#23

Treyson Potts

RB · Penn State · Sr. · #23

Penn State 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Treyson Potts

RB · Penn State · Sr · #23

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Penn State
2022
Penn State
2023
Penn State

Played his entire career under James Franklin.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Penn State251556.22--
2022Minnesota1024744.63--
2021Minnesota1125524.96--
Career2391,1814.911--
SeasonTeam
2023Penn State45714.21--
2022Minnesota3237.70--
2021Minnesota2147.00--
Career99410.41--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 51–15

at Maryland

1 rec · 6 yds

Dominant 36-point win on the road against Maryland.

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Kavosiey Smoke’s 2022 season.

Kentucky · 2022

#2

Pat Garwo III

Boston College · 2021

80%
#3

Jaylen Thomas

Colorado State · 2021

79%
#4

Kavosiey Smoke

Kentucky · 2021

79%
#5

Justice Ellison

Wake Forest · 2022

78%

Matches Kavosiey on

Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Greg McCrae’s path through UCF.

Greg McCrae

100%match

UCF · 2020

#2

Garrett Groshek

Wisconsin · 2020

99%
#3

Narii Gaither

Gardner-Webb · 2023

98%
#4

Gaej Walker

Western Kentucky · 2020

96%
#5

Andrew Body

Alabama State · 2025

93%

Matches Greg on

Yards per carry
2020202120222023

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kavosiey Smoke's junior season at Kentucky (2022).

Kentucky · 2022

#2

Daba Fofana

Navy · 2024

83%
#3

Justice Ellison

Wake Forest · 2022

82%
#4

LJ Johnson Jr.

SMU · 2023

80%
#5

Jordan Nubin

Minnesota · 2023

78%

Matches Kavosiey on

Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share

Player DNA

Players who play like Treyson Potts

#1

Kimani Vidal

Troy · 2021

90%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2023
5522021
4742022
1552023

-72%

Sharp dropoff (-72%) — career inflection point.