Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/27Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (14.8%).
Caziah Holmes
Caziah Holmes is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Florida State.
Holmes just keeps getting the ball, series after series. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: James Franklin and Mike Norvell. On tape: 40 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Pittsburgh, Week 7, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida State | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 2 | 16 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 15 | 84 | 5.6 | 3 | 18 |
| 2023 | Florida State | 29 | 185 | 6.4 | 2 | 40 |
| 2021 | Penn State | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | Penn State | 51 | 227 | 4.5 | 2 | 36 |
| Career | 118 | 612 | 5.2 | 9 | 40 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 2 | 26 |
| 2021 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Penn State | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 2 | 26 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs No. 8 Alabama | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 77-3vs East Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-46@ Virginia | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34vs Pittsburgh | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 1 | 12 | Season-high 40 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 34-14vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 2 | 16 |
Signature game
Week 7 · 2025
L 31-34
vs Pittsburgh
40 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
With T. Castellanos — 245 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.7 · 12 rush yds (8 car) · M. Chiumento — 45.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Caziah Holmes run for 1 yd for a TD (Jake Weinberg KICK)
- Week 1 · Alabama · 1st and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.69Caziah Holmes run for 4 yds for a TD (Jake Weinberg KICK)
- Week 7 · Pittsburgh · 1st and 20 · Q4 · EPA −1.54Caziah Holmes run for 2 yds to the FSU 49 Caziah Holmes fumbled, recovered by PITT Jahsear Whittington
- Week 2 · East Texas A&M · 1st and 1 · Q1 · EPA −1.13Caziah Holmes run for a loss of 1 yard to the ETAM 2
- Week 5 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.75Caziah Holmes run for 16 yds to the UVA 5 for a
- Week 2 · East Texas A&M · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA −0.63Caziah Holmes run for 2 yds to the ETAM 42
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.42Caziah Holmes run for 16 yds to the UVA 21 for a
- Week 7 · Pittsburgh · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.41Caziah Holmes run for 12 yds to the FSU 18 for a
- Week 2 · East Texas A&M · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −0.39Caziah Holmes run for 1 yd to the ETAM 1
- Week 7 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +0.36Caziah Holmes run for 4 yds to the FSU 28 for a
Teams and coaches
2020Penn State4-5HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced
2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced
2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 14.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 32.0 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 20.2 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
40.3%
339 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
70.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
18 carries in 5 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, two schools
- 2025 Florida State NorvellYear 6 · 5 games
- 2024 Florida State NorvellYear 5 · 7 games
- 2023 Florida State NorvellYear 4 · 8 games
- 2022 Florida State NorvellYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- Aug 2022 Entered the transfer portalPenn State to Florida State
- 2021 Penn State FranklinYear 2 · 3 games
- 2020 Penn State FranklinYear 1 · 8 games
- High school CocoaCocoa, FL · Class of 2020Four-star, No. 192 in the 2020 class. Signed with Penn State.Also from Cocoa: Javion Hilson (Virginia Tech), Jayvan Boggs (Florida State), Brady Hart (Texas A&M) and 9 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Penn State to Florida State, Aug 16, 2022.
A stat line in 31 games over five seasons.
2020 8 games
- Signed with Penn StateFour-star, out of Cocoa
2023 8 games
- Transferred to Florida Statefrom Penn State
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coaches2020–2021
Penn State
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: James Franklin and Mike Norvell.