#21

Zak Wallace

Former running back at Arkansas State. 2024: 721 rushing yards, 11 rushing TD, 14 catches.

RB · Arkansas State · Sr. · #21

6′0″ · 226 lb · Benton, AR

CFB Index 53 · #104 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceArkansas State 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former running back at Arkansas State. 2024: 721 rushing yards, 11 rushing TD, 14 catches.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to UT Martin in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

RB recruit

No. 3690 nationally · Signed with UT Martin

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Arkansas State, 1,296 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2019

Signed with UT Martin2-star out of Benton

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3690 national

CFB

College

Arkansas State

2023–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Butch Jones — 14-12 over that span.

2023Arkansas State6-7HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning

2024Arkansas State8-5HC: Butch Jones · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

53Rotational starter #104 of 310?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (80th percentile). Strength: rush tds (88th percentile). Concern: success rate (28th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#88 / 442 · 80th pct

7.2%

EPA / carry#147 / 442 · 67th pct

0.23

Explosive rate#270 / 442 · 39th pct

5.9%

Yards / carry#290 / 442 · 35th pct

4.8

Success rate#320 / 442 · 28th pct

40.1%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#36 / 335 · 88th pct

Carries#74 / 335 · 78th pct

154

Rush yards#97 / 335 · 71st pct

721

Long run#114 / 335 · 66th pct

Receptions#132 / 330 · 59th pct

Rec yards#151 / 330 · 54th pct

Yards / carry#200 / 335 · 38th pct

4.7

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

27th → 67th percentile

Success rate

34th → 28th percentile

Explosive rate

32nd → 39th percentile

Yards / carry

25th → 35th percentile

TD rate

60th → 80th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

152 carries

14%

Stuffed (≤0)

47%

Grind (1–3)

25%

Chunk (4–9)

13%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	72.0	4.6	1.2
Road7g	41.3	4.4	0.6

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	39.7	3.3	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	73.8	5.9	1.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Butch Jones

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

53 · #104 of 310 RBs

Two-star recruit. Now #104 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Arkansas State	154	721	4.7	11	--
2023	Arkansas State	126	575	4.6	6	--
Career		280	1,296	4.6	17	--

Season	Team
2024	Arkansas State	14	96	6.9	--
2023	Arkansas State	6	23	3.8	--
Career		20	119	6.0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 34–31

vs Central Arkansas

41 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD

Edged out Central Arkansas at home in a shootout.

With J. Raynor — 317 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 26.2 · 49 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · R. Heicher — 40 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 48 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · UL Monroe · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +4.00Zak Wallace run for 57 yds to the ULM 35 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Old Dominion · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.45Zak Wallace run for 39 yds to the ODU 36 for a 1ST down Old Dominion Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the ODU 21 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Louisiana · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.91Zak Wallace run for 26 yds to the UL 40 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Bowling Green · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.81Zak Wallace run for 14 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Week 11 · Louisiana · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Zak Wallace run for 13 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 12 · Georgia State · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Zak Wallace run for 13 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)
Week 9 · Troy · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.59Jaylen Raynor pass complete to Zak Wallace for 49 yds to the TROY 15 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Old Dominion · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.55Zak Wallace run for 10 yds for a TD (Jaylen Raynor pass to Corey Rucker for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 13 · UL Monroe · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.51Zak Wallace run for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 13 · UL Monroe · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +2.46Zak Wallace run for 2 yds for a TD (Clune Van Andel KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-31vs Central Arkansas	15	41	2.7	2	8
Wk 2	W 28-24vs Tulsa	16	78	4.9	0	22
Wk 3	L 18-28@ Michigan	3	5	1.7	0	3
Wk 4	L 7-52@ Iowa State	6	10	1.7	0	4
Wk 6	W 18-16vs South Alabama	11	30	2.7	0	23
Wk 7	L 9-41@ Texas State	6	15	2.5	0	7
Wk 8	W 44-28@ Southern Miss	14	47	3.4	0	9
Wk 9	W 34-31vs Troy	16	64	4.0	3	15	3 rushing TDs
Wk 11	L 19-55@ Louisiana	5	51	10.2	1	26
Wk 12	W 27-20@ Georgia State	14	62	4.4	2	13
Wk 13	W 28-21vs UL Monroe	18	130	7.2	1	57	Season-high 130 yds
Wk 14	L 32-40vs Old Dominion	15	89	5.9	1	39
Bowl	W 38-31@ Bowling Green	15	99	6.6	1	26
Total		154	721	4.5	11	57