Green Bay Packers select RB Eddie Lacy in second round of draft
GREEN BAY (WITI) -- The Green Bay Packers have selected Alabama running back Eddie Lacy with the 61st overall pick in the 2013 draft.
Detailed information on his college career stats are as follows:
2012 (JUNIOR): Assumed the role of the Tide's feature running back en route to earning first team All-SEC honors ... has started all 13 games while rushing for a team-high 1,182 yards on 184 carries ... his 16 rushing touchdowns are tied for fifth in the Alabama single-season record books ... averaging 6.4 yards per carry ... has 20 receptions for 172 yards and a score ... ranks 42nd nationally in rushing with 90.9 yards per game (fourth in the SEC) ... has a team-best 73 runs that have resulted in a first down or a touchdown ... averaging 121.8 all-purpose yards over past 10 games (104.2 for season) ... has 26 "explosive" rushes (12-plus yards) ... Alabama offensive player of the week six times (Arkansas, Florida Atlantic, Missouri, Texas A&M, Auburn and Georgia).
2011 (SOPHOMORE): Lacy was the first running back off the bench for Alabama in 2011 ... second on the team with 674 yards on 95 carries ... ... ranked ninth in the SEC and just outside the top 100 nationally with 56.2 yards per game ... had 16 rushes of 12 yards or longer ... had 27 first down rushes along with six first downs receiving along with seven rushing touchdowns ... caught 11 passes for 131 yards ... was named the Offensive Player of the Week three times by the UA coaching staff ... battled turf toe throughout the second half of the season, missing the Vanderbilt game.
2010 (FRESHMAN): Lacy came off the bench and gave the Tide an added dimension in the running game ... played a significant role on special teams for the Tide, starting on the kickoff coverage unit ... rushed 56 times for 406 yards and six touchdowns ... added two catches for 18 yards and registered four tackles on kickoff coverage ... 19 of his 56 carries went for a first down or a touchdown.
2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his initial season at Alabama.