Devin Singletary is the Buffalo Bills’ No. 1 running back heading into 2020, that much we know. Behind him is a bit of a question mark.
Frank Gore isn’t coming back to the Bills and that leaves TJ Yeldon. While the Bills front office has touted Yeldon’s skills this offseason, that appears little more than a smokescreen heading into the 2020 NFL Draft.
Yeldon was consistently inactive on game day for the Bills last season, so while the team has few holes in their roster, a complementary back to Singletary is among them. Still, the Bills don’t need to reach on a running back at the draft. There’s plenty of talent sprinkled all around every round.
Here are six mid-round running back prospects that should be on the Bills radar at the upcoming draft:
Zach Moss | Utah
If you’re looking for a powerful runner for the Bills, Zach Moss could be a strong pick. The senior stands at 5-foot-9 and 223 pounds, according to his scouting combine recap. He uses that size to make arm tacklers a useless defender when he’s on the field. Moss also has a knack for finding the holes in the backfield to get to the next level on runs. This physicality also helps him in pass protection situations.
What Moss is really lacking is speed. He won’t burn anyone on defense and his combine numbers didn’t exactly help him as Moss clocked in at a 4.65 40-yard dash time, tied for the fourth-worst time among all running backs at the combine. Moss won’t be a second-round pick, but rounds 3-4, he’ll certainly be in play.
Great run by Zach Moss! The block by Tyler Huntley was fantastic! pic.twitter.com/GPY3yVoI2O
— Abdul Memon (@abdulamemon) December 7, 2019