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Player Dossier
2009-2012Vanderbilt
Zac Stacy
RB • 5'9" • Centreville, AL, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Zac Stacy leans workhorse runner traits and 59.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Army
Player Story
Zac Stacy built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Centreville, AL wearing No. 2, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Zac Stacy's career was his backfield work: 3,143...
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- Committed To
- Texas A&M
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Zac Stacy, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Zac Stacy leans workhorse runner traits and 59.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,558
- Rushing yards
- 3,143
- Receiving yards
- 415
- Touchdowns
- 31
Quick Answers
Zac Stacy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,558
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Army
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · North Shore · Texas A&M
- High school pipeline
- North Shore · 69 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,346 scrimmage yards · RB 28th (top 6%) · SEC 4th (top 2%) · National 41st (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 10 | 550 | 478 | 72 | 3 | 48.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9 | 363 | 331 | 32 | 3 | 44.3 |
| 2011 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 13 | 68 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 73.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 1,231 | 1,136 | 95 | 14 | 73.4 |
| 2012 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 13 | 119 | 107 | 12 | 1 | 77.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 13 | 1,227 | 1,034 | 193 | 9 | 77.1 |
Related Context
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Zac Stacy played RB for Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zac Stacy recorded 67 passing yards, 3,143 rushing yards, and 415 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 1,346 primary output with 59.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 59.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
103.5
Efficiency
59.3
Usage
30.4
Consistency
62.1
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 119. South Carolina: 48. Northwestern: 91. Presbyterian: 174. Georgia: 80. Missouri: 72. Florida: 102. Auburn: 193. Massachusetts: 24. Kentucky: 75. Ole Miss: 17. Tennessee: 171. Wake Forest: 180
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 26 by 45.8. South Carolina: 13 by 38.5. Northwestern: 14 by 44.4. Presbyterian: 8 by 100. Georgia: 13 by 68.9. Missouri: 29 by 25.9. Florida: 25 by 39.4. Auburn: 29 by 66.9. Massachusetts: 6 by 35.4. Kentucky: 12 by 65.2. Ole Miss: 2 by 85.4. Tennessee: 19 by 68.8. Wake Forest: 21 by 85.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins113.9 · Games = 9 · +33.6 vs Losses
Losses80.3 · Games = 4 · -33.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
100 vs Presbyterian
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/31 | vs NC State100 rush yards | W 38-24 | 25 | 107 | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Wake Forest100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 55-21 | 21 | 180 | 8.60 | 2 | — | — | 8.6 |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Tennessee150 scrimmage yards | W 41-18 | 17 | 85 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 9 |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Ole Miss | W 27-26 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | — | — | 8.5 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Kentucky | W 40-0 | 11 | 69 | 6.30 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Massachusetts | W 49-7 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Auburn100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 17-13 | 27 | 169 | 6.30 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6.7 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Florida | L 17-31 | 24 | 86 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4.1 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Missouri2+ TD | W 19-15 | 29 | 72 | 2.50 | 2 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Georgia | L 3-48 | 12 | 83 | 6.90 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Presbyterian100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 58-0 | 8 | 174 | 21.80 | 1 | — | — | 21.8 |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Northwestern | L 13-23 | 13 | 36 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 6.5 |
| Thu 8/30 | vs South Carolina | L 13-17 | 13 | 48 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
Player Story
Zac Stacy story
Zac Stacy built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Centreville, AL wearing No. 2, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Zac Stacy's career was his backfield work: 3,143 rushing yards, 581 carries, 30 rushing touchdowns, and 415 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Vanderbilt. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 67 passing yards, 415 receiving yards, and 79 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Vanderbilt.
The arc is straightforward: Zac Stacy moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 550 | 43.6 | 22.6 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 363 | 48.4 | 19.4 | -187 |
| 2011 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 1,299 | 52.7 | 32.3 | 936 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1,299 | 52.7 | 32.3 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 1,346 | 59.3 | 30.4 | 47 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1,346 | 59.3 | 30.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Army
Week 8 · W 44-21
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
198
Scrimmage Yards
94.3 takeover
198 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 13 · W 55-21
180
Scrimmage Yards
93 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
180 scrimmage yards and 42 usage.
#3
vs Auburn
Week 8 · W 17-13 · Conference game
193
Scrimmage Yards
89 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
193 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#4
vs Arkansas
Week 9 · L 28-31 · Conference game
179
Scrimmage Yards
88.8 takeover
Loss with 179 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
179 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.
#5
@ Wake Forest
Week 13 · W 41-7
184
Scrimmage Yards
87.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
184 scrimmage yards and 45.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Vanderbilt
1,346 primary output · 59.3 efficiency · 30.4 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
77.1
1,346 primary · 59.3 efficiency · 30.4 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Vanderbilt
73.4
1,299 primary · 52.7 efficiency · 32.3 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
8
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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