Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/19Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (10.5%).
Gerald Holmes
Gerald Holmes: RB · Michigan State · #24.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Gerald Holmes
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Fourth year in the same backfield at Michigan State. On tape: 64 rushing yards against Maryland, Week 12, 2017.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Michigan State in the news
- Spartan Stadium renovation plans evolving
The Detroit News Oct 27 - Oregon hires Jay Johnson as OC
- Milvojevic, Patterson out for UCLA game
Detroit Free Press Oct 24 - $10M donation to MSU athletics
Lansing State Journal Oct 23
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michigan State | 79 | 287 | 3.6 | 1 | 16 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 91 | 431 | 4.7 | 5 | 73 |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 110 | 540 | 4.9 | 8 | 43 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 295 | 1,302 | 4.4 | 14 | 73 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michigan State | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 0 | 24 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 29 | 220 | 7.6 | 1 | 25 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-10vs Bowling Green | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-14vs Western Michigan | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | L 18-38vs Notre Dame | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-10vs Iowa | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-10@ No. 7 Michigan | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-39@ Northwestern | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-24vs No. 7 Penn State | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-48@ No. 11 Ohio State | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-7vs Maryland | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 40-7@ Rutgers | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 1 | 13 | |
 Bowl | W 42-17vs No. 21 Washington State | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 79 | 287 | 3.6 | 1 | 16 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2017
L 18-38
vs Notre Dame
2 rec · 30 yds · 1 TD · 22 rush yds (6 car)
With B. Lewerke — 340 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 61.7 · 56 rush yds (9 car) · J. Hartbarger — 49 yards per punt · 3 punts · 57 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Notre Dame · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Brian Lewerke pass complete to Gerald Holmes for 25 yds for a TD, (Brian Lewerke pass to Cody White for Two-Point Conversion)
- Week 4 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −2.14Gerald Holmes run for 5 yds to the NDame 33 MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the NDame 43
- Week 13 · Rutgers · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.07Gerald Holmes run for 2 yds for a TD, (Matt Coghlin KICK)
- Week 10 · Penn State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.96Brian Lewerke pass complete to Gerald Holmes for 15 yds to the PnSt 33 for a
- Week 1 · Washington State · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −1.90Gerald Holmes run for a loss of 3 yards to the MchSt 41
- Week 6 · Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.58Gerald Holmes run for a loss of 2 yards to the MchSt 48
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.41Gerald Holmes run for 16 yds to the MchSt 33 for a
- Week 12 · Maryland · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.37Gerald Holmes run for 16 yds to the Mary 21 for a
- Week 13 · Rutgers · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.33Gerald Holmes run for 10 yds to the Rutgr 26 for a
- Week 12 · Maryland · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +1.18Gerald Holmes run for 13 yds to the Mary 4 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
79 of 79 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
29%72 carriesFumble rate
1.3%1 of 79 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds49%of carries
39 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds27%of carries
21 carries
Explosive
10+ yds9%of carries
7 carries
1 of 3 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.6 yds/carry on 79 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 29% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 36-16 over that span.
2014Michigan State11-2HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2015Michigan State12-2HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning
2016Michigan State3-9HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning
2017Michigan State10-3HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 29.2 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 27.5 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 22.3 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 30.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
44.3%
423 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
79 carries and 8 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Michigan State
- 2017 Michigan State DantonioYear 5 · 11 games
- 2016 Michigan State DantonioYear 4 · 11 games
- 2015 Michigan State DantonioYear 3 · 12 games
- 2014 Michigan State DantonioYear 2 · 2 games
- 2013 Michigan State DantonioYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 1,302 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coach2013–2017
Michigan State
Played every college season under Mark Dantonio.