Zack Moss

Moss parlayed his starting stint last year with the Colts into a possible starting gig with the Bengals. In the seven games he started and played at least 50% of the snaps, he finished with 21.1 touches and 98.5 total yards per game. Moss should handle the early downs in Cincinnati this season after ranking 15th in missed tackles forced per attempt and 18th in yards after contact per attempt last year (per Fantasy Points Data). Chase Brown could eat into his pass game work as Moss was only 41st in yards per route run and 48th in targets per route run. Even if his passing game usage is capped, being the early down back on one of the league's best offenses still puts him in the RB3/flex conversation.

The Bengals listed Zack Moss as their starting running back on the initial depth chart.

Fantasy Impact

This is expected to be some sort of committee between Moss and Chase Brown. Moss figures to work the early downs and goal line work with Brown mixing in on the third downs and passing down work. Joe Mixon led the NFL in carries inside the 10-yard line last season, a role that Moss figures to step into this year in the Bengals backfield.