Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/26Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (11.5%).
Fred Holly III
Last confirmed: Hawai'i, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Riverside, CA
Fred Holly III: RB · Hawai'i · #21.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fred Holly III
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has spent three seasons in the Hawai'i backfield. A game that shows it: 84 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Fresno State — Week 10, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-38vs Arizona | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-52@ No. 23 Washington | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-16vs Central Arkansas | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | W 54-3@ Nevada | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-59@ No. 14 Boise State | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | L 26-56vs Air Force | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-41vs Fresno State | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 1 | 32 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 42-40vs San José State | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 12 | W 21-7@ UNLV | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 14-11vs San Diego State | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-31vs Army | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 52 | 292 | 5.6 | 2 | 32 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2019
L 38-41
vs Fresno State
84 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
With C. McDonald — 275 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 17 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · C. Byrd II — 8 rec · 97 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 12 · UNLV · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA −4.08Cole McDonald pass complete to Fred Holly III for no gain to the UNLV 3
- Week 1 · Arizona · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA −3.86Fred Holly III run for 9 yds to the Ariz 32 Fred Holly III fumbled, recovered by Ariz Colin Schooler , return for 10 yds to the Ariz 32
- Week 13 · San Diego State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.11Fred Holly III run for 11 yds for a TD (Ryan Meskell KICK)
- Week 10 · Fresno State · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.37Fred Holly III run for 32 yds to the FrsSt 1 for a
- Week 4 · Central Arkansas · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.27Fred Holly III run for 5 yds to the Hawa 45 for a
- Week 10 · Fresno State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.94Fred Holly III run for 11 yds to the Hawa 42 for a
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Fresno State · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Fred Holly III run for 1 yd for a TD (Ryan Meskell KICK)
- Week 5 · Nevada · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.80Fred Holly III run for 16 yds to the Nevad 1 for a
- Week 13 · San Diego State · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.65Fred Holly III run for 15 yds to the Hawa 43 for a
- Week 5 · Nevada · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.53Fred Holly III run for 8 yds to the Nevad 45 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
52 of 52 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
58%52 carriesFumble rate
1.9%1 of 52 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds21%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds19%of carries
10 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds38%of carries
20 carries
Explosive
10+ yds21%of carries
11 carries
4 of 5 (80%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 3 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.6 yds/carry on 52 carries · 21% explosive (10+ yds) · 58% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Nick Rolovich — 21-20 over that span.
2017Hawai'i3-9HC: Nick Rolovich · Balanced
2018Hawai'i8-6HC: Nick Rolovich · Pass-leaning
2019Hawai'i10-5HC: Nick Rolovich · Pass-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 26.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 27.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 29.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 24.5 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
60.7%
634 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
69.6
15 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
671 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
52 carries and 2 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Hawai'i
- 2020 Hawai'i GrahamYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Hawai'i RolovichYear 3 · 11 games
- 2018 Hawai'i RolovichYear 2 · 14 games
- 2017 Hawai'i RolovichYear 1 · 2 games
How it ended
Three seasons at Hawai'i, 785 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coaches2017–2019
Hawai'i
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Todd Graham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.