Chip Trayanum will transfer to Kentucky after two years at Ohio State University .
After a two-year stint with the Ohio State Buckeyes, former Arizona State standout Deamonte “Chip” Trayanum will transfer to Kentucky for the 2024 season.
The Kentucky Wildcats, facing the loss of Ray Davis in the 2024 NFL Draft, acquired Ohio State running back Chip Trayanum through the transfer portal.
This aggressive move could prove beneficial not only for Kentucky but also for Trayanum itself.
Former Ohio State and Arizona State RB Chip Trayanum transfers to Kentucky The Wildcats are wasting no time in strengthening their standings through the transfer portal.
They added former Georgia QB Brock Vandagriff earlier this month, and today Ohio State running back Daemonte “Chip” Trayanum announced Kentucky as his transfer destination.
Vandagriff and Trayanum join the Wildcats just one year after Kentucky added yet another productive QB-RB transfer tandem in Devin Leary and Ray Davis.
Leary passed for 2,440 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 10 picks in his only season at Kentucky, while Davis rushed for 1,066 yards, 13 scores, and caught 29 passes for 317 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Davis was named second-team All-SEC for his play in 2023, and he and Leary accepted an invitation to perform at the Shrine Bowl in Frisco, Texas.
Davis’ success so soon after transferring from Vanderbilt bodes well for Trayanam, who hopes to end his career on a high note.
Trayanum began his football career at Arizona State University and transferred to the Sun Devils as a four-star player in the 2020 class.
He became an instant star during the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season, rushing for career-highs 402 yards and six touchdowns in 2021.
Ultimately, Trayanum, a native of Akron, Ohio, decided to transfer from Arizona State to Ohio State in 2022, experimenting with a move to linebacker with the Buckeyes.
He played the position alongside running back in high school.
Details: College Football Transfer Portal His Tracker However, Trajanum quickly regained rotational reps as a running back and started a stable team of running backs that also included underclassmen stars Treveyon Henderson and Myan Williams.
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In 2023, Trayanum had 88 carries as a switching defender, totaling 373 yards and three touchdowns in that sample.
Trayanum hasn’t been an elite producer since his freshman season, when he averaged over 70 yards per game.
However, it is widely agreed that he has the makings to be a force, given the quantity.
According to Bruce Feldman of The Athletic last offseason, Trajanum is 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 234 pounds, and can run the 40-yard dash in 4.
3 seconds at a top speed of 32.
2 mph.
He can also bench press (415 pounds) and squat (650 pounds).
His Ohio State University move to Kentucky will take Trayanum even further away from his hometown.
Still, he will likely replace Davis as the lead back and also have a chance to show off his high-end physical tools against SEC competitors.
