Running back, Arkansas State (from UT Martin), 2019–⁠24

Zak Wallace

Number
No. 21
Height
6′0″
Weight
226 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Benton, AR

Zak Wallace played running back at UT Martin (2019–⁠22) and Arkansas State (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

204rushing yards, career highvs. Lindenwood, 20224rushing touchdowns, career highat Houston Christian, 2022

Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2021 and 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019UT Martin7233.308
2021UT Martin6142.306
2022UT Martin1701,0266.01697
2023Arkansas State1265754.6641
2024Arkansas State1547214.71157
Career4632,3595.13397

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019UT Martin23618.0021
2022UT Martin181055.8017
2023Arkansas State6233.8011
2024Arkansas State14966.9049
Career402606.5049

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019UT Martin21RBYr 1
2021UT Martin21RBYr 3
2022UT Martin21RBYr 4
2023Arkansas State21RBYr 5
2024Arkansas State21RBSr. (Yr 6)6′0″226

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
2019UT Martin (FCS)90.57––5.2––
2021UT Martin (FCS)6-0.61––-3.7––
2022UT Martin (FCS)1480.2682nd (n=470)0.1438.725%–
2023Arkansas State1290.0824th (n=450)0.179.817%0.09
2024Arkansas State1660.2269th (n=434)0.1636.318%0.22

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

2024 Arkansas State 13 games, 721 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Central ArkansasW 34–⁠3115412811
Sep 7vs.TulsaW 28–⁠241678022––
Sep 14atMichiganL 18–⁠28350316
Sep 21atIowa StateL 7–⁠5261004––
Oct 5vs.South AlabamaW 18–⁠161130023423
Oct 12atTexas StateL 9–⁠4161507––
Oct 19atSouthern MissW 44–⁠28144709210
Oct 26vs.TroyW 34–⁠311664315246
Nov 9atLouisianaL 19–⁠55551126311
Nov 16atGeorgia StateW 27–⁠201462213––
Nov 23vs.UL MonroeW 28–⁠21181301571−1
Nov 30vs.Old DominionL 32–⁠401589139––
Dec 26 ✦vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠311599126––
2023 Arkansas State 12 games, 575 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atOklahomaL 0–⁠7371009––
Sep 9vs.MemphisL 3–⁠371333011310
Sep 16vs.Stony BrookW 31–⁠71057117––
Sep 23vs.Southern MissW 44–⁠37153306––
Sep 30atMassachusettsW 52–⁠28115401015
Oct 7atTroyL 3–⁠3792809––
Oct 21vs.Coastal CarolinaL 17–⁠27514011––
Oct 28atUL MonroeW 34–⁠2418118234––
Nov 4vs.LouisianaW 37–⁠17158811814
Nov 11atSouth AlabamaL 14–⁠21115602614
Nov 18vs.Texas StateW 77–⁠31765241––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisL 19–⁠2151907––
2022 UT Martin 11 games, 1,026 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Western IllinoisW 42–⁠2520139338217
Sep 8atMissouri StateL 30–⁠351776136317
Sep 17atBoise StateL 7–⁠30121107216
Sep 24vs.LindenwoodW 56–⁠2611204297216
Oct 1vs.Tennessee TechW 45–⁠281771241221
Oct 8atMurray StateW 45–⁠162166217––
Oct 22atTennesseeL 24–⁠65103501010
Oct 29atHouston ChristianW 52–⁠281515546315
Nov 5vs.Kennesaw StateL 27–⁠4413101123––
Nov 12atTennessee StateW 20–⁠32111502027
Nov 19vs.Eastern IllinoisW 34–⁠31135311436
2021 UT Martin 1 game, 14 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠5961406––

No box score in the source for Oct 9 vs. Murray State, so that game is not listed.

2019 UT Martin 1 game, 23 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 23atKentuckyL 7–⁠5072308236

No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Northwestern State; Sep 14 at Southern Illinois; Sep 28 vs. Murray State; Oct 5 at Eastern Kentucky; Oct 12 at Tennessee Tech; Oct 19 vs. Eastern Illinois; Oct 26 at Southeast Missouri State; Nov 2 vs. Jacksonville State; Nov 9 at Austin Peay; Nov 16 vs. Tennessee State, so those games are not listed.

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

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