It’s not a pressing need with Josh Jacobs‘ presumed return, and after re-signing Chris Brooks, but Green Bay could use a bit of reinvigoration when it comes to the depth at running back. Their primary focus in the draft should be cornerback, offensive, and defensive line. Still, if Texas A&M’s Le’Veon Moss falls, would he be worth taking a flyer on?

The big hang-up for the Packers’ running-back room entering 2026 is MarShawn Lloyd‘s health. If — and it is a massive if — he’s able to stay healthy, the No. 2 job should be his. However, if injuries hamper Lloyd again, RB2 becomes a big uncertainty.

Green Bay isn’t likely to use a premium pick on a running back. Still, it’s worth noting that the trio of Jacobs, Lloyd, and Brooks all have deals that expire after the 2027 season.

Enter a running back like Le’Veon Moss into the equation.

General manager Brian Gutekunst might be gun-shy about Moss, given that injuries have limited Lloyd to one game in two years. The reason Moss’ draft stock has slipped to where it’s currently projected is largely due to injury concerns.

Le’Veon Moss had an eye-popping 6.3 yards per carry average on 121 rushes in 2024 before a knee injury brought his season to a halt. He finished the campaign with 10 touchdowns in nine games. This past year, an ankle injury limited him to just seven games as the numbers dipped further.

Injuries were one of the main narratives for Green Bay’s season in 2025, with Micah Parsons, Tucker Kraft, Devonte Wyatt, Elgton Jenkins, and others all suffering season-ending injuries. While what happened to those players shouldn’t have a huge impact on how Gutekunst and Co. view some of these prospects with detailed injury histories, it will be a factor to some degree.

When he was on the field, Moss proved to be a super-productive running back who loves dropping his pads and inviting contact. He has a knack for always falling forward and finishing runs.

Texas A&M RB Le’Veon Moss has a career 5.7 YPC w/ a well built 5-11, 210 frame

Staying healthy is his question mark

Team that bets on the value & health wants the power between the tackles & vision. A 10.34 100M & 4.34 40-yard in HS never goes out of style too

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— Clint Goss (@NFLDraftDome) December 18, 2025

At the next level, he projects to be an early-down back, as receiving wasn’t part of his college repertoire. Of course, if the Packers were to select Moss, he’d be a stash-and-develop project in 2026 with the hopes that they’d be able to bring out more in his receiving game. Moss had just 24 receptions in 32 career games with the Aggies.

Between the injuries and the lack of receiving out of the backfield, there are justifiable reasons why Moss projects to go anywhere between the fourth and seventh rounds of the draft. Lance Zierlein of NFL.com put it best when summarizing Moss as a blue-collar backup at the NFL level.

Early-down runner with adequate size, good finishing strength, and consecutive seasons of injury concerns. There won’t be anything flashy on tape, but Moss consistently adds yards after collision. He has adequate burst to race to the second level and keeps runs alive with solid contact balance, but he lacks the elusiveness and top-end speed associated with more dangerous backs. He can fit any run scheme and will step up to challenge blitzers in pass pro, but limited receiving talent caps his third-down value. Moss profiles as a blue-collar backup capable of shouldering a larger workload when needed.

If not for the injuries and a more full workload at Texas A&M, Moss undoubtedly would be getting selected higher in April. How teams evaluate his medicals, which they will study before the draft, will be crucial. Still, if they check out, some team could be getting a diamond in the rough.

From Green Bay’s perspective, his willingness in pass protection and his desire to grind out every yard are welcome traits for a team that heavily values running backs doing their job in pass protection. Moss may not be the best, but the effort is never in question. The Packers primarily re-signed Brooks because he’s their best pass-blocking running back.

Running back isn’t a glaring position that the Packers must address this offseason. Jacobs is set to return, Lloyd is still in the picture, and Brooks is back on a two-year deal. However, Green Bay has always operated as an organization that addresses positional depth before it becomes a need and a problem. Knowing that, it wouldn’t be shocking at all to see them select a running back late in April’s draft.

Is the juice worth the squeeze with Le’Veon Moss, given the injuries that have plagued him in the past? That’s for the Packers and 31 other teams to decide. Someone will take the flyer, and it may pay off handsomely.