Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/21Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (9.5%).
Brandon Holloway
Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · Tampa, FL · Alonso
Brandon Holloway: RB · Mississippi State · #10.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brandon Holloway
Wins in space out of the backfield. This is his third year in the same backfield at Mississippi State. One game to point at: 80 rushing yards and 1 receiving yards against Massachusetts — Week 4, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Mississippi State in the news
- Students rally for Nolan Wells
- Billy Puckett named QB1
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 50 | 226 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2015 | Mississippi State | 92 | 413 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 45 | 294 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Career | 187 | 933 | 5.0 | 2 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Mississippi State | 33 | 396 | 12.0 | 5 |
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Career | 52 | 497 | 9.6 | 5 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-21vs South Alabama | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-14vs South Carolina | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-23@ No. 20 LSU | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 47-35@ Massachusetts | 10 | 80 | 8.0 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs Auburn | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-28vs No. 7 Texas A&M | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-51@ No. 1 Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 55-20@ Ole Miss | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
 Bowl | W 17-16vs Miami (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 50 | 226 | 4.5 | 1 | 22 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2016
L 20-21
48 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · 5 rec · 40 yds
With D. Williams — 143 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.2 · 93 rush yds (12 car) · L. Cooke — 44.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 57 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · South Alabama · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.26Brandon Holloway run for 20 yds to the SAlab 44 for a
- Week 1 · South Alabama · 1st and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.20Brandon Holloway run for 7 yds for a TD, (Westin Graves KICK)
- Week 2 · South Carolina · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.80Brandon Holloway run for 22 yds to the MISSSTATE 44 for a MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, personal foul (Justin Johnson) to the MisSt 41 for a
- Week 1 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.77Brandon Holloway run for 2 yds to the SAlab 25 MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the SAlab 35
- Week 1 · South Alabama · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.71Damian Williams pass complete to Brandon Holloway for 11 yds to the SAlab 37 for a
- Week 1 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.52Damian Williams pass complete to Brandon Holloway for 19 yds to the SAlab 41 for a
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Massachusetts · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.45Brandon Holloway run for 16 yds to the MisSt 42 for a
- Week 1 · South Alabama · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.36Brandon Holloway run for 8 yds to the MisSt 42 MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the MisSt 48
- Week 1 · Miami (OH) · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.24Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Brandon Holloway for a loss of 1 yard to the MisSt 36
- Week 4 · Massachusetts · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.20Brandon Holloway run for 19 yds to the UMass 32 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
50 of 50 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
30%50 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds26%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds30%of carries
15 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
16 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
6 carries
4.5 yds/carry on 50 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 30% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Dan Mullen — 25-14 over that span.
2014Mississippi State10-3HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2015Mississippi State9-4HC: Dan Mullen · Balanced
2016Mississippi State6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 31.5 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 25.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 34.7 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 6.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
44.3%
411 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
50 carries and 15 catches in 9 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Mississippi State
- 2016 Mississippi State MullenYear 5 · 9 games
- 2015 Mississippi State MullenYear 4 · 13 games
- 2014 Mississippi State MullenYear 3 · 13 games
- 2013 Mississippi State MullenYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Mississippi State MullenYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Mississippi State in 2012 as a 3-star recruit, No. 859 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Mississippi State in the 2012 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Mississippi State, 933 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 35 games over 3 seasons.
2012
- Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Alonso
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coach2012–2016
Mississippi State
Played his entire career under Dan Mullen.