Zack Moss


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

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 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.

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. As a sophomore in 2017, he started 12 of 13 games, rushing for 1,173 yards on 214 carries with 10 touchdowns. As a junior in 2018, Moss started the first nine games of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury during practice.
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. 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 10-38. 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. 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.

Professional career

The Buffalo Bills selected Moss in the third round, 86th overall, of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Moss signed a four-year, $4.522 million contract with the Bills on June 15, 2020.