Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Michigan State
Gerald Holmes
RB • 6'1" • 231 lbs • Flint, MI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Gerald Holmes leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Gerald Holmes built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Flint, MI wearing No. 24, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Gerald Holmes' career was his backfield work:...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Gerald Holmes, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Michigan State. Gerald Holmes leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,522
- Rushing yards
- 1,302
- Receiving yards
- 220
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Gerald Holmes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,522
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Bernard
- High school pipeline
- St. Bernard · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 367 scrimmage yards · RB 249th (top 42%) · Big Ten 69th (top 27%) · National 661st (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 35.6 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan State | 12 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 65.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 616 | 534 | 82 | 8 | 65.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 11 | 479 | 431 | 48 | 5 | 54.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 11 | 365 | 285 | 80 | 2 | 49.8 |
Related Context
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Gerald Holmes played RB for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Gerald Holmes recorded 1,302 rushing yards, 220 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Michigan State paired 632 primary output with 51 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 36.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
33.4
Efficiency
36.7
Usage
13
Consistency
67.4
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 2. Bowling Green: 48. Western Michigan: 35. Notre Dame: 52. Iowa: 8. Michigan: 27. Northwestern: 38. Penn State: 21. Ohio State: 11. Maryland: 64. Rutgers: 61
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 6 by 3.5. Bowling Green: 10 by 47.8. Western Michigan: 8 by 45.6. Notre Dame: 8 by 50. Iowa: 4 by 20.8. Michigan: 11 by 25.6. Northwestern: 8 by 36. Penn State: 4 by 34.4. Ohio State: 6 by 19.1. Maryland: 11 by 60.6. Rutgers: 11 by 60
Split Comparison
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Wins33.3 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses33.7 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
60.6 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | vs Washington State | W 42-17 | 6 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | — | — | 0.3 |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Rutgers | W 40-7 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Maryland | W 17-7 | 11 | 64 | 5.80 | 0 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Ohio State | L 3-48 | 6 | 11 | 1.80 | 0 | — | — | 1.8 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Penn State | W 27-24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Northwestern | L 31-39 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Michigan | W 14-10 | 11 | 27 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Iowa | W 17-10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sun 9/24 | vs Notre Dame | L 18-38 | 6 | 22 | 3.70 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 6.5 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Western Michigan | W 28-14 | 8 | 35 | 4.40 | 0 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Bowling Green | W 35-10 | 9 | 40 | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4.8 |
Player Story
Gerald Holmes story
Gerald Holmes built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Flint, MI wearing No. 24, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Gerald Holmes' career was his backfield work: 1,302 rushing yards, 295 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 220 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Michigan State. 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 220 receiving yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.
The arc is straightforward: Gerald Holmes 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
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Michigan State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 44 | 30.2 | 10.9 | 44 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan State | 632 | 51 | 17.9 | 588 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 632 | 51 | 17.9 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 479 | 38.9 | 16.1 | -153 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan State | 367 | 36.7 | 13 | -112 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan State | 367 | 36.7 | 13 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nebraska
Week 10 · L 38-39 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
118
Scrimmage Yards
84.9 takeover
118 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.
#2
@ Notre Dame
Week 3 · W 36-28
100
Scrimmage Yards
77.5 takeover
Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
100 scrimmage yards and 18.3 usage.
#3
vs Penn State
Week 13 · W 55-16 · Conference game
100
Scrimmage Yards
73.6 takeover
Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
100 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.
#4
vs BYU
Week 6 · L 14-31
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Scrimmage Yards
73.4 takeover
Loss with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
79 scrimmage yards and 42.2 usage.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 12 · W 17-7 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
73.3 takeover
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
64 scrimmage yards and 20.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Michigan State
632 primary output · 51 efficiency · 17.9 usage
65.1
#2
2015 Regular Season · Michigan State
65.1
632 primary · 51 efficiency · 17.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
54.6
479 primary · 38.9 efficiency · 16.1 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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