24 Players in 24 Days: #7 Le'Veon Moss

Position: Running Back
Classification: Junior
Hometown: Walker, LA
Listed Height: 6-0
Listed Weight: 215 lbs.

Key notes from Olin’s thoughts on Moss

• Le’Veon Moss is who I consider the best “Moss” in the nation. No offense to USC quarterback Miller Moss. Texas A&M gathered the Moss.
   
• Moss averaged 5.0 yards per carry last season behind a suspect offensive line in a suspect system. I can remember a carry last year against Arkansas. It was third-and-1. He gets the ball going toward the right tackle, and there was a Razorback in the backfield with him. He spun off the tackle and got a big first down.
   
• He’s more agile than you think. He’s a big guy, so he can run with power. He doesn’t have lightning speed, but he has breakaway speed. I could say something dumb like, “He’s no Achane,” but who is? Moss runs with an attitude. He has more “elusitivity” than you might expect. Mainly, he runs with power like a boulder.
   
• Moss works. He’s a workhorse.
   
• The thing about Moss is that you’re not going to arm-tackle him. If he’s running and is at full speed, he’s going to run through an arm tackle like it’s a turnstile.
   
• You’ve referenced the Rueben Owens injury, but we were anticipating that Moss would be the starting running back anyway. He was going to have a huge role, and we knew that already. It just became more vital.