Running back, Duke (from Cal Poly), 2022–⁠26

Paul Holyfield Jr.

Number
No. 83
Height
6′0″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA

Paul Holyfield Jr. plays running back for Duke, after Cal Poly (2022–⁠25).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Cal Poly301264.2117
2023Cal Poly521252.4112
2025Cal Poly26833.2023
Career1083343.1223

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Cal Poly33812.7039
2023Cal Poly231667.2020
2025Cal Poly5408.0027
Career312447.9039

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Cal Poly5800

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Cal Poly83RBYr 1
2023Cal Poly83RBYr 2
2025Cal Poly83RBYr 4
2026Duke83RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″200

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Cal Poly (FCS)9-0.44––-4.0–
2023Cal Poly (FCS)77-0.083rd (n=450)0.17-6.112%
2025Cal Poly (FCS)34-0.06––-2.16%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Cal Poly 8 games, 83 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atSan DiegoW 41–⁠172−10–––
Sep 6atUtahL 9–⁠63130130
Sep 20atStephen F. AustinL 17–⁠35240–––
Oct 4vs.UC DavisL 27–⁠3411240–––
Oct 11atMontanaL 9–⁠2885303100
Nov 8atIdaho StateL 17–⁠271−50–––
Nov 15atNorthern ArizonaL 27–⁠35–––1270
Nov 22vs.Eastern WashingtonW 43–⁠34150–––
2023 Cal Poly 10 games, 125 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.San DiegoW 27–⁠10430–––
Sep 9atSan José StateL 3–⁠5961003170
Sep 23atPortland StateL 21–⁠592−40–––
Sep 30vs.UC DavisL 13–⁠3141204470
Oct 7vs.IdahoL 14–⁠4283303120
Oct 14atMontana StateL 19–⁠597250190
Oct 21vs.Northern ColoradoW 24–⁠17–––260
Nov 4atEastern WashingtonL 13–⁠48122202200
Nov 11atSacramento StateL 30–⁠4172714100
Nov 18vs.Weber StateL 21–⁠482−304450

No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Lincoln (CA), so that game is not listed.

2022 Cal Poly 3 games, 126 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 29atUC DavisL 17–⁠59135601−10
Nov 5atMontanaL 0–⁠579110–––
Nov 19vs.Portland StateW 49–⁠4285912390

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

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