Zack Moss

Zaccheus Malik Moss (born December 15, 1997) is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah and was drafted by the Bills in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Zack Moss
No. 20 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-15) December 15, 1997
Hialeah Gardens, Florida
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Hallandale (Hallandale, Florida)
College:Utah
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Rushing yards:481
Rushing average:4.3
Rushing touchdowns:4
Receptions:14
Receiving yards:95
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Moss attended Mater Academy Charter School in Hialeah Gardens, Florida before transferring to Hallandale High School in Hallandale Beach, Florida for his senior year. As a senior, he played alongside future college teammate Tyler Huntley and he ran for 1,098 yards on 145 carries with 17 touchdowns. He originally committed to the University of Miami to play college football but changed to the University of Utah.[1][2]

College career

As a freshman at Utah in 2016, Moss played in 10 games with three starts and rushed for 382 yards and two touchdowns on 84 carries.[3][4] As a sophomore in 2017, he started 12 of 13 games, rushing for 1,173 yards on 214 carries with 10 touchdowns.[5][6] As a junior in 2018, Moss started the first nine games of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury during practice.[7][8]

Moss returned for his senior year in 2019 after healing from last season's injury. He started 11 of 12 regular season games his senior year. In the regular season he rushed for 1,246 yards, 15 touchdowns, and averaged 6.2 yards per rush. With that effort he became the first 3-time 1,000 yard rusher in school history.[9] During a week 7 game against Arizona State, Moss became the all-time leading rusher at the University of Utah. Moss and the Utes clinched their second Pac-12 south title on November 30, 2019, and played in the Pac-12 championship game against Oregon University on Friday, December 6, 2019. The Utes played against the Texas Longhorns in the Alamo Bowl on December 31, 2019, but lost 38-10. In the bowl game, Moss had 16 carries for 57 rushing yards and 2 receptions for 14 receiving yards.

Moss was the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in his senior year.[9] He finished his college career with 4,067 rushing yards and 38 rushing touchdowns, both Utah school records, in addition to 688 career receiving yards and 3 touchdown receptions.[10]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleVertical jumpBench press
5 ft 9 3⁄8 in
(1.76 m)		 223 lb
(101 kg)		 31 1⁄4 in
(0.79 m)		 9 1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.65 s4.37 s33 in
(0.84 m)		19 reps
All values from NFL Combine[11]

The Buffalo Bills selected Moss in the third round with the 86th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[12]

Moss signed a four-year, $4.522 million contract with the Bills on June 15, 2020.[13] In his NFL debut in Week 1 of the 2020 season against the New York Jets, Moss scored a four-yard receiving touchdown from quarterback Josh Allen.[14] In Week 8 against the New England Patriots, he had 14 carries for 81 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 24–21 victory.[15] Splitting carries with Devin Singletary throughout the season, Moss finished with the second most rushing yards on the team, with 481 yards and 4 touchdowns on 112 carries. He also caught 14 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown.[16]

Moss made his NFL playoff debut in the wild card round against the Indianapolis Colts. He rushed for 21 yards and caught four passes for 26 yards before suffering an ankle injury and being carted off.[17] On January 12, 2021, Moss was placed on injured reserve due to the injury.[18]

References
  1. Maks, Patrick (November 10, 2015). "Hallandale RB Zack Moss decommits from Miami". Sun-Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. Piper, Matthew (November 23, 2015). "Utah football: RB Zack Moss becomes third from Florida high school to commit to Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  3. Kamrani, Christopher (August 16, 2017). "Utah football: Running back Zack Moss suddenly is the guy again". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  4. "Utah's Zack Moss named No. 1 RB after injury to Armand Shyne". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  5. Donaldson, Amy (August 10, 2018). "Peak Moss? Not yet say Zack's admiring Ute teammates who already recognize his greatness". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  6. "Utah running back Zack Moss aims to build on breakout season". USA Today. Gannett. Associated Press. August 2, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  7. "Utah back Zack Moss suffers season-ending knee injury". USA Today. Gannett. Associated Press. November 8, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  8. Patterson, Chip (November 8, 2018). "Utah RB Zack Moss reportedly suffers knee injury in practice that could end his 2018 season". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  9. Facer, Dirk (April 20, 2020). "There's plenty of pre-draft buzz for Utah running back Zack Moss, and for good reason". Deseret News. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  10. Lichtenstein, Adam (April 24, 2020). "Hallandale, Utah running back Zack Moss drafted by the Buffalo Bills". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  11. "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - Zaccheus Moss". www.nfl.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  12. White, R. J. (April 24, 2020). "2020 NFL Draft: Bills pick Zack Moss, Fantasy impact, draft grade and more to know". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  13. Wolf, Jason (June 15, 2020). "Bills sign third-round pick Zack Moss to four-year deal". The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  14. "New York Jets at Buffalo Bills - September 13th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  15. "New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills - November 1st, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  16. "Zack Moss Game by Game Stats and Performance". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  17. Talbot, Ryan (January 9, 2021). "Fear that Bills' Zack Moss' postseason is over following ankle injury vs. Colts (report)". syracuse. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  18. "Bills' Zack Moss: Shifted to IR". CBS Sports. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.