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NFL DRAFT: Trey Amos Selected by Washington Commanders in Second Round of 2025 NFL Draft
4/25/2025 | Football
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Ole Miss football senior cornerback Trey Amos was selected 61st overall by the Washington Commanders in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday night, the second Rebel taken within six picks following Tre Harris' selection to the Los Angeles Chargers.
Amos is the highest Ole Miss defensive back selection in the NFL Draft since Senquez Golson went 56th overall to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015. He is the first Rebel selected by Washington in the seven-round era (since 1994), and the first Rebel heading to Washington overall since running back Joe Mickles was taken in the 12th round in 1989 (317th overall). Furthermore, he's the first Rebel defensive back selected by Washington since Barry Wilburn went 219th overall in the eighth round of the 1985 draft.
In his one season in a Rebel uniform in 2024, Amos served as Ole Miss' lockdown corner, starting all 13 games as one of the premier pass defenders in the nation. Amos finished fifth on the team with 50 tackles and was tied for the team lead with three interceptions, led the team with 13 pass breakups – the most by a Rebel since 2015 – and added 3.5 TFL and one forced fumble on this history 2024 Rebel defense.
Amos finished the season as the SEC leader in both total passes defended (16) and passes defended per game (1.23), which respectively ranked tied for third and fifth nationally. Amos also ranked second in the SEC and tied for seventh nationally in total pass breakups (13). Amos was PFF's No. 50 rated defender in all of college football last season at an 85.6 season grade, which ranked 12th in the SEC and fourth in the conference among cornerbacks.
Gallery: (4-23-2025) NFL DRAFT: Trey Amos
Amos is the highest Ole Miss defensive back selection in the NFL Draft since Senquez Golson went 56th overall to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015. He is the first Rebel selected by Washington in the seven-round era (since 1994), and the first Rebel heading to Washington overall since running back Joe Mickles was taken in the 12th round in 1989 (317th overall). Furthermore, he's the first Rebel defensive back selected by Washington since Barry Wilburn went 219th overall in the eighth round of the 1985 draft.
In his one season in a Rebel uniform in 2024, Amos served as Ole Miss' lockdown corner, starting all 13 games as one of the premier pass defenders in the nation. Amos finished fifth on the team with 50 tackles and was tied for the team lead with three interceptions, led the team with 13 pass breakups – the most by a Rebel since 2015 – and added 3.5 TFL and one forced fumble on this history 2024 Rebel defense.
Amos finished the season as the SEC leader in both total passes defended (16) and passes defended per game (1.23), which respectively ranked tied for third and fifth nationally. Amos also ranked second in the SEC and tied for seventh nationally in total pass breakups (13). Amos was PFF's No. 50 rated defender in all of college football last season at an 85.6 season grade, which ranked 12th in the SEC and fourth in the conference among cornerbacks.
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