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Buffalo Bills: Breaking down top plays of Zack Moss

By Matthew Hodowany

PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 6: Zack Moss #2 the Utah Utes is tackled by Bobby Okereke #20 of the Stanford Cardinal during an NCAA Pac-12 college football game on October 6, 2018 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA - OCTOBER 6: Zack Moss #2 the Utah Utes is tackled by Bobby Okereke #20 of the Stanford Cardinal during an NCAA Pac-12 college football game on October 6, 2018 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images) /
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PALO ALTO, CA – OCTOBER 6: Zack Moss #2 the Utah Utes is tackled by Bobby Okereke #20 of the Stanford Cardinal during an NCAA Pac-12 college football game on October 6, 2018 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA – OCTOBER 6: Zack Moss #2 the Utah Utes is tackled by Bobby Okereke #20 of the Stanford Cardinal during an NCAA Pac-12 college football game on October 6, 2018 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images) /

The Buffalo Bills added running back Zack Moss in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft and he is an exciting weapon now for this offense.

Progressing through the Buffalo Bills 2020 NFL Draft picks and what they bring to the team, this edition highlights running back, Zack Moss.

As the draft continued and the Buffalo Bills found themselves on the clock again, this time in the third round, they went in a direction that may be perplexing for some. Deciding to select running back Zack Moss out of the University of Utah, the Bills forewent their chance to select a cornerback or the option to tap into the surplus of wide receivers to deepen their backfield. Leaving Utah and coming to Buffalo, Moss leaves behind a legacy for himself as he is the first player in program history to have three consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons as well as breaking six school records: career carries with 712, career rushing yards with 4,167, career 100-yard rushing games with18; career rushing touchdowns with 38; career all-purpose plays with 778; and career total touchdowns with 41.

As previously mentioned in other articles on Moss, the state of the NFL offense has shifted from a solo, a single-featured back scheme to one that encompasses multiple backs like the San Francisco 49ers and now the Baltimore Ravens with the addition of  J.K. Dobbins.

For the Buffalo Bills, selecting an aggressive “pound the rock” type in Moss allows them to be more versatile in the packages they sent out as well as lessens the workload featured back, Devin Singletary. This, in theory, minimizes the amount of hit they take ensuring they are healthy come playoff time.

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