Trey Amos, Ole Miss: 2025 NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
Amos was a three-star recruit from Catholic High School New Iberia in New Iberia, La. in the class of 2020
Ole Miss cornerback Trey Amos appears to be in the mix of 2025 NFL Draft prospects who could hear their names called in the first round’s unpredictable final selections. Amos is a physical cornerback who authored a streak of high level play against SEC opponents after a few down games early in the 2024 season.
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Trey Amos, CB Ole Miss: 2025 NFL Draft Profile
Classification: Fifth-year senior cornerback from New Iberia, La.
Background: Amos was a three-star recruit from Catholic High School New Iberia in New Iberia, La. in the class of 2020. He was the No. 1,448 recruit according to 247Sports and No. 1,573 for On3.com. Amos was an unranked two-star recruit for Rivals and a three-star recruit with a 73 grade out of 100 from ESPN. He transferred from Louisiana to the 2023 season and then transferred to Ole Miss for the 2024 season. Amos won a Division III State Championship in 2017 and split time between cornerback and quarterback as Catholic-New Iberia went 14-3 and lost in the 2018 Division III State Championship Game. As a junior, he amassed 1,583 rushing yards and 31 rushing touchdowns to accompany 736 passing yards and nine passing touchdowns. He earned First Team All-District, honorable mention All-State, and 7-2A District MVP honors. Amos won a District Title as a senior while playing both ways. He also lettered in basketball and track and field. He jumped 22-9.75 to win a State Championship in the long jump in 2019. Amos was the state runner-up in the long jump with a 21-11.5 in 2018. He also competed in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, reaching personal bests of 11.49 and 23.55. Amos was born on March 3, 2002.
Injuries & Off-Field: Missed Southeastern Louisiana and Eastern Michigan games in 2022 with a hamstring injury, missed part of Senior Bowl week with right ankle sprain, flagged at Combine
Awards: 2024 First Team All-SEC, 2024 Second Team All-American (Sporting News, CFN)
Pros: Special teams experience on the kick coverage, punt return, and field goal block units, good overall size, wingspan checks the box, speed in half-turn, powerful jams and forcibly re-routes receiver, drives outside releases into the sideline, mid-route physicality, quickly snaps to receivers at the top of the stem from off-man, anticipates route breaks and sticky coverage at top of stem, length helps him contest routes breaking back down the stem, good closing burst to attach to shallow crossers, impressive use of outside leverage when bracketing receivers, leverage takes away corner routes, sorts through high-low route combinations in zone, use of leverage to shade routes in zone, vision, read the quarterback’s eyes, baits quarterbacks into potential interceptions, breaks off his assignment to jump other routes, consistently locates the football when it’s mid-air, wins 50-50 balls downfield, rakes the receiver’s hands at the catch point on vertical routes, willing to come downhill and stop the run, good mass to finish tackles, aggressive player who attacks stalk blocks, flashes of stacking stalk blocks with power
Cons: Struggles to mirror twitch, change of direction is average, too quick to open hips and give up inside leverage vs. diamond releases, some hip tightness and wide footwork limit turn, grabs and pulls at the top of the stem, allows some separation at the stem’s peak on sharp in-breakers, receivers separate on comebacks and curls, not a burner, lacks elite speed and burst, occasionally stacked by faster athletes, occasionally caught flat-footed in off-man, late to accelerate and match some fades, inconsistent awareness of routes developing behind him, risk taker, angles in run defense are inconsistent, diving tackle attempts lead to some misses, appeared to not be going full throttle vs. LSU (2024) at times
Overview: Amos is a college veteran with good size, density, and a wingspan. He took snaps in off-man and occasionally dropped into cloud coverage for the Rebels but really excelled in press-man. Amos delivers powerful jams that re-route receivers at the line of scrimmage. He drives outside releases into the sideline and gets physical mid-route to keep receivers uncomfortable. Amos plays a little high, which makes it difficult for him to mirror twitchy receivers in their releases. He opens his hips too early in press, taking the receivers’ bait on diamond releases. Amos reaches a nice speed in his half-turn and anticipates route breaks to stay sticky at the top of the stem. When he doesn’t anticipate a route snapping off, his average change of direction, hip tightness, and wide footwork (that slows his gather) cause him to allow separation. These limitations cause Amos to get grabby at the stem’s peak. This is primarily a problem on comebacks, curls, and digs. Amos quickly breaks on routes from off-man coverage and uses his length to contest the catch by driving under the route or playing the ball from behind the receiver. The All-SEC selection lacks elite speed. True burners have the potential to stack him out of press. Amos suffers from some lapses in off-man that result in him being late to turn and run with the receiver for fades. He uses leverage well to take away large sections of the field in cloud coverage and deter quarterbacks from throwing his way by shading toward likely targets. Amos processes route combinations quickly from zone and reads the quarterback’s eyes to get an early jump on plays. He baits quarterbacks into bad throws. Amos abandons his assignment to jump other routes if he senses the quarterback is preparing to pull the trigger. He’s a risk taker who usually comes out on top. The Louisiana native locates the ball going into contested catches and wins 50-50 balls on downfield throws with interceptions of PBUs. He’s a pest at the catch point who rakes the receiver’s hands. Amos steps downhill to challenge run plays and possesses the mass to finish tackles. Unfortunately, he takes inconsistent angles in run defense and resorts to diving (and missing) on some tackle attempts. Amos has the play strength and aggressive style to shed stalk blocks when he’s fully engaged.
Overall, Amos is a press-man corner with the instincts and aggression to become wide receivers’ least liked cornerback from the 2025 class. He deals with some physical limitations that impact his ability to mirror twitch and play a true lockdown style. Amos is a risk taker who plays with an alpha corner mentality and backs up his playstyle with results.
Role & Scheme Fit: Outside corner in a Cover 1 or Cover 3 scheme
Round Grade: Third Round
Size: 6'0 3/4", 195 lbs. (NFL Combine)
Submitted: 12-30-24
Updated: 04-12-25