Zak Wallace: RB · Arkansas State · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Zak Wallace
Wears you down at the goal line. Arrived as a two-star recruit; two seasons of production at Arkansas State since. One game to point at: 130 rushing yards and 1 reception against UL Monroe — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
34.7% of carries overall (152/438) → 50.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (41/81) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
19 of 25 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (76.0%). 12 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (70.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 154 | 721 | 4.7 | 11 | 57 |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 126 | 575 | 4.6 | 6 | 41 |
| Career | 280 | 1,296 | 4.6 | 17 | 57 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 0 | 49 |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 20 | 119 | 6.0 | 0 | 49 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| 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@ No. 17 Michigan | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-52@ No. 20 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 38-31vs Bowling Green | 15 | 99 | 6.6 | 1 | 26 | |
| Total | 154 | 721 | 4.7 | 11 | 57 |
Week 9 · 2024
W 34-31
vs Troy
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%137 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.7 yds/carry on 154 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Butch Jones — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 72.0 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 31.7 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
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
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
48.1%
442 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
475 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
154 carries and 14 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #104 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Arkansas State, 1,296 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
