Zac Elam - Football - Coastal Carolina University Athletics

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Joined the team in January 2023 as a mid-year enrollee
Participated in 2023 spring practice
Played in 12 games while making eight starts
Started final seven games of the season at center
Helped Coastal rank 24th nationally in sacks allowed
Offense ranked ranked first in the Sun Belt in passing yards per attempt (8.49) and third in yards per play (6.33) and sacks allowed (16)
Helped Grayson McCall become Coastal Carolina's career leader in passing yards
Paved way for Chants to run for season-high 278 yards against Old Dominion (Nov. 4)
Helped Coastal rack up season-high 569 yards of offense against Appalachian State (Oct. 10)
Allowed Chants to possess the ball for season-high 37:16 in the 2023 EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl against San Jose State (Dec. 23)
Part of unit that allowed Coastal to rush for season-high 7.00 yards per attempt against Army (Nov. 18)
Helped Coastal average season-high 9.36 yards per play against Duquesne (Sept. 16)
Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2024 spring semester

Prior to Coastal Carolina

2022 (Sophomore) at West Florida

Named to the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association All-Super Region Two second team
Was an All-Gulf South Conference first-team selection at center
Helped to pave the way for the Argos' potent ground attack that ranked seventh in the NCAA Division II in rushing offense with 233.9 yards per game and 15th in total offense at 441.9 yards per game
Part of the UWF starting offensive line that allowed just 14 sacks in 2022, just 1.0 per game
Served as the center for the Argos in all 14 games on the season, leading the team to a 12-2 record and a spot in the NCAA Division II National Semifinals
UNF finished the season ranked No. 4 in the final 2022 AFCA D2 Coaches’ Top 25 poll
Graded out at over 92 percent for the season

2021 (Freshman) at West Florida

Started the first two games at center as a true freshman before suffering an injury
Made starts up front on the offensive line versus McNeese (Sept. 4) and Southwest Baptist (Sept. 11)
Also played against West Alabama (Nov. 6) and Newberry (Nov. 20)
Helped the Argos go 9-2 on the season and post wins over FCS member McNeese State (Sept. 4), No. 21/13 Texas A&M-Commerce (Sept. 18), No. 23/21 West Alabama (Nov. 6), and No. 2 Valdosta State (Nov. 13)
Advanced to the 2021 NCAA Division II Championship – Super Region 2 game, falling in overtime to Newberry 33-30 (Nov. 20)

High School

Was ranked a three-star center for the Class of 2020 by 247sports and ESPN
Ranked as high as the No. 1 center in the state of Florida and No. 21 center in the country for the Class of 2020 by ESPN
Played for coach Chris Harvey at Clearwater Central Catholic HS
Played center and nose guard
Helped the Marauders to the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Region Championships
Was part of the Clearwater Central Catholic team that went 12-1 overall and advanced to the semifinals of the 2018 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 3A state championship tournament
A member of the Marauders team that advanced to the 2017 FHSAA Class 3A state championship game and finished state runner-up with an 11-1 overall record
Older brother, Marshall, also played football at West Florida
Younger brother, Shane, plays football at Navy
Was a high school teammate of fellow Chant Kennedy Roberts
Chose West Florida over Air Force, Army, Southern Miss, Middle Tennessee, Charleston Southern, Jacksonville State, UT-Martin, The Citadel, Bryant, Central Arkansas, Jacksonville, North Alabama, and Sacred Heart

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