Eddie Lacy

Edward Darwin Lacy Jr. (born June 2, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL).

In December 2008, he was selected by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as a first-team player on the Class 5A All-State football team for the second consecutive season.

He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was a member of three BCS National Championship teams in the 2009, 2011, and 2012 seasons.

Rated as the 13th best running back and the 116th best prospect overall by Rivals.com, Lacy committed to the University of Alabama in February 2009.

Lacy was a highly touted recruit coming out of Dutchtown High School.

He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Alabama, where he played for coach Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 2009 to 2012.

Lacy won three BCS National Championships with the Crimson Tide in his collegiate career.

With the Crimson Tide having a lot of depth at the running back position, including future NFL running backs Mark Ingram II and Trent Richardson, Lacy was redshirted for his freshman year.

In 2010, Lacy earned his spot as the third-string tailback behind Ingram and Richardson.

In the season opener against San Jose State, Lacy ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns in his collegiate debut.

For the 2010 season, He finished with 406 yards rushing on 56 carries, an average of 7.25 yards per carry, and six touchdowns.

With Ingram departing for the NFL, Richardson and Lacy advanced to the No. 1 and No. 2 running back spots for the 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team.

In the pre-season, those close to the program opined that "the Richardson-Eddie Lacy duo may put up bigger and better numbers and go down as the best duo in recent history."

Backfield partner Richardson told reporters that Lacy's spin move is what separates him from other backs: "It's the nastiest spin move ever."

The move has earned Lacy the nickname "Circle Button" based on the button on PlayStation's video games that triggers a spin move.

Aaron Suttles of The Tuscaloosa News wrote, "To the fans, Eddie Lacy is a dreadlocked blur, spinning past defenders into the secondary. To his teammates, he's affectionately known as 'Circle Button.'"

In the 2011 season opener against Kent State, Lacy contributed 134 yards of offense, which were 76 receiving yards on three catches and 58 rushing yards on eight carries (an average of 7.3 yards per rushing carry).

In the Tide's second game, Lacy rushed for 85 yards in Alabama's 27–11 win over Penn State.

In the following game, Lacy rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries against North Texas.

His 67-yard touchdown sprint in the fourth quarter was picked as Alabama's Play of the Week.

Against Arkansas, Lacy rushed for 61 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries.

He sustained a foot injury against SEC West rival Arkansas and did not play the following week against Vanderbilt.

During the 2011 regular season, Lacy had 631 rushing yards and seven touchdowns.

His average of 7.5 yards per carry ranked sixth among all players in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.

In 2012, he became the starting running back for Alabama after the departure of Trent Richardson to the NFL.

His backup was true freshman T. J. Yeldon and both he and Yeldon finished the year with over 1,000 yards each.

In the Arkansas game, he had 55 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.

Against Missouri, he had 177 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.

In the Iron Bowl against Auburn, he had 131 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the victory.

He finished the 2012 season rushing for 181 yards and two touchdowns in the 2012 SEC Championship Game and 140 yards and one rushing touchdown, as well as one receiving touchdown in the 2013 BCS Championship Game against Notre Dame.

He was named the Offensive MVP for the BCS Championship game.

Lacy finished the year with 1,322 rushing yards with 17 rushing touchdowns and two receiving touchdowns.

He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.

He was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks.

Lacy attended and graduated from Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana, where he played high school football for the Griffins.

He ran for 1,207 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore, 34 touchdowns as a junior, and one touchdown during his injury-plagued senior season.

On January 11, 2013, he decided to forego his final year and declared for the 2013 NFL draft.

Lacy was one of the top running back prospects in the 2013 NFL draft, with a reputation for agility, strength, and ability to run through tackles.

Lacy was selected in the second round (61st overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2013 NFL draft.

He was the fourth running back to be selected in the 2013 NFL draft.