Lacy in 2015
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No. 27 Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | June 2, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Gretna, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Geismar (LA) Dutchtown | ||||||||||||||
College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 61 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 3,435 |
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Rushing average: | 4.4 |
Rushing touchdowns: | 23 |
Receptions: | 101 |
Receiving yards: | 900 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 6 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Lacy gets drafted by Green Bay |
Eddie Darwin Lacy Jr. (born June 2, 1990) is an American football running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he was a member of three BCS National Championship teams, and was drafted by the Packers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Lacy attended and graduated from Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana. He ran for 1,207 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore, 34 touchdowns as a junior, and 1 touchdown during his injury-plagued senior season. In December 2008, he was selected by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as a first-team player on the Class 5A All-State football team for the second consecutive season. Rated as the 13th best running back and the 116th best prospect overall by Rivals.com, Lacy committed to the University of Alabama in February 2009.
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Lacy was a highly touted recruit. He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Alabama, where he played for coach Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 2009 to 2012. Lacy won three BCS National Championships in his collegiate career.
Lacy was redshirted for his freshman year in 2009 on the Alabama Crimson Tide.
In 2010, Lacy earned his spot as the third-string tailback behind Heisman Trophy-winner Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson. In the season opener against San Jose State, Lacy ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns in his collegiate debut. For the 2010 season Lacy finished with 406 yards rushing on 56 carries, an average of 7.25 yards per carry, and six touchdowns.