Running back, Michigan State, 2013–⁠17

Gerald Holmes

Lettered 2015–⁠17 (school media guide)

Number
No. 24
Height
6′1″
Weight
231 lb
Hometown
Flint, MI

Gerald Holmes played running back at Michigan State (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

117rushing yards, career highat Nebraska, 20152rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Notre Dame, 2016

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2013 and 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Michigan State15442.908
2015Michigan State1105404.9843
2016Michigan State914314.7573
2017Michigan State792873.6116
Career2951,3024.41473

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Michigan State10929.2024
2016Michigan State11484.409
2017Michigan State88010.0125
Career292207.6125

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Michigan State24RB
2014Michigan State24RB
2015Michigan State24RB
2016Michigan State24RB
2017Michigan State24RB6′1″231

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014Michigan State15-0.16––-2.5––
2015Michigan State1210.1766th (n=268)0.1220.414%0.22
2016Michigan State1090.0114th (n=259)0.130.813%0.15
2017Michigan State89-0.112nd (n=287)0.12-9.411%-0.04

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Michigan State 11 games, 287 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Bowling GreenW 35–⁠1094001618
Sep 9vs.Western MichiganW 28–⁠14835013––
Sep 23vs.Notre DameL 18–⁠3862206230
Sep 30vs.IowaW 17–⁠104803––
Oct 7atMichiganW 14–⁠101127015––
Oct 28atNorthwesternL 31–⁠3951304325
Nov 4vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠243603115
Nov 11atOhio StateL 3–⁠4861103––
Nov 18vs.MarylandW 17–⁠71164016––
Nov 25atRutgersW 40–⁠7105911312
Dec 28 ✦vs.Washington StateW 42–⁠176201––
2016 Michigan State 11 games, 431 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17atNotre DameW 36–⁠2813100273––
Sep 24vs.WisconsinL 6–⁠301000––
Oct 1atIndianaL 21–⁠2495102211
Oct 8vs.BYUL 14–⁠311557116422
Oct 15vs.NorthwesternL 40–⁠54550315
Oct 22atMarylandL 17–⁠281359126––
Oct 29vs.MichiganL 23–⁠3261405––
Nov 5atIllinoisL 27–⁠311278120315
Nov 12vs.RutgersW 49–⁠0952025––
Nov 19vs.Ohio StateL 16–⁠172−800––
Nov 26atPenn StateL 12–⁠456230825
2015 Michigan State 12 games, 540 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atWestern MichiganW 37–⁠2495412010
Sep 19vs.Air ForceW 35–⁠213705––
Sep 26vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠10422211117
Oct 10atRutgersW 31–⁠24537030––
Oct 17atMichiganW 27–⁠2383307––
Oct 24vs.IndianaW 52–⁠261039122228
Nov 7atNebraskaL 38–⁠392211714311
Nov 14vs.MarylandW 24–⁠71883114––
Nov 21atOhio StateW 17–⁠141465114––
Nov 28vs.Penn StateW 55–⁠161264110336
Dec 5vs.IowaW 16–⁠13313010––
Dec 31 ✦vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠382605210
2014 Michigan State 2 games, 44 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Jacksonville StateW 45–⁠782807––
Sep 20vs.Eastern MichiganW 73–⁠1471608––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′0⅛″
Weight221 lb
Arm length33⅛″
Hand size10½″
40-yard dash4.63 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′8″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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