Texas A&M Football Offense Has Two Top Running Backs Healthy and Back From Injury

A five-star recruit from the class of 2023 suffered a Lisfranc fracture before his sophomore season even started. A fall camp scrimmage ultimately left Rueben Owens sidelined for the majority of the 2024 season. 

Owens finally saw the field again on Week 14 against the Texas Longhorns. He ended his short-lived sophomore season with 16 carries for 66 yards. Thirteen of his rushes for 56 yards came from the Las Vegas Bowl against USC.

As a freshman, the running back had 101 carries for 385 yards and three touchdowns. Nearly a year after his fracture, Elko confirmed at Coach's Night that Owens is back to a 100 percent and is ready to redeem a breakout season intended for his sophomore year.

"It's been a long road back to recovery for him," Elko said. "He was a trooper for us last year, going out and battling before he was back to 100 percent."

In Owens' place, rising senior Le'Veon Moss took the reigns in the back field. However, his season also ended prematurely as Moss played in nine games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. 

Before going out, though, the running back totaled 765 yards and 10 touchdowns over 121 carries. He also tallied 10 receptions for 141 yards in his junior year.

While he remained sidelined for the 2025 spring practices, Elko said that Moss is on track to return in the fall.

"It's great to have [Moss] back and healthy. He looks awesome," Elko said. "He has done an unbelievable job of rehab to get himself in position where he's running full-speed right now."