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Looking For 1,000: 2019 Running Backs Preview
7/19/2019 5:07 PM | Football
With fall camp being just around the corner, the atmosphere surrounding the 2019 Utah football team is electric, and that feeling couldn't be truer when talking about this year's running backs group. With a returning All-America candidate and a wealth of young talent, Utah's running backs will look to extend their streak of five years with an individual 1,000-yard rusher.
The Utes return All-Pac-12 running back Zack Moss and with just 568 yards standing between him and the school record for career rushing yards, he is primed to have a record breaking season. Moss is joined by experienced backs TJ Green and Devonta'e Henry-Cole along with sophomore Devin Brumfield who played considerable minutes as a true freshman in 2018.
Returning Lettermen (5)
Devin Brumfield                              So.         5-10, 205 (Covington, La.)
TJ Green                                             So.         5-11, 205 (Chandler, Ariz.)
Devonta'e Henry-Cole                  Jr.          5-8, 196 (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Zack Moss                                          Sr.          5-10, 222 (Hialeah Gardens, Fla.)
Mason Woodward                          Sr.          5-9, 216 (West Point, Utah)
Newcomers (2)
Micah Bernard                                 Fr.          5-11, 188 (Long Beach, Calif.)
Jordan Wilmore                               Fr.          5-8, 199 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Quick Hits on Select Utah Running Backs
Devin Brumfield | SO | Covington, La.
Saw action at running back as a true freshman in 2018, playing in seven games … started against Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game … 14 carries for 42 yards and three receptions for 18 … had three carries for 19 yards with a long of 13 against Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl … was a three-time all-state selection for Covington HS.
TJ Green | SO | Chandler, Ariz.
Played in 12 games last season as a redshirt freshman, rushing for 190 yards (36 carries) … averaged 5.3 yards per carry … season-best 45 yards on eight carries against BYU … was the 2016 Arizona Cardinals' High School All-Around Player of the Year and East Valley Tribune Football Player of the Year at Cardinal High School.
Devonta'e Henry-Cole | JR | Boca Raton, Fla.
Coming back from a season-ending injury in preseason of 2018 … played in 12 games with one start in 2017, finishing with 55 carries for 279 yards and two touchdowns … career-best 79 yards on nine carries against Colorado, averaging 8.8 yards per carry in the game … also scored touchdowns against San Jose State and Arizona State in 2017.
Zack Moss | SR | Hialeah Gardens, Fla.
Second-team All-Pac-12 in 2018 … one of four players in Utah history with two 1,000-yard seasons … 2,651 career rushing yards ranks fourth in school history … 11 career 100-yard rushing games is tied for third most in program history … 23 career rushing touchdowns is tied for fourth in Utah history … 179 carries for 1,096 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2018.
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— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) July 19, 2019
The Utes return All-Pac-12 running back Zack Moss and with just 568 yards standing between him and the school record for career rushing yards, he is primed to have a record breaking season. Moss is joined by experienced backs TJ Green and Devonta'e Henry-Cole along with sophomore Devin Brumfield who played considerable minutes as a true freshman in 2018.
Returning Lettermen (5)
Devin Brumfield                              So.         5-10, 205 (Covington, La.)
TJ Green                                             So.         5-11, 205 (Chandler, Ariz.)
Devonta'e Henry-Cole                  Jr.          5-8, 196 (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Zack Moss                                          Sr.          5-10, 222 (Hialeah Gardens, Fla.)
Mason Woodward                          Sr.          5-9, 216 (West Point, Utah)
Newcomers (2)
Micah Bernard                                 Fr.          5-11, 188 (Long Beach, Calif.)
Jordan Wilmore                               Fr.          5-8, 199 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) July 16, 2019
Quick Hits on Select Utah Running Backs
Devin Brumfield | SO | Covington, La.
Saw action at running back as a true freshman in 2018, playing in seven games … started against Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game … 14 carries for 42 yards and three receptions for 18 … had three carries for 19 yards with a long of 13 against Northwestern in the Holiday Bowl … was a three-time all-state selection for Covington HS.
TJ Green | SO | Chandler, Ariz.
Played in 12 games last season as a redshirt freshman, rushing for 190 yards (36 carries) … averaged 5.3 yards per carry … season-best 45 yards on eight carries against BYU … was the 2016 Arizona Cardinals' High School All-Around Player of the Year and East Valley Tribune Football Player of the Year at Cardinal High School.
Devonta'e Henry-Cole | JR | Boca Raton, Fla.
Coming back from a season-ending injury in preseason of 2018 … played in 12 games with one start in 2017, finishing with 55 carries for 279 yards and two touchdowns … career-best 79 yards on nine carries against Colorado, averaging 8.8 yards per carry in the game … also scored touchdowns against San Jose State and Arizona State in 2017.
Zack Moss | SR | Hialeah Gardens, Fla.
Second-team All-Pac-12 in 2018 … one of four players in Utah history with two 1,000-yard seasons … 2,651 career rushing yards ranks fourth in school history … 11 career 100-yard rushing games is tied for third most in program history … 23 career rushing touchdowns is tied for fourth in Utah history … 179 carries for 1,096 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2018.
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— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) July 18, 2019
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