2025 Football Roster

Jersey Number 28
DeJuan Lacy
- Position:
- Running Back
 
- Height:
- 5-8
 
- Weight:
- 203
 
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
 
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
 
- High School:
- North Crowley
 
- Prev School:
- Garden City CC
 
- Major:
- Communication
 
Junior in the classroom ... Mid-year transfer from Garden City Community College who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2025 ⦠Earned first collegiate letter during lone season at Garden City ⦠Played in 12 career games (1/2023, 11/2024) ⦠Rushed for 1,117 yards on 164 carries with 14 touchdowns ⦠Caught nine passes for 152 yards (16.9 ypc) with a pair of scores.
2024 (Garden City): NJCAA Honorable Mention All-America selection after rushing for 1,119 yards on 163 carries (6.9 ypr) with 14 touchdowns ⦠Recorded seven career 100-plus rushing games with a career-best 193 against Iowa Central CC ⦠Hauled down nine passes for 152 yards with two touchdowns ⦠Had five kick returns for 84 yards (16.8 avg.) ⦠In all, tallied 1,355 all-purpose yards with 16 scores and a two-point conversion ⦠Ran for 100 or more yards in a game against Coffeyville CC (126 yards), Ellsworth CC (122), Community Christian (126), Independence CC (115), Butler CC (115), Highland CC (133) and Iowa Central CC (193) ⦠Rushed for at least one score in seven of 11 contests (multiple five times) ⦠Ran for a career-best three scores in a game on two occasions (Community Christian and Highland CC) ⦠Caught a personal-best three passes against Coffeyville CC and Ellsworth CC ⦠Hauled in receiving scores against Ellsworth CC and Butler CC ... Career-long reception of 54 yards was against Butler CC ⦠Career-long run of 64 yards was at Community Christian.
High School: Played in 31 career games at North Crowley ⦠Tallied 3,941 career total yards for an average of 127.1 per contest ⦠Tallied 3,581 yards on the ground in 572 carries (6.3 ypr) with 30 touchdowns ⦠Hauled down 26 passes for 357 yards (13.7 ypc) with three additional scores ⦠Completed lone pass attempts for three yards ⦠Ran for 100 or more yards in a game 20 times in his career (200-plus on five occasions) ⦠As a senior, ran for 1,707 yards on 263 carries (6.5 ypr) with 15 scores ⦠Caught six passes for 71 yards ⦠During junior campaign, rushed 127 times for 739 yards (5.8 ypr) with seven touchdowns and hauled down 10 passes for 224 yards and three additional scores ⦠During sophomore season, rushed for 1,135 yards on 182 carries (6.2 ypr) with eight touchdowns while catching 10 passes for 62 yards.
2024 (Garden City): NJCAA Honorable Mention All-America selection after rushing for 1,119 yards on 163 carries (6.9 ypr) with 14 touchdowns ⦠Recorded seven career 100-plus rushing games with a career-best 193 against Iowa Central CC ⦠Hauled down nine passes for 152 yards with two touchdowns ⦠Had five kick returns for 84 yards (16.8 avg.) ⦠In all, tallied 1,355 all-purpose yards with 16 scores and a two-point conversion ⦠Ran for 100 or more yards in a game against Coffeyville CC (126 yards), Ellsworth CC (122), Community Christian (126), Independence CC (115), Butler CC (115), Highland CC (133) and Iowa Central CC (193) ⦠Rushed for at least one score in seven of 11 contests (multiple five times) ⦠Ran for a career-best three scores in a game on two occasions (Community Christian and Highland CC) ⦠Caught a personal-best three passes against Coffeyville CC and Ellsworth CC ⦠Hauled in receiving scores against Ellsworth CC and Butler CC ... Career-long reception of 54 yards was against Butler CC ⦠Career-long run of 64 yards was at Community Christian.
High School: Played in 31 career games at North Crowley ⦠Tallied 3,941 career total yards for an average of 127.1 per contest ⦠Tallied 3,581 yards on the ground in 572 carries (6.3 ypr) with 30 touchdowns ⦠Hauled down 26 passes for 357 yards (13.7 ypc) with three additional scores ⦠Completed lone pass attempts for three yards ⦠Ran for 100 or more yards in a game 20 times in his career (200-plus on five occasions) ⦠As a senior, ran for 1,707 yards on 263 carries (6.5 ypr) with 15 scores ⦠Caught six passes for 71 yards ⦠During junior campaign, rushed 127 times for 739 yards (5.8 ypr) with seven touchdowns and hauled down 10 passes for 224 yards and three additional scores ⦠During sophomore season, rushed for 1,135 yards on 182 carries (6.2 ypr) with eight touchdowns while catching 10 passes for 62 yards.
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