2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Trey Amos

Amos completed every key athletic test between the NFL Combine and his pro day except for the 3-Cone drill. He graded out with a strong relative athletic score of 8.37 out of 10, closely comparable to Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell.

Background:

Coming out of Catholic High School in New Iberia, Louisiana, Trenayvian "Trey" Amos played quarterback and cornerback. He also won the Louisiana 2A state championship in the long jump. According to 247 Sports, Amos was a three-star recruit and the #92 ranked athlete in his class.

Amos committed to Louisiana-Lafayette over offers from Tennessee, LA Tech, Louisiana-Monroe, Nicholls, and South Alabama. He spent three years with the Ragin' Cajuns but didn't become a regular starter until his third season (2022). After that season, Amos transferred to Alabama, playing 340 snaps in a rotational role that grew throughout the season.

After Nick Saban left the program, Amos entered the transfer portal again, landing at Ole Miss for his final year of eligibility. With the Rebels, Amos finally got his chance to be a permanent starter, and he shined, earning first-team All-SEC honors.

Amongst 263 FBS cornerbacks with at least 500 snaps in 2024, Amos had the 13th-best overall PFF grade, the 17th-best coverage grade, and the 24th-best run defense grade. Additionally, he had the highest forced incompletion rate of any cornerback in this year's draft class while tallying three interceptions.

Strengths:

• Athletic Traits: Amos is above average in size, strength, wingspan, and long speed. He is a fluid athlete with loose hips and smooth, calm feet. In 2024, he only allowed 8.8 yards per reception despite an ADOT of 11.5.
• Physical: He employs a physical style of press coverage throughout the rep, consistently disrupting the timing of vertical routes and pushing receivers off their marks. Furthermore, he has no issue coming downhill as a tackler and throwing his hat into the chaos.
• Press Technique: Amos is a confident athlete who trusts his ability to mirror with sudden feet. That confidence lets him be patient in press coverage and hit his target with good aim and power.
• Challenging the Catch Point: Amos posted a forced incompletion rate above 20% three years in a row. His range and ability to track the football downfield consistently disrupts route timing. In his career, he allowed a completion percentage of just 43.1%.
• Pest: He seems annoying on the field. Amos is constantly in the receiver's hip pocket, throwing little nudges and jabs to take them off their game.

Weaknesses:

• Off-Coverage: His instincts in off-coverage are a tick slow, allowing too much separation off the line of scrimmage on in-breaking routes. Amos is more comfortable playing the receiver than the quarterback's eyes.
• Tackling: While he is far from a liability as a tackler, he needs to clean up his form at the NFL level. He got away with a lot of arm tackles and wild attempts at the college level.
• Static Burst: Amos occasionally gets left behind from a sudden route break, struggling to find the burst from a standstill. The lack of directional burst is more noticeable when he is flat-footed in off-man than mirroring in press coverage.
• Recovery Speed: While Amos has good long speed, he doesn't have the burning speed to make up for missteps early in the route.
• Hands: Only has four career interceptions despite high amounts of forced incompletions, three of which came in 2024.

Final Thoughts and Bears Fit for Trey Amos:

As soon as I started watching Trey Amos, I knew he was my type of player. There are a lot of little things about his game that I appreciate. More than anything, I want cornerbacks to be pests. I want them to frustrate wide receivers and get in their heads, which Amos did across every game I watched. His floor is a low-end starter, and his ceiling is in the all-pro territory. Players with traits and football character like this are easy to bet on.

Overall, Amos stands out for his impressive athletic profile, which is imposing but still athletic. His fluid movement abilities, loose hips, and calm footwork make him particularly effective in press coverage, where he thrives by playing a physical, disruptive brand of football. He consistently throws off receivers' timing, demonstrating excellent technique and patience at the line of scrimmage.

However, his game isn’t without flaws. In off-coverage, his reactions tend to be delayed, allowing separation on quick-developing routes. His tackling form also needs refinement, as he often relies on arm tackles or overly aggressive attempts that won’t be as effective at the NFL level. Additionally, he occasionally struggles with his directional burst from a standstill, and his recovery speed—while solid—isn’t elite.

Despite recording only four career interceptions, Amos’s ability to consistently disrupt passes and get in receivers' heads makes him one of my favorite cornerbacks in this year’s draft class.

Amos would be an ideal fit for the Bears and Dennis Allen. The Bears' new defensive coordinator seeks out cornerbacks who excel in press coverage and tying up route combinations for his pass rush to get home. He wants aggressors on the outside who are afraid of brawl. Amos fits that role well, but I am not confident he will be available at pick 39. If he is, the Bears should consider selecting him if they are concerned about Tyrique Stevenson's future.

Pro Comp: A.J. Terrell