George Holani: RB · Boise State · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
George Holani
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Boise State. The first career honor came in 2022: All-Mountain West. A game that shows it: 178 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against Utah State — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
31.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 15.3% of his carries. 10 carries for 51 yds vs Washington; 15 for 178 vs Utah State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (19.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boise State | 133 | 744 | 5.6 | 7 | 75 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 221 | 1,157 | 5.2 | 10 | 59 |
| 2021 | Boise State | 119 | 569 | 4.8 | 1 | 38 |
| 2020 | Boise State | 19 | 108 | 5.7 | 1 | 34 |
| 2019 | Boise State | 186 | 990 | 5.3 | 6 | 50 |
| Career | 678 | 3,568 | 5.3 | 25 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boise State | 17 | 199 | 11.7 | 0 | 45 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 24 | 151 | 6.3 | 3 | 22 |
| 2021 | Boise State | 14 | 169 | 12.1 | 0 | 40 |
| 2020 | Boise State | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 2 | 17 |
| 2019 | Boise State | 26 | 206 | 7.9 | 3 | 25 |
| Career | 88 | 777 | 8.8 | 8 | 45 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 19-56@ No. 10 Washington | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | W 32-7vs Wyoming | 20 | 75 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-37@ Fresno State | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-14vs New Mexico | 16 | 95 | 5.9 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-10@ Utah State | 15 | 178 | 11.9 | 2 | 75 | Season-high 178 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 27-19vs Air Force | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | W 44-20@ UNLV | 20 | 76 | 3.8 | 0 | 31 | |
 Bowl | L 22-35vs UCLA | 17 | 138 | 8.1 | 2 | 66 | |
| Total | 133 | 744 | 5.6 | 7 | 75 |
Bowl · 2023
L 22-35
vs UCLA · neutral site
138 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 45 yds
With J. Ferguson-Reynolds — 51.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20 · A. Jeanty — 85 rush yds (17 car) · 4 rec · 17 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%114 carriesFumble rate
1.5%2 of 133 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.6 yds/carry on 133 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 74.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 96.0 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 94.5 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 92.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
40.0%
367 pass / 551 run
Plays / game
65.6
14 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #65 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Boise State, 3,568 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 47 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bryan Harsin, Andy Avalos, and Spencer Danielson. Multi-era developmental context.
