Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 33 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-32@ Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 56 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 |
#23
Stacy Gage
Sophomore running back for LSU. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 206 lb · Tampa, FL · St. Thomas Aquinas HS
Transferred UCF → LSU for 2026
The numbers
56
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 33 rush yds, vs Clemson
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore running back for LSU. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCF in 2024.
- Transferred from UCF to LSU in 2026.
Stacy Gage
Stacy Gage has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 33 rush yds against Clemson, Week 1, 2026.
56 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 15 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with UCF3-star out of St. Thomas Aquinas
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
LSU
Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Wilson → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to LSU
2025UCF
2026LSU
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Stacy Gage's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–10
vs Clemson
33 rush yds (8 car)
Dominant 41-point win at home against Clemson.
With S. Leavitt — 230 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 113 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · W. Watkins — 14 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Clemson · 4&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.55(00:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush left for 12 yards gain to the CLEM24 (#54 K.Cody; #18 K.Griffin), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA -1.30(14:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush left for 0 yards to the LSU35 (#33 C.Story; #47 S.Brown)
- Week 1 · Clemson · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.28(00:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush right for 9 yards gain to the LSU35 (#5 R.Hanafin)
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.25(10:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush right for 10 yards gain to the LSU30 (#20 T.Jones; #13 M.Moultrie II), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.89(14:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush middle for 1 yard gain to the LSU36 (#33 C.Story; #95 A.Adams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Ole Miss · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA -0.87(05:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush right for 0 yards to the LSU31 (#49 T.Butler)
- Week 1 · Clemson · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +0.74(06:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CLEM39 (#7 J.Alexander), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.59(04:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CLEM39 (#56 A.Burburija; #14 L.Merritt)
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.56(03:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush middle for 2 yards gain to the LAT34 (#16 T.Rogers), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Ole Miss · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.39(04:53) Shotgun #23 S.Gage rush middle for 1 yard gain to the OM27 (#4 S.Perkins)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced
2026LSU2-1HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 26.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 18.7 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
41.9%
104 pass / 144 run
Plays / game
82.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
115 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The backfield · LSU
- #29Caden Durham505 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Harlem Berry491 rushing yards · 2025
- #13Dilin Jones300 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Rod Gainey Jr.260 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Stacy Gage63 rushing yards · 2025
2 more on the roster · LSU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology