Mikah Holder

#6 · WR · San Diego State6′0″ · 185 lb · Oceanside, CA

Mikah Holder: WR · San Diego State · #6.

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Mikah Holder

WR · San Diego State · #6

Moves the chains on third down. Fourth year in the same receiving corps at San Diego State. One game to point at: 144 receiving yards and 9 receptions against UNLV — Week 6, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

San Diego State in the news

Nevada snaps 16-game losing streakNevada Sports Net Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	San Diego State	43	602	14.0	2	31
2016	San Diego State	27	581	21.5	5	86
2015	San Diego State	24	439	18.3	6	48
2014	San Diego State	5	53	10.6	0	15
Career		99	1,675	16.9	13	86

Season	Team
2017	San Diego State	3	30	--	--
2016	San Diego State	--	--	--	--
2015	San Diego State	1	8	--	45
2014	San Diego State	--	--	19	--
Career		4	38	19	45

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-17vs UC Davis	3	19	6.3	0	8
Wk 2	W 30-20@ Arizona State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 3	W 20-17vs No. 19 Stanford	7	85	12.1	0	22
Wk 4	W 28-24@ Air Force	2	46	23.0	0	24
Wk 6	W 41-10@ UNLV	9	144	16.0	0	26	Season-high 144 yds
Wk 7	L 14-31vs Boise State	3	47	15.7	0	20
Wk 8	L 3-27vs Fresno State	4	35	8.8	0	11
Wk 9	W 28-7@ Hawai'i	3	55	18.3	1	22
Wk 10	W 52-7@ San José State	2	29	14.5	0	17
Wk 12	W 42-23vs Nevada	5	85	17.0	1	31
Wk 13	W 35-10vs New Mexico	4	50	12.5	0	16
Total		43	602	14.0	2	31

Signature game

Week 3 · 2017

W 20-17

vs Stanford

7 rec · 85 yds

A close one, won by 3 at home.

With R. Penny — 175 rush yds (32 car) · 1 TD · 5 rec · 31 yds · B. Heicklen — 38.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 49 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.40Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 16 yds for a TD, (John Baron II KICK)
Week 9 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.32Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 22 yds to the Hawa 43 for a
Week 6 · UNLV · 3rd and 19 · Q1 · EPA +2.81Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 20 yds to the UNLV 12 for a
Week 12 · Nevada · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.71Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 5 yds for a TD, (John Baron II KICK)
Week 6 · UNLV · 3rd and 24 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 20 yds to the UNLV 12
Week 6 · UNLV · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.58Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 14 yds to the SDSt 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · UNLV · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.58Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 14 yds to the SDSt 49 for a
Week 3 · Stanford · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.56Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 16 yds to the SDSt 44 for a
Week 12 · Nevada · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 31 yds to the Nevad 1 for a
Week 8 · Fresno State · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.42Christian Chapman pass complete to Mikah Holder for 9 yds to the SDSt 47 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Rocky Long — 39-15 over that span.

2014San Diego State7-6HC: Rocky Long · Run-leaning

2015San Diego State11-3HC: Rocky Long · Run-heavy

2016San Diego State11-3HC: Rocky Long · Run-heavy

2017San Diego State10-3HC: Rocky Long · Run-heavy

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (92nd percentile). Concern: long catch (16th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#57 / 709 · 92nd pct

0.92

Explosive rate#150 / 709 · 79th pct

16.9%

Catch rate#152 / 709 · 79th pct

76.3%

Yards / catch#233 / 709 · 67th pct

14.1

TD rate#440 / 709 · 38th pct

3.4%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#142 / 539 · 73rd pct

Rec yards#150 / 539 · 72nd pct

602

Rush yards#89 / 283 · 68th pct

Yards / catch#226 / 539 · 57th pct

14.0

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Rec TDs#279 / 539 · 40th pct

Long catch#449 / 539 · 16th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

84th → 92nd percentile

Explosive rate

99th → 79th percentile

Catch rate

24th → 79th percentile

TD rate

79th → 38th percentile

Yards / catch

95th → 67th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.3	53.5	12.1	0.2
Road5g	3.4	56.2	15.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.2	58.0	13.3	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	50.8	14.2	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Rocky Long

Pass share

30.9%

250 pass / 558 run

Plays / game

62.2

13 games

Team sack rate

9.8%

295 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

43 catches and 3 carries in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Mikah Holder

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

43 catches and 3 carries in 11 games

Four seasons at San Diego State

2014 3 games