Moss initially attended
Boone County High School in
Florence, Kentucky, where he caught 12 passes for 157 yards on offense and had 32 tackles on defense. He then transferred to
St. Albans School in
St. Albans, West Virginia midway through his freshman year.[2][3] He attended Lincoln High School in Rhode Island for his sophomore year before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina as a junior.[4] He attended Victory Christian Center as a junior and transferred to
Mallard Creek High School for his senior year. As a senior, Moss caught 54 passes for 831 yards and 13 touchdowns.[5] Moss committed to play college football at NC State over offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan and Texas A&M.[6]
College career
Moss began his collegiate career at
NC State. As a true freshman, he caught six passes for 49 yards and a touchdown. Moss announced his intent to transfer during the summer after his freshman year and chose
LSU.[7][8] He missed the entire 2017 season due to NCAA transfer rules. He also missed the entire 2018 season due to a foot injury and was granted a medical
redshirt.[9][10][11]
As a redshirt junior, Moss finished the season with 47 receptions for 570 receiving yards, both school records for tight ends, and four touchdowns.[12] Moss caught four passes for 99 yards and scored a touchdown on a 62-yard reception against Oklahoma in the
2019 Peach Bowl. In the
2020 National Championship Game, he scored two touchdowns on five receptions for 36 yards. His two scores allowed quarterback and 2019
Heisman Trophy winner
Joe Burrow to tie and break the NCAA single season record for touchdown passes.[13][14] On January 17, 2020, Moss announced that he would forgo his senior year by declaring for the
2020 NFL Draft.[15]
Moss was claimed off waivers by the
Cincinnati Bengals on April 12, 2021.[24]
This move reunited Moss with his former LSU teammates
Joe Burrow and
Ja'Marr Chase.[25][26] He was waived on August 31, 2021.[27] He signed with their
practice squad the following day.[28] Moss would be elevated to the active roster on November 27, 2021, ahead of the Bengals' home game against the 5–4–1
Pittsburgh Steelers.[29] However, Moss would not play in that game because of a hamstring injury he suffered in pregame warmups.[30]
On February 15, 2022, Moss signed a reserve/future contract.[31] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[32][33] He was waived from the practice squad on September 5, 2022.[34]