Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/19Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (10.5%).
Gerald Holmes
Last confirmed: Michigan State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 231 lb · Flint, MI
Gerald Holmes: RB · Michigan State · #24.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Gerald Holmes
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. This is his fourth year in the same backfield at Michigan State. On tape: 64 rushing yards against Maryland, Week 12, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Michigan State in the news
- $10M donation to MSU athletics
Lansing State Journal Oct 23 - Michigan State fires head coach
Yahoo Sports Oct 21 - Fitzgerald takes responsibility for middle finger
The State News Oct 13
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michigan State | 79 | 287 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 91 | 431 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 110 | 540 | 4.9 | 8 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Career | 295 | 1,302 | 4.4 | 14 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michigan State | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 220 | 7.6 | 1 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-10vs Bowling Green | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-14vs Western Michigan | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-38vs Notre Dame | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-10vs Iowa | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-10@ No. 7 Michigan | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-39@ Northwestern | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-24vs No. 7 Penn State | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-48@ No. 11 Ohio State | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-7vs Maryland | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 40-7@ Rutgers | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 1 | 13 | |
 Bowl | W 42-17vs No. 21 Washington State | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 79 | 287 | 3.6 | 1 | 16 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2017
L 18-38
vs Notre Dame
2 rec · 30 yds · 1 TD · 22 rush yds (6 car)
With B. Lewerke — 340 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 61.7 · 56 rush yds (9 car) · J. Hartbarger — 49 yards per punt · 3 punts · 57 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Notre Dame · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Brian Lewerke pass complete to Gerald Holmes for 25 yds for a TD, (Brian Lewerke pass to Cody White for Two-Point Conversion)
- Week 4 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −2.14Gerald Holmes run for 5 yds to the NDame 33 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the NDame 43
- Week 13 · Rutgers · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.07Gerald Holmes run for 2 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
- Week 10 · Penn State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.96Brian Lewerke pass complete to Gerald Holmes for 15 yds to the PnSt 33 for a
- Week 1 · Washington State · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −1.90Gerald Holmes run for a loss of 3 yards to the MchSt 41
- Week 6 · Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.58Gerald Holmes run for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 48
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.41Gerald Holmes run for 16 yds to the MchSt 33 for a
- Week 12 · Maryland · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.37Gerald Holmes run for 16 yds to the Mary 21 for a
- Week 13 · Rutgers · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.33Gerald Holmes run for 10 yds to the Rutgr 26 for a
- Week 12 · Maryland · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +1.18Gerald Holmes run for 13 yds to the Mary 4 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
79 of 79 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
29%72 carriesFumble rate
1.3%1 of 79 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds49%of carries
39 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds27%of carries
21 carries
Explosive
10+ yds9%of carries
7 carries
1 of 3 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.6 yds/carry on 79 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 29% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 36-16 over that span.
2014Michigan State11-2HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2015Michigan State12-2HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning
2016Michigan State3-9HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning
2017Michigan State10-3HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 29.2 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 27.5 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 22.3 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 30.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
44.3%
423 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
79 carries and 8 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Michigan State
- 2017 Michigan State DantonioYear 5 · 11 games
- 2016 Michigan State DantonioYear 4 · 11 games
- 2015 Michigan State DantonioYear 3 · 12 games
- 2014 Michigan State DantonioYear 2 · 2 games
- 2013 Michigan State DantonioYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 1,302 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coach2013–2017
Michigan State
Played his entire career under Mark Dantonio.