ESPN NFL draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. pegged just 15 players of the many college prospects that have new homes as “instant impact players.”
Of those 15 is one new Buffalo Bills player, running back Zack Moss.
Here’s how Kiper broke it down:
I was surprised to see Moss still on the board in the third round, and the Bills picked up my fifth-ranked running back to play the Frank Gore role next to Devin Singletary who was picked in the third round a year ago. Moss had eight games with 100 rushing yards last season but also showed some receiving skills, catching 28 passes and averaging 13.9 yards per reception. For as good as Singletary was as a rookie, he had only two rushing touchdowns, so it could be Moss who gets the carries inside the 10-yard line. This is a really strong tandem to help Josh Allen, who enters a critical Year 3.
Moss certainly will get his fair share of touches. Singletary will hopefully stay healthy in front of him, but he did miss some early season games with a hamstring injury. Hopefully that won’t be the case in 2020. Regardless, the rock will be shared in Buffalo’s backfield.
Moss might actually be the Bills’ only “instant impact” rookie in their 2020 NFL Draft class. Second rounder AJ Epenesa will be stuck behind Jerry Hughes and Mario Addison in the pecking order early in his career, and just about all of Buffalo’s other selections also won’t see big playing time in their first seasons.
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