The University of Utah may not be in action this fall, but that doesn’t mean the weekends for the program and the fans will be completely irrelevant with 29 former Utes currently on NFL training camp rosters. Of course the old vet of the group, Alex Smith, is the one catching national headlines for his unheard of comeback, but it’s another all-time Ute great that’s beginning to put the league on notice.

2019 Pac-12 Offensive MVP and all-time Utah rushing leader Zack Moss has picked up right where he left off in college. After amassing 4,167 career rushing yards and 38 rushing touchdowns on 712 carries, he’s taken his wrecking ball running approach to Buffalo. Currently in a two-way battle for the lion’s share of carries, Moss is quickly becoming the talk of the Bills’ camp.

Of course, being a rookie drafted in the third round of the NFL Draft, Moss isn’t just being handed the starting nod, as second-year back Devin Singletary impressed in 2019 with 5.1 yards per carry, albeit in a limited role.

With Frank Gore leaving via free agency, Singletary won’t just have the job handed to him either, although he does has an intriguing NFL track record. Currently though he’s experiencing some struggles that happen to be a strength of Moss... holding on to the football.

With Moss being the bigger of the two backs — 5-foot-11 and 223 pounds, compared to Singletary at 5-foot-7 and 203 pounds — Moss was already ticketed for a lot of goal line work and short yardage situations. However, things could be changing quite rapidly in Buffalo as he’s showing he’s a capable receiving threat that could be a problem for NFL defenses on any down and in any given situation.

The Bills will start the 2020 season as favorites to win the NFC East, after two decades of dominance by the New England Patriots. Whether Moss contributes in a shared role or takes over as the ball-dominant lead back — which it could be trending towards in training camp — his 2020 performance will go a long ways in having a say on just how far the Bills can go.