Week Five's Overnight Sensation: Le'Veon Moss, Running Back

Once Moss starts growing, attention is needed.

Just like the plant, Le’Veon Moss found a way to steadily cover the field, one yard at a time, in Texas A&M’s 34-22 win over Arkansas and become the first A&M back to eclipse the 100-yard plateau this season.

The sophomore broke out as the Aggies’ lead back with 107 yards on 17 carries and also posted 27 receiving yards out of the backfield.

It was only a matter of time before A&M’s offense got going on the ground, and Moss took it upon himself to make that happen.

The Aggies caught a glimpse of what Moss can do in the second quarter as he plowed through two defenders to inch his way near the goal line. That rush set up an easy 2-yard touchdown catch for Earnest Crownover.

In the fourth quarter, the Louisiana native saw the bulk of his carries when the Aggies ran away with the game. Needing some offensive production, Moss provided it.

The Aggies kept the chains moving on the initial drive of the final quarter with a collection of tough rushes from Moss. Yet, the drive was spoiled shortly after as Amari Daniels only gained a yard, and Randy Bond missed a field goal from 48 yards out.

On the next offensive drive, Moss powered his way for 13 yards, but the Aggies’ third turnover cut the march short.

If A&M was able to capitalize on these effective rushes by Moss, there could have been — and should have been — more than 34 points on the scoreboard.

A&M’s final drive displayed perhaps Moss’ most impressive runs of the day.

What looked like a simple rush up the middle to burn the clock turned into an exhibit of another characteristic the sophomore displays — he is tough to tackle. Moss trucked his way 15 yards downfield before he broke loose once again and sped away for a gain of 30.

However, as it always does, the clock ran out on the Aggies before Moss could put the ball in the end zone.

“Le'Veon (Moss) has a juice to him,” head coach Jimbo Fisher said. “He has strength. He has power. He's a very, very good football player. I think as he has more success, his confidence is growing. You can see it in the game.”

The sophomore has all the characteristics to be a dominant running back in the SEC. He is quick enough to slip through the cracks, yet extremely physical and will put his helmet down and pummel through the nearest defender when needed.

The trio of Moss, Daniels and freshman Rueben Owens will continue to trade reps in the backfield, but once Moss develops, defenses will have to come up with some kind of solution to prevent him from covering the whole field.

Moss' stats vs. Arkansas
Carries: 17
Yards: 107
Average: 6.3
Long: 30
Touchdowns: 0

Moss’ 2023 stats
Carries: 46
Yards: 276
Average: 6.0
Long: 36
Touchdowns: 2