Zac Brooks in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: TigerNet.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Clemson, 2012–⁠15

Zac Brooks

Number
No. 24
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Jonesboro, AR
Born
Feb 1, 1993, in Jonesboro, Arkansas

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Zac Brooks played running back at Clemson (2012–⁠15). The Seattle Seahawks took Brooks in round 7, No. 247 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
246
Rushing yards, 2013 (Clemson, 11–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 247
Round 7, 2016 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Team titles: ACC champions, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Clemson261194.6025
2013Clemson482465.1227
2015Clemson412345.7335
Career1155995.2535

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Clemson393.006
2013Clemson68313.8131
2015Clemson911312.6235
Career1820511.4335

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Clemson24RB
2013Clemson24RB
2014Clemson24RB
2015Clemson24RB6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Clemson510.30––15.27%–
2015Clemson560.23––12.85%0.11

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Clemson 14 games, 234 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.WoffordW 49–⁠107521–––
Sep 12vs.App StateW 41–⁠10110–––
Oct 3vs.Notre DameW 24–⁠221120–––
Oct 10vs.Georgia TechW 43–⁠243411–––
Oct 17vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠1722203311
Oct 24atMiamiW 58–⁠06221–––
Oct 31atNC StateW 56–⁠4131601351
Nov 7vs.Florida StateW 23–⁠131−20–––
Nov 14atSyracuseW 37–⁠274300180
Nov 21vs.Wake ForestW 33–⁠137140–––
Nov 28atSouth CarolinaW 37–⁠32120–––
Dec 5vs.North CarolinaW 45–⁠37110–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠173190–––
Jan 11 ✦vs.AlabamaL 40–⁠451404390
2013 Clemson 9 games, 246 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.GeorgiaW 38–⁠3532001311
Sep 7vs.South Carolina StateW 52–⁠136310–––
Sep 19atNC StateW 26–⁠145170–––
Sep 28vs.Wake ForestW 56–⁠75241160
Oct 5atSyracuseW 49–⁠1494611240
Oct 12vs.Boston CollegeW 24–⁠1464201140
Oct 19vs.Florida StateL 14–⁠516180280
Oct 26atMarylandW 40–⁠277360–––
Nov 23vs.The CitadelW 52–⁠61120–––
2012 Clemson 4 games, 119 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 8vs.Ball StateW 52–⁠27790120
Sep 15vs.FurmanW 41–⁠76470–––
Nov 3atDukeW 56–⁠2012620270
Nov 10vs.MarylandW 45–⁠10110–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2016
Height5′11⅞″
Weight199 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size8¾″
40-yard dash4.49 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.09 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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