Player Dossier

2012-2015

Clemson

Zac Brooks

RB • 6'1" • Jonesboro, AR, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Zac Brooks leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

13%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

23

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

34

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

35

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Clemson

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Clemson
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Player Story

Zac Brooks built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Jonesboro, AR wearing No. 24, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Zac Brooks' career was his backfield work: 599 rushing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.9165

Jonesboro · Jonesboro, AR

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2016
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 26
Overall
No. 247
NFL Team
Seattle Seahawks

Zac Brooks, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Clemson. Zac Brooks leans balanced backfield option traits and 54.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
804
Rushing yards
599
Receiving yards
205
Touchdowns
8

Quick Answers

Zac Brooks quick answers

Latest team and position
Clemson · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
804
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
Best season
2013 Regular Season · Clemson
Top game
Boston College
Recruit profile
4-star · Jonesboro · Clemson
High school pipeline
Jonesboro · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2016 · Round 7 · Pick 26 · Seattle Seahawks
Latest roster
No. 24 · Class 2015
2015 Scrimmage yards rank
347 scrimmage yards · RB 239th (top 43%) · ACC 80th (top 30%) · National 687th (top 29%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonClemson41281199039.7
2013 Regular SeasonClemson932924683362.2
2014 Regular SeasonClemson00000-
2015 PostseasonClemson14622339054.9
2015 Regular SeasonClemson1428521174554.9

Related Context

Zac Brooks played RB for Clemson. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zac Brooks recorded 599 rushing yards, 205 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Clemson.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

Clemson paired 329 primary output with 61.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 54.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Win with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2015 Postseason · Clemson

Games

14

Scrimmage Yards / G

24.8

Efficiency

54.3

Usage

5.2

Consistency

50.5

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 43. Oklahoma: 19. Wofford: 52. App State: 1. Notre Dame: 12. Georgia Tech: 41. Boston College: 53. Miami: 22. NC State: 51. Florida State: -2. Syracuse: 38. Wake Forest: 14. South Carolina: 2. North Carolina: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 5 by 60.8. Oklahoma: 3 by 66. Wofford: 7 by 77.4. App State: 1 by 10.4. Notre Dame: 1 by 100. Georgia Tech: 3 by 100. Boston College: 5 by 94.2. Miami: 6 by 38.2. NC State: 4 by 83.3. Florida State: 1 by 0. Syracuse: 5 by 78.5. Wake Forest: 7 by 20.8. South Carolina: 1 by 20.8. North Carolina: 1 by 10.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins23.4 · Games = 13 · -19.6 vs Losses
Losses43 · Games = 1 · +19.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Boston College

Best efficiency game

100 vs Georgia Tech

Result
Tue 1/12vs AlabamaL 40-4514404398.6
Thu 12/31vs OklahomaW 37-173196.3006.3
Sun 12/6vs North CarolinaW 45-3711101
Sat 11/28@ South CarolinaW 37-3212202
Sat 11/21vs Wake ForestW 33-13714202
Sat 11/14@ SyracuseW 37-274307.500187.6
Sat 11/7vs Florida StateW 23-131-2-20-2
Sat 10/31@ NC StateW 56-413165.30013512.8
Sat 10/24@ MiamiW 58-06223.7013.7
Sat 10/17vs Boston CollegeW 34-1722211033110.6
Sat 10/10vs Georgia TechW 43-2434113.70113.7
Sun 10/4vs Notre DameW 24-2211212012
Sat 9/12vs App StateW 41-1011101
Sat 9/5vs WoffordW 49-107527.4017.4

Player Story

Zac Brooks story

Zac Brooks built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Jonesboro, AR wearing No. 24, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Zac Brooks' career was his backfield work: 599 rushing yards, 115 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 205 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 205 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Zac Brooks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Clemson

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonClemson12839.710.6
2013 Regular SeasonClemson32961.88.7201
2014 Regular SeasonClemson0-329
2015 PostseasonClemson34754.35.2347
2015 Regular SeasonClemson34754.35.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Boston College

Week 7 · W 34-17 · Conference game

Win with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

72.4 takeover

53 scrimmage yards and 8.1 usage.

#2

@ Duke

Week 10 · W 56-20 · Conference game

69

Scrimmage Yards

69.4 takeover

Win with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

69 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.

#3

@ Syracuse

Week 6 · W 49-14 · Conference game

70

Scrimmage Yards

67.9 takeover

Win with 70 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

70 scrimmage yards and 14.9 usage.

#4

vs Wofford

Week 1 · W 49-10

52

Scrimmage Yards

67.6 takeover

Win with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

52 scrimmage yards and 9.6 usage.

#5

@ NC State

Week 9 · W 56-41 · Conference game

51

Scrimmage Yards

65.2 takeover

Win with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

51 scrimmage yards and 5.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · Clemson

329 primary output · 61.8 efficiency · 8.7 usage

62.2

#2

2015 Postseason · Clemson

54.9

347 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 5.2 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Clemson

54.9

347 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

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100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games