52 Facts About Zac Stacy

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Zachary Latrell Stacy was born on April 9,1991 and is a former American football running back and convicted domestic violence offender.

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Zac Stacy was drafted by the St Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

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Zac Stacy played for the New York Jets, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Memphis Express.

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In 2021, Stacy was arrested in Orlando, Florida, for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

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Zac Stacy was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty in 2023.

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Zac Stacy was an under-the-radar type of player in which a few schools had shown interest.

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Zac Stacy was a four-year starter at Bibb County High School.

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Zac Stacy received First Team 4A All-State honors, the Division 4A Player of the Year award, and was an Honorable Mention ASWA All-State.

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Zac Stacy scored seven touchdowns against Jemison High School and was finalist for Alabama's 4A Mr Football honor.

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Zac Stacy named to the ASWA 4A All-State First Team, the Birmingham News All-State Second Team, and The Tuscaloosa News Super 11.

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At Vanderbilt, Zac Stacy made his first career start as a true freshman against Western Carolina due to an injury to starting tailback Jared Hawkins, who was sidelined with a bad foot.

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Zac Stacy teamed with Warren Norman, with the pair combining for 240 yards on the ground.

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Zac Stacy's total of 135 yards was a school record for a freshman.

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Norman, alternating series with Zac Stacy, went over the century mark with 105.

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Zac Stacy played in 10 of the 12 games in 2009, starting 4 games.

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Zac Stacy finished the season as the team's second-leading rusher behind Norman with 478 yards and three touchdowns on 107 carries.

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Zac Stacy was a productive offensive force for the Commodores until his season ended prematurely with a head injury in the first half of the Florida game.

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Zac Stacy finished the year as the team's second-leading rusher.

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Zac Stacy earned Vanderbilt's MVOP award and set the single-season record for rushing with 1,193 yards, breaking a mark set by Corey Harris in 1991.

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Zac Stacy broke the record for rushing TDs with 14.

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Zac Stacy ended the year as the 3rd-leading rusher in the SEC, earning 2nd team All-SEC honors.

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Zac Stacy had the most rushing attempts since 1995 moved up to 8th on all-time Vanderbilt rushing yards in a career, and averaged 91.8 rushing yards per-game and 117 YPG at home.

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Zac Stacy tied with Allama Matthews TE, 1982 with most TDs totals by a single player with 14.

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Zac Stacy ranked 2nd all time with 84 points, tied with Matthews behind Jack Jenkins points in 1941, and rushed for 3 TDs 3 times vs Army, Kentucky and at Wake Forest Had his second 100-yard game against Ole Miss.

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Zac Stacy completed first pass of his career, passing to Jordan Matthews for a 43-yard TD pass, and had 198 rushing yards against Army, 128 yards against Arkansas Season-high 28 carries against Kentucky and again at Wake Forest.

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Zac Stacy was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for 135-yard, three-score performance against the Wildcats on Senior Day.

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Zac Stacy ran for 184 yards at Wake Forest to break team single-season record, and scored in seven of team's final eight games.

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Zac Stacy finished the season with 1,034 rushing yards on 182 attempts; against Presbyterian achieved 8 att for 174 yds, against Auburn 27 att for 169 yds, and against Wake Forest 21 att for 180 yds.

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Zac Stacy became the first Vanderbilt player and the eighth SEC player to rush for 1,000 yards in back to back seasons, and the first Commodore to surpass 3,000 yards rushing, as he racked up 3,143 yards on the ground for his career.

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Zac Stacy was just the 30th player in FBS history to do so.

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Zac Stacy set the record for the longest rush by a Vanderbilt player.

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Zac Stacy was considered a talented back prior to the 2013 NFL Draft and had a strong showing at the 2013 NFL Combine.

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Zac Stacy was drafted in the fifth round with the 160th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

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Zac Stacy got his first start on October 6,2013, against the Jacksonville Jaguars but was forced out of the game in the fourth quarter due to a rib injury.

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Zac Stacy was the leading running back in the game with 14 carries for 78 yards.

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In Week 6 against the Houston Texans, Zac Stacy gained 79 rushing yards on 18 carries.

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On October 28,2013 on Monday Night Football, Zac Stacy had arguably the best game of his rookie season against the Seattle Seahawks, getting a season high 134 rushing yards on 26 carries.

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Zac Stacy had six catches for a career-high 51 yards.

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Shortly after the Rams selected running back Todd Gurley in the 2015 NFL Draft, Zac Stacy requested to be traded.

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On November 12,2015, Zac Stacy broke his ankle against the Buffalo Bills and was placed on injured reserve the following day.

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Zac Stacy was waived by the Jets on July 27,2016 after failing his physical.

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On February 16,2017, Zac Stacy announced his retirement from the NFL.

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On May 20,2018, Zac Stacy officially came out of retirement and signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

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Zac Stacy played in, and was his team's leading rusher in both preseason games; he accumulated 51 yards on 11 carries, in addition to catching 3 passes for 39 yards.

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In January 2019, Zac Stacy signed with the Memphis Express of the newly-founded Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.

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CBS Sports reported in February 2019, shortly before the 2019 AAF season was set to commence, that Zac Stacy was expected to be among the "names to watch" for the Express in the upcoming season.

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On February 16,2019 against the Arizona Hotshots, Zac Stacy rushed for 101 yards before he was pulled out of the game, becoming the league's first running back to eclipse the century mark.

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Zac Stacy was placed on injured reserve on April 1,2019; the AAF announced shortly thereafter that it was suspending all football operations.

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In 8 games played, Zac Stacy rushed for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns on 100 carries, and caught 18 passes for 138 yards and another touchdown.

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On November 18,2021, multiple news outlets posted a video that depicts Zac Stacy violently assaulting his ex-girlfriend in front of their 5-month-old son.

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Zac Stacy was sent to Orange County jail, where he faced charges of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and criminal mischief.

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On February 27,2023, Zac Stacy was sentenced in an Orange Court court to six months in jail and one year of probation after pleading guilty.