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6 mid-round running backs who should be on Bills draft radar

Here are five mid-round running backs from the 2020 NFL Draft the Buffalo Bills should keep an eye on.

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:

Utah Utes running back Zack Moss. Credit: Melissa Majchrzak-USA TODAY Sports

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.

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Report: RB Darrynton Evans had pre-draft interview with Bills

According to CBS Sports, Darrynton Evans could be that guy. The outlet reports that the Bills have a virtual pre-draft meeting Evans in lieu of an actual meeting due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic:

The 2020 NFL Draft looks like it could be a perfect stomping ground for the Buffalo Bills to add a complementary piece next to running back Devin Singletary.

According to CBS Sports, Darrynton Evans could be that guy. The outlet reports that the Bills had a virtual pre-draft meeting with Evans in lieu of an actual meeting due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic:

Evans is an under-the-radar prospect having attended Appalachian State. But he fits the mold many speculate the Bills could add. Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane recently said that the Bills played Frank Gore over TJ Yeldon last season because of his size. Evans has that type of size at 5-foot-10 and 203 pounds. To really reach Gore’s size, Evans could stand to bulk up a bit more, but he’s already taller than the vet, at least.

In addition to that size comes some speed. Evans ran the second-fastest 40 time at the recent combine, a 4.41 second clip. He also had the fifth-best broad jump among running backs, 125 inches.

The junior average 6.0 yards per carry in his college career, including a 5.8 average in 2019. Last year he also flashed as a receiver adding 21 catches. In total, Evans had a massive 23 scores in 14 games last season. That combines with zero total fumbles in 482 total carries in his college career.

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Bills RB Frank Gore undecided on future

Buffalo Bills RB Frank Gore on potentially retiring.

Buffalo Bills running back Frank Gore is a 15-year vet. But he didn’t exactly write off his career just yet.

Gore, 36, is third-overall on the all-time rushing list, sitting at 15,347 yards.

Before even really surpassing Barry Sanders for that mark this season, he started to slow down and become less effective for the Bills. He still believes there could be enough left in the tank, though.

“I don’t know. I’m going to take some time off. My body still feels good and I felt like I showed people I can still play this game when I got opportunities. I’m going to take some time and think about it, Gore told reporters at locker cleanout day on Sunday. “My son is going to be going to college. So, I’ll sit down with him and go from there. I’m not in no rush to make a decision. I know I still can play this game. But I’m going to get away from it, enjoy the family, and I’ll see.”

Gore also discussed the tough pains from the day prior, when the Bills lost to the Texans.

“It’s tough. We battled. We started off real fast and didn’t finished.

“This team, the young talent, it’s great. (Brandon) Beane, coach (Sean) McDermott, they did a great job, man. This team got a lot of young talent. I think they put themselves in a position to be the top-dog in this division for a couple of years,” Gore said.

In 16 games for the Bills this season, Gore had some career-lows. His 599 rushing yards and 3.6 yards per carry were among them. However, he did get into the end zone twice and while some thought his eight carries in the team’s playoff game were perhaps too many, McDermott often describe Gore as an excellent mentor, something the the coach has often wanted in his locker room during his tenure in Buffalo.

“I would say I don’t think I’ve been around a guy that’s pound-for-pound as tough as Frank Gore, a professional like Frank Gore and his habits day in and day out. And then, just as big was his example to Devin (Singletary), on and off the field. So, that’s some of what we’re talking about with veteran leaders, trying to get a veteran leader in every room, that Brandon and I are trying establish that. Frank was a great example of that to Devin,” McDermott said.

In terms of Gore’s workload on the field, McDermott didn’t comment. But at one point in his season-ending press conference, McDermott did describe the NFL as a “two back league.” Whether Gore is there or not, it doesn’t sound like things will just be Singeltary’s show in 2020.

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5 takeaways from the Bills’ 20-3 win over the Broncos

Five takeaways from the Buffalo Bills’ 20-3 Week 12 win over the Denver Broncos.

The Bills continued their winning ways against the Denver Broncos at Week 12. After letting the Broncos stick around a little early, things were heavily in Buffalo’s favor when things were all said and done as the Bills took a 20-3 win at New Era Field.

Here are five takeaways from the Bills’ win over the Broncos:

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Big day for Beasley

The Bills offense is usually led by No. 1 receiver John Brown. Instead, Cole Beasley took the reigns against the Broncos.

Beasley led the Bills with six catches for 76 yards and a touchdown. Beasley had a 30-yard grab, which was his longest catch as a member of the Bills since his 51-yard catch against the Giants in Week 2. Beasley came in handy over the middle of the field and the gameplan that unfolded was one many expected of him throughout the season.

Beasley has heated up as of late. He had scores in three-straight games from Weeks 7 to 9, but his catches as Josh Allen’s “security blanket” out of the slot haven’t been there with the scores. It’s been one or the other.

Both were on display against the Broncos.

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