Player Career

Jay Hollingsworth Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jay Hollingsworth story

Jay Hollingsworth built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Sanford, NC wearing No. 27, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Jay Hollingsworth's career was his backfield work: 860 rushing yards, 234 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 429 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Duke. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 429 receiving yards and 37 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke.

The arc is straightforward: Jay Hollingsworth moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Duke

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2008200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonDuke58739.220.3
2009 Regular SeasonDuke26629.912.7-321
2010 Regular SeasonDuke204418.4-62
2011 Regular SeasonDuke23238.17.428

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs North Carolina

Week 14 · L 20-28 · Conference game

Loss with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

111

Scrimmage Yards

80.7 takeover

111 scrimmage yards and 26.8 usage.

#2

@ Miami

Week 12 · L 16-34 · Conference game

56

Scrimmage Yards

73.7 takeover

Loss with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

56 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.

#3

vs Miami

Week 7 · L 13-28 · Conference game

74

Scrimmage Yards

73.7 takeover

Loss with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

74 scrimmage yards and 17.5 usage.

#4

vs NC State

Week 11 · L 17-27 · Conference game

103

Scrimmage Yards

68.5 takeover

Loss with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

103 scrimmage yards and 21.5 usage.

#5

vs Tulane

Week 4 · W 48-27

76

Scrimmage Yards

68.3 takeover

Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Duke

587 primary output · 39.2 efficiency · 20.3 usage

63.6

#2

2009 Regular Season · Duke

41.9

266 primary · 29.9 efficiency · 12.7 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Duke

37.8

232 primary · 38.1 efficiency · 7.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games