Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-35@ Colorado State | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-13vs Northern Colorado | 11 | 80 | 7.3 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Total | 12 | 94 | 10.7 | 0 | 15 |
#8
Markell Holman
Senior running back for Wyoming. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 214 lb · Philadelphia, PA
Returning to Wyoming for 2026
The numbers
94
rushing yards · 2026
7.8 per carry · 5 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 80 rush yds, 27 rec yds, vs Northern Colorado
His career numbers, season by seasonMarkell Holman
The receipt: 80 rush yds, 27 rec yds against Northern Colorado — Week 2, 2026.
94 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 12 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
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CFB
College
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NFL
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Wyoming1-1HC: Jay Sawvel · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 47.0 YDS/g, 10.7 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 21–13
80 rush yds (11 car)
With B. Edmiston — 46 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 55 LONG · T. Hughes — 149 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 10.5 · 26 rush yds (8 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA +1.42Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush right for 15 yards gain to the UNC30 (#10 M.Benner; #3 E.Ekuban), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.35Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush left for 2 yards loss to the UNC37 (#10 M.Benner; #90 A.Rodriguez)
- Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +1.11Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WYO42 (#3 E.Ekuban), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.99No Huddle-Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short right to #8 M.Holman caught at WYO38, for 8 yards to the WYO50 (#45 H.Voggesser)
- Week 1 · Colorado State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.91(08:10) #8 M.Holman rush middle for 14 yards gain to the CSU38 (#13 E.Mc-Cantos; #23 J.Mitchell), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +0.87Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush right for 14 yards gain to the UNC22 (#53 D.Butts), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +0.45Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush right for 14 yards gain to the UNC13 (#10 M.Benner; #55 B.Maile), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.42Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNC36 (#45 H.Voggesser; #55 B.Maile)
- Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +0.41Shotgun #8 M.Holman rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UNC08 (#45 H.Voggesser), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.30Shotgun #6 T.Hughes pass complete short right to #8 M.Holman caught at UNC15, for 7 yards to the UNC06 (#99 L.Little)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Wyoming
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Wyoming
Returning around him
- 23% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +3 net (19 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wyoming · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #127 · 2026 recruiting class #114
The backfield · Wyoming
- #1Samuel Harris552 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Diore Hubbard335 rushing yards · 2025
- #8Markell Holman2 games · 2026
- #28Nikos Varelas1 game · 2026
- #26Dontae Burchno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Wyoming team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology