New Number, Same Mission: Moss Ready to Grow Into Go-To Option

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At his first two colleges, Washington Huskies wide receiver Christian Moss wore a different jersey number.

This fall won’t be any different as the 6-foot-3, 205-pound senior will wear No. 5, the same number he wore back in 2021 as a senior at North Cobb High School in Georgia.

Moss began his college football career at Virginia Tech after coming on late as a senior. A breakout game against Buford High School, a 28-14 victory for North Cobb, saw the Peach State product record a pair of touchdowns and put up a 100-plus yard game against the Georgia high school football powerhouse, and in turn, his recruitment began to take form.

He ultimately chose the Hokies and then-coach Justin Fuente, but only played two seasons in Blacksburg before an injury led to his removal from the Atlantic Coast Conference program’s roster, which forced Moss to miss the entire 2023 season.

This spring proved to be no different, as Moss missed the majority of UW’s spring football practices while recovering from a hamstring injury. Moss is expected to compete for the starting X receiver role in fall camp along with freshman Jordan Clay and sophomore Chris Lawson, in addition to Ohio State transfer Bodpegn Miller.

“There’s going to be a huge competition now to see who that third guy is and who that fourth guy is,” Huskies coach Jedd Fisch said after Washington’s spring game in May.

When he was healthy last fall, Moss proved to be a definitive go-to option at Kennesaw State, finishing No. 4 in Conference USA with 689 receiving yards and No. 10 with 45 receptions.

Although Moss only recorded a pair of touchdown catches over 14 games for Owls’ coach Jerry Mack—both of which came in road victories against FIU and Liberty—the task of replacing Denzel Boston’s team-leading production of 62 receptions for 811 yards and 11 touchdowns could become a two-person job with Moss pairing with one of the freshmen receivers to offset the departure of Boston.

This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: New Number, Same Mission: Moss Ready to Grow Into Go-To Option

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