Every rookie has to prove it in the NFL. Bills rookie running back Zack Moss is no exception to that. But Moss comes to the NFL as a highly-touted player, even if he was a third-round selection.
Continuing those pats on the back recently was Pro Football Focus. The football analytics outlet released their top-four grades for rookie running backs heading into next season.
The leader of the group is Buffalo’s running back:
Highest-graded NFL rookie RBs:
1. Zack Moss – 91.3
1. A.J. Dillon – 91.3
3. Jonathan Taylor – 91.1
4. Clyde Edwards-Helaire – 85.0 pic.twitter.com/uMaYk8xDdb— PFF College (@PFF_College) June 14, 2020
The best part about this list? Well, Moss was the only one drafted in the third round of the recent draft. Edwards-Helaire was the lone Round 1 back (Chiefs), while Taylor (Colts) and Dillion (Packers) were second-round picks. The Bills might’ve found a steal.
This also isn’t the first time PFF has shown love for Moss. Earlier this offseason, Pro Football Focus not only tabbed Moss as a “name to watch” in the NFL next season, but also said he might takeover the No. 1 runner job in Buffalo next season.
A nice gesture, but Devin Singletary might have something to say about that. Actually he already has.
Singletary recently said he’s actually excited about Moss coming to the Bills. The incumbent Buffalo running back said he and Moss will “cause a lot of problems” for opposing defenses in 2020. Looking at PFF’s numbers, if Moss doesn’t skip much of a beat in the pros, it sounds like that will come true.
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