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Started and played in 12 of South Alabama’s 13 games on the season … finished the season seventh in the nation with 1,316 receiving yards and eighth in the nation with 91 receptions … scored seven touchdowns on the season, including two in a 33-7 victory at Oklahoma State for the program’s second-ever win over a Power 5 opponent … recorded seven games with 100 yards receiving, including six straight weeks of 100-yard receiving games during the season … recorded a season-high 156 receiving yards in the team’s 55-7 win at ULM … named All-Sun Belt First Team at receiver and All-Sun Belt Third Team as an all-purpose player … named a Fourth Team All-American by Phil Steele, as well as First Team All-Sun Belt as a receiver and Fourth Team All-Sun Belt as an all-purpose player.

Saw action in 13 games, all starts… Used as a receiver and primary punt returner… Recorded 21 returns for 189 yards, averaging 9.00 yards per return and scored a touchdown… As a receiver, he finished with a team-high 65 receptions for 816 yards, with six touchdowns… Recorded a career-high 12 receptions for 133 yards against ULM (10/15)… Recorded seven receptions twice, against Troy (10/20) and WKU (12/21) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl… Recorded six receptions against Nicholls (9/3) and Old Dominion (11/26)… Recorded his return touchdown against Louisiana Tech (9/24).

Saw action in 11 games, earning six starts including the first two games of the season against Southern Miss and Bowling Green … Ended the season with 291 yards on 41 receptions … Also recorded 26 yards on the gound on 10 carries … Returned four kicks for 87 yards … Had 10 games of two or more receptions, including a season-best eight receptions for 63 yards against Bowling Green … Hauled in five receptions three times, including in the season opener against Southern Miss for 67 yards … Also caught five passes against Louisiana for 19 yards and five passes for 39 yards against Arkansas State … Best day on the ground came against Texas State with 23 yards on four carries.

In his first year at the collegiate level appeared in all 11 of the Jaguars’ contests, earning a start in the season finale against Troy in the annual “Battle For The Belt” … Ended the season with 98 yards on 11 receptions … Also recorded 20 carries for 112 yards, averaging over five-and-a-half yards per attempt, while running back six kickoffs for an additional 105 yards … Ranked fifth on the team with 318 all-purpose yards … Totalled a season-high 100 all-purpose yards in the match-up with the Trojans, which included a season- and team-best 38 yards on four rushes … Had 53 yards the previous week in a victory at Arkansas State, gaining 26 yards on four carries to go along with a season-long 27-yard kickoff return … Caught four passes for a season-high 32 yards at 15th-ranked Coastal Carolina … Posted a season-long 28-yard catch in win over Texas State in USA’s Sun Belt Conference opener … Carried four times for 18 yards in home opener against Tulane, and had 11 yards on a pair of runs as well as a 12-yard kickoff return the previous week as the Jags defeated Southern Mississippi on the road in his collegiate debut … Returned a kick 26 yards at No. 25 Louisiana.

High School Highlights: Earned three stars from 247Sports.com and two from Rivals.com … Lettered four years in football, basketball and track at Faith Academy … Helped FA to a 17-6 record and back-to-back berths in the state 5A playoffs his final two years at the prep level … Carried 228 times for 1,842 yards and 23 touchdowns his senior season, including running for 100-plus yards on 10 occasions … Added 13 receptions for 129 yards and another two scores as the Rams finished with an 11-1 mark following a first-round victory in the state playoffs … Earned first-team all-state and all-region honors, and was chosen the region’s Offensive Most Valuable Player … Also was a finalist for the 5A Back of the Year and an honorable mention selection on AL.com’s Super All-State Team… Had career highs of 309 yards rushing and five touchdowns in defeat of Mobile Christian School … Ran for 216 yards and two scores in season-opening victory over Bayside Academy … Recorded 195 yards and a pair of touchdowns on just 10 carries in win over Vigor High … Posted 180 yards rushing in win over Satsuma High and 163 yards in defeat of Lumberton HS, scoring twice in each contest … Ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns in victory over Jackson High … Had 147 yards rushing and a touchdown in first-round playoff win over Charles Henderson HS … As a junior had 1,081 all-purpose yards and scored 21 touchdowns as FA went 6-5 after qualifying for postseason action … That included rushing for 747 yards and 15 scores on only 85 attempts … Posted 151 yards and a pair of touchdowns on just six attempts in season-opening victory over Bogue Chitto HS … Carried 14 times for 137 yards and four scores in defeat of LeFlore HS … Also scored twice in contests against Wilcox Central HS, Jackson High and Mount Olive HS.

Personal: Full name is Caullin Stefan Lacy … Born Dec. 22, 2001, in Mobile, Ala. … Son of Quincy and Shanta Lacy … Is the middle of three boys … Favorite food is chicken … Favorite subject is math … Likes to play sports and games in his free time … Is a sport management and recreation studies major.