Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 12 | 53 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 |
#23
Stacy Gage
Sophomore running back for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 206 lb · Tampa, FL · St. Thomas Aquinas HS
Transferred UCF → LSU for 2026
The numbers
53
rushing yards · 2026
4.4 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 33 rush yds, vs Clemson
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for LSU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCF in 2024.
- Transferred from UCF to LSU in 2026.
Stacy Gage
Stacy Gage has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 33 rush yds against Clemson, Week 1, 2026.
53 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 12 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with UCF3-star out of St. Thomas Aquinas
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
LSU
Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Wilson → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to LSU
2025UCF
2026LSU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced
2026LSU2-0HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 26.5 YDS/g, 4.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
33 rush yds (8 car)
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Clemson · 4&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.55(00:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush left for 12 yards gain to the CLEM24 (#54 K.Cody; #18 K.Griffin), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA -1.30(14:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush left for 0 yards to the LSU35 (#33 C.Story; #47 S.Brown)
- Week 1 · Clemson · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.28(00:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush right for 9 yards gain to the LSU35 (#5 R.Hanafin)
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.25(10:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush right for 10 yards gain to the LSU30 (#20 T.Jones; #13 M.Moultrie II), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.89(14:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush middle for 1 yard gain to the LSU36 (#33 C.Story; #95 A.Adams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +0.74(06:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CLEM39 (#7 J.Alexander), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.59(04:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CLEM39 (#56 A.Burburija; #14 L.Merritt)
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.56(03:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush middle for 2 yards gain to the LAT34 (#16 T.Rogers), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.36(10:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush right for 3 yards gain to the LSU33 (#98 D.Rieman)
- Week 1 · Clemson · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.13(11:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush left for 4 yards gain to the LSU32 (#21 K.McCloud)
Game log
The backfield · LSU
- #29Caden Durham505 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Harlem Berry491 rushing yards · 2025
- #13Dilin Jones300 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Rod Gainey Jr.260 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Stacy Gage63 rushing yards · 2025
2 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology