corner who primarily plays zone coverage. His instincts, ball skills and length should translate quickly at the next level. Amos looks to be a Day-2 pick this spring. While he lacks the top end traits to consistently match up with other teams top targets, he projects as a low-end CB1, high-end CB2 with early starter potential.