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2020 NFL draft: Zack Moss scouting report

Everything NFL draft fans need to know about Utah running back prospect Zack Moss

Zack Moss | RB | Utah

Elevator Pitch

The all-time leading rusher at Utah,  Moss is coming off three consistent years of production. He accumulated at least 1,000 yards rushing and 10 rushing touchdowns in each of the last three years. Moss is a powerful back that will cause defenders to make some business decisions in the secondary.

Vitals

Height | 5-9

Weight | 223

Class | Senior

College Stats

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Combine Profile

Strengths

Moss is a handful for defenders. He is a power back that runs through contact very well with good balance. He can spin off would be tacklers or run right through them. He runs with good pad level, and if he squares up on a defender Moss will lower the boom and keep on moving. Defenders have to wrap up as arm tackles have no effect on him with that running style.

Moss shows good vision in finding holes behind the line of scrimmage. Shows good burst to get through the hole for a bigger back. Very good field awareness, knows where the sticks and pylon is at all times and will extend as needed. Shows adequate hands as a receiver, great in one on one situations in the flat. Is a handful for any defensive player to take down one on one.

Due to his power and physicality, he is a candidate to be an every down back at the NFL level. Needs a little coaching on technique but can be a good blocker in passing situations. Uses the same physical traits when running as he does blocking. Love his work as a face up blocker.

Weaknesses

Top end speed. Let’s be real honest, Moss isn’t going to burn defenses down the field as he doesn’t have long speed. When Moss does break off a long run, it more a byproduct of blocking up front and his physical runnings that eventually wears on a defense. He can get to the outside some, but his bread and butter will be running inside due to his lack of speed.

Moss had a heavy workload over his three years as a starter. With 778 touches in the better part of three seasons, some will question the durability. Had surgery late in the 2018 season to repair a torn meniscus. With his punishing style of controlled violence, it could lead to more concerns about his shelf life at the next level.

Projection: Day 2

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2020 NFL draft: Tyler Huntley scouting report

Everything NFL draft fans need to know about Utah quarterback prospect Tyler Huntley

Tyler Huntley | QB | Utah

Elevator Pitch

One of the more notable NFL Combine snubs, Huntley is one of the more exciting quarterbacks of the class to watch. He won’t get the fanfare of a Tua Tagovailoa or Joe Burrow but he does possess some traits that will translate. Bit of a project early on in his career. Huntley can challenge a defense with his legs at the next level.

Vitals

Height | 6-1

Weight | 205

Class | Senior

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College Bio

Strengths

Immediately what comes to mind with Huntley is his ability to escape the pocket when he senses trouble. Not just a tuck-and-run guy, but he can extend plays with his legs and zip the ball downfield to the receiver. While he keeps his eyes downfield, Huntley is well aware where the markers are and will run. His footwork allows him to beat the defense with a variation of jukes. He does it well inside the pocket as well to give him time to find his read. His poise in the pocket is definitely a plus on the checklist.

Huntley has more than just an adequate arm. He shows good velocity on deep throws, especially off play action. Shows a good ball fake that linebackers will bite on before ripping it downfield. Really never a question of his velocity, just needs to make sure he doesn’t attempt too many off his back foot. A multi-platform thrower, doesn’t need a perfectly clean pocket to get the ball out as he will adjust his arm angle.

Weaknesses

The biggest questions on Huntley stem from his mechanics. His arm has plenty of juice when throwing the ball downfield but he needs to work on getting his feet set in the pocket. When his process is accelerated, can get slopping with throwing off his back foot or not resetting in the pocket. A lot of his accuracy issues would likely get better with proper mechanics but it is still a relative unknown with how much it will help his deep ball accuracy. He tends to sail some intermediate throws with a muddy pocket.

Huntley will need to get better with getting through his progressions. As a member of the Utah Utes, it felt like he was a one read and rip it quarterback. A big reason why his decision making was poor at times, needs to get through his second and third reads. Needs a better understanding of where to attack a defense in zone coverage, felt like he was easily baited.

Projection: Day 3

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Joel Klatt snubs Georgia in college football top ten

Fox Sports’ college football analyst Joel Klatt released his top ten on Twitter ahead of Championship weekend. The College Football Playoff will still rank the top four the same in this week in all likelihood: 1. Ohio State 2. LSU 3. Clemson 4. …

Fox Sports’ college football analyst Joel Klatt released his top ten on Twitter ahead of Championship weekend. The College Football Playoff will still rank the top four the same in this week in all likelihood:

1. Ohio State

2. LSU

3. Clemson

4. Georgia

It’ll be interesting to see if the committee prefers Utah to Oklahoma. The Utes and Sooners will be fighting for the fourth and final spot if UGA falls to LSU in the SEC Championship Game.

Here’s Klatt’s top ten:

Klatt sees a gulf between the undefeated and one-loss teams and surprisingly ranks Utah over Georgia. Utah probably wouldn’t be 11-1 with Georgia’s schedule. Polls don’t matter much for the Dawgs. It’s win the SEC Championship and you’re in for Georgia.

Aside for Georgia and Utah, there aren’t many other flaws in his top ten. I’d expect the Alabama Crimson Tide to be the top ranked two loss team.

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Georgia football: CFB fan outlines nightmare playoff scenario

The College Football Playoff Committee released their top 25 last night with the Georgia Bulldogs checking in at number four. With rivalry week left in the season, fans can still put together some nightmare scenarios for the CFP Committee. This …

The College Football Playoff Committee released their top 25 last night with the Georgia Bulldogs checking in at number four. With rivalry week left in the season, fans can still put together some nightmare scenarios for the CFP Committee.

This scenario is far from a nightmare for the Georgia Bulldogs. UGA is a lock in this situation:

What four teams would you pick? I think these three are locks in this particular scenario:

1. Clemson

2. UGA

3. Minnesota

Beyond Minnesota, who’d feature wins over Wisconsin, Penn State, and Ohio State, I think LSU would get the nod over Ohio State, Utah, Alabama and Baylor. It’d depend how the conference championship went. I’m assuming each championship game is close in this scenario. LSU has slightly better wins than Ohio State. Utah and Baylor’s soft non-conference schedules comes back to bite them. LSU’s head to head win over Alabama would be too much for the Crimson Tide to overcome.

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Kirk Herbstreit ranks college football’s top-four teams

Where is Georgia football in Kirk Herbstreit’s top-four teams.

Kirk Herbstreit ranked college football’s top-four teams on Sunday morning, following an action-packed Saturday in the top-ten.

His rankings actually stayed the exact same, though, seeing as how none of the drama happened at the top, leaving Georgia football at No. 4 after the Dawgs beat Auburn.

I see nothing wrong with that. There was not really a scenario for Georgia to move up and it definitely did not deserve to move down either. No. 4 is a great spot for UGA.

As for Alabama staying at No. 5, I agree with that one, too. I’d leave the Tide where they are until they prove that the Tua Tagovailoa loss is going to hurt as much as we expect it to.

Here is Herbstreit’s top-four and next two in.