2023 Football Roster
Holani, George
Jersey Number 24
George Holani
- Position:
- Running Back
- Hometown:
- Bellflower, Calif.
- Height:
- 5-11
- High School:
- St. John Bosco HS
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- NIL Exchange:
- George Holani
- Major:
- Undeclared
Bio
CAREER HONORS
RS SENIOR (2023)
Honors: NFL Combine participant...Hula Bowl participant…Two-time Boise State Ford Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 22, Dec. 20)...Academic All-Mountain West.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 3,596 career rushing yards (5th in program history)…685 career rushing attempts (5th in program history)…11.4 yards per carry against Utah State (7th in program single-game history).
Top Highlights: Played in eight games, starting seven…returned from injury to run for 75 yards against Wyoming (Oct. 28)…totaled 79 rushing yards and one touchdown while catching six passes for 61 yards at Fresno State (Nov. 4)…rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns against New Mexico (Nov. 11)…had a career-high 182 yards at Utah State, running for two touchdowns, including a 75-yard score (Nov. 18)…totaled 183 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns in the LA Bowl against UCLA, including a 66-yard rushing score (Dec. 16)...earned an invitation to the NFL Combine and Hula Bowl.
RS JUNIOR (2022)
Honors: Two-time Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Oct. 4, Oct. 11)...Doak Walker Award Watch List…Maxwell Award Watch List…Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List…All-Mountain West Second Team…Academic All-Mountain West.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 1,157 rushing yards (3rd MW / 26th NCAA)...13 total touchdowns (3rd MW / 30th NCAA)...89.0 rushing yards per game (4th MW / 29th NCAA)...10 rushing touchdowns (5th MW / 43rd NCAA)...1,390 all-purpose yards (4th MW / 40th NCAA).
Top Highlights: Started all 13 games in which he appeared…led the team with 1,157 yards rushing, averaging 5.2 yards per carry…added 151 yards on 24 receptions…scored 13 touchdowns (10 rushing, three receiving)…surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark on six separate occasions, posting a career-high 157 yards rushing against Fresno State (Oct. 8)…accumulated a career-high 225 all-purpose yards against UT Martin (Sept. 17)…scored a trio of 1-yard touchdowns rushing against Colorado State (Oct. 29)…found the end zone twice in the fourth quarter against BYU (Nov. 5).
RS SOPHOMORE (2021)
Honors: Academic All-Mountain West.
Top Highlights: Started seven of the nine games in which he appeared…led the team with 569 yards rushing, averaging 4.8 yards per carry, and caught 14 passes for 169 yards…scored a touchdown on his first rushing attempt of the 2021 season against UTEP (Sept. 10)…registered a season-high 117 yards rushing at Fresno State (Nov. 6), adding 69 yards receiving on two catches…rushed for 114 yards on 20 carries, including the Broncos’ longest rush of the season with a 38-yards carry in the first quarter against Wyoming (Nov. 12)…secured his seventh-career 100-yard game against New Mexico (Nov. 20) and his third straight on the season…caught a career-high six passes, finishing with 122 yards (52 receiving and 70 rushing) at San Diego State (Nov. 26).
SOPHOMORE (2020)
Honors: Maxwell Award Watch List.
Top HIghlights: Started two of the three games in which he appeared...posted his third-career 100-yard game in the opener against Utah State, hitting the mark on the nose with a touchdown on 14 carries...also caught three passes for 33 yards and another score (Oct. 24).
FRESHMAN (2019)
Honors: Mountain West Freshman of the Year…All-Mountain West Second Team.
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 14 games, starting each of the final seven...voted Mountain West Freshman of the Year as well as to the All-Mountain West Second Team...extended Boise State's streak of seasons with a 1,000-yard rusher to 11, finishing the season with 1,014 yards at 5.3 yards per carry...scored 10 touchdowns on the year (seven rush, three receiving), and caught 26 passes for 206 yards...ran for 70 yards on 14 carries and caught a pair of passes for 33 yards in his debut at Florida State (Aug. 31)...posted first 100-yard performance, going for 103 yards on 22 carries against Marshall (Sept. 6)...rushed for 80 yards on nine carries at UNLV (Oct. 5)...scored three touchdowns against Hawai'i (two receiving, one rushing), finishing with three catches for 38 yards and a pair of scores, and running for 64 yards and another score on nine attempts (Oct. 12)...went for 97 yards on 20 carries, and caught a pair of passes for 12 yards at BYU (Oct. 19)...posted second 100-yard rushing game of the season, and set career highs for carries (28), rushing yards (126), and rushing touchdowns (four) at San José State (Nov. 2)...ran seven times for 73 yards, with a career-long run of 50 yards, against New Mexico (Nov. 16)...ran for a season-high 178 yards on just 16 carries (11.1 ypc) with two scores at Utah State (Nov. 23)...carried 16 times for 67 yards against Hawai'i in the Mountain West Championship Game (Dec. 7)...ran for 35 yards, and caught three passes for 27 yards and a touchdown against Washington (Dec. 21).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-star recruit according to ESPN and 247Sports…three-star recruit per Rivals…rated No. 17 nationally at his position by 247Sports, and No. 24 by ESPN…rated No. 38 in the state of California by ESPN, and No. 40 by 247Sports…saw action as a sophomore, rushing for 453 yards and five TDs on 43 carries…junior year picked up 1,152 yards and 14 TDs on 167 carries en route to All-CIF Southern Section (Division 1) and first-team All-Trinity League honors…caught 20 passes for 287 yards and six TDs…rushed 136 times for 1,172 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior…also caught 13 passes for 238 yards and seven scores.
- 2x Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Oct. 4, 2022, Oct. 11, 2022)
- Doak Walker Award Watch List (2022)
- Maxwell Award Watch List (2020, 2022)
- Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List (2022)
- Mountain West Freshman of the Year (2019)
- 2x All-Mountain West Second Team (2019, 2022)
- Paul Hornung Award Watch List (2023)
- Doak Walker Award Watch List (2023)
- Senior Bowl Watch List (2023)
- Hula Bowl Participant (2023)
- NFL Combine Participant (2024)
- 2x Boise State Ford Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 22, 2023, Dec. 20, 2023)
- 3x Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2021, 2022, 2023)
RS SENIOR (2023)
Honors: NFL Combine participant...Hula Bowl participant…Two-time Boise State Ford Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 22, Dec. 20)...Academic All-Mountain West.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 3,596 career rushing yards (5th in program history)…685 career rushing attempts (5th in program history)…11.4 yards per carry against Utah State (7th in program single-game history).
Top Highlights: Played in eight games, starting seven…returned from injury to run for 75 yards against Wyoming (Oct. 28)…totaled 79 rushing yards and one touchdown while catching six passes for 61 yards at Fresno State (Nov. 4)…rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns against New Mexico (Nov. 11)…had a career-high 182 yards at Utah State, running for two touchdowns, including a 75-yard score (Nov. 18)…totaled 183 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns in the LA Bowl against UCLA, including a 66-yard rushing score (Dec. 16)...earned an invitation to the NFL Combine and Hula Bowl.
RS JUNIOR (2022)
Honors: Two-time Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Oct. 4, Oct. 11)...Doak Walker Award Watch List…Maxwell Award Watch List…Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List…All-Mountain West Second Team…Academic All-Mountain West.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 1,157 rushing yards (3rd MW / 26th NCAA)...13 total touchdowns (3rd MW / 30th NCAA)...89.0 rushing yards per game (4th MW / 29th NCAA)...10 rushing touchdowns (5th MW / 43rd NCAA)...1,390 all-purpose yards (4th MW / 40th NCAA).
Top Highlights: Started all 13 games in which he appeared…led the team with 1,157 yards rushing, averaging 5.2 yards per carry…added 151 yards on 24 receptions…scored 13 touchdowns (10 rushing, three receiving)…surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark on six separate occasions, posting a career-high 157 yards rushing against Fresno State (Oct. 8)…accumulated a career-high 225 all-purpose yards against UT Martin (Sept. 17)…scored a trio of 1-yard touchdowns rushing against Colorado State (Oct. 29)…found the end zone twice in the fourth quarter against BYU (Nov. 5).
RS SOPHOMORE (2021)
Honors: Academic All-Mountain West.
Top Highlights: Started seven of the nine games in which he appeared…led the team with 569 yards rushing, averaging 4.8 yards per carry, and caught 14 passes for 169 yards…scored a touchdown on his first rushing attempt of the 2021 season against UTEP (Sept. 10)…registered a season-high 117 yards rushing at Fresno State (Nov. 6), adding 69 yards receiving on two catches…rushed for 114 yards on 20 carries, including the Broncos’ longest rush of the season with a 38-yards carry in the first quarter against Wyoming (Nov. 12)…secured his seventh-career 100-yard game against New Mexico (Nov. 20) and his third straight on the season…caught a career-high six passes, finishing with 122 yards (52 receiving and 70 rushing) at San Diego State (Nov. 26).
SOPHOMORE (2020)
Honors: Maxwell Award Watch List.
Top HIghlights: Started two of the three games in which he appeared...posted his third-career 100-yard game in the opener against Utah State, hitting the mark on the nose with a touchdown on 14 carries...also caught three passes for 33 yards and another score (Oct. 24).
FRESHMAN (2019)
Honors: Mountain West Freshman of the Year…All-Mountain West Second Team.
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 14 games, starting each of the final seven...voted Mountain West Freshman of the Year as well as to the All-Mountain West Second Team...extended Boise State's streak of seasons with a 1,000-yard rusher to 11, finishing the season with 1,014 yards at 5.3 yards per carry...scored 10 touchdowns on the year (seven rush, three receiving), and caught 26 passes for 206 yards...ran for 70 yards on 14 carries and caught a pair of passes for 33 yards in his debut at Florida State (Aug. 31)...posted first 100-yard performance, going for 103 yards on 22 carries against Marshall (Sept. 6)...rushed for 80 yards on nine carries at UNLV (Oct. 5)...scored three touchdowns against Hawai'i (two receiving, one rushing), finishing with three catches for 38 yards and a pair of scores, and running for 64 yards and another score on nine attempts (Oct. 12)...went for 97 yards on 20 carries, and caught a pair of passes for 12 yards at BYU (Oct. 19)...posted second 100-yard rushing game of the season, and set career highs for carries (28), rushing yards (126), and rushing touchdowns (four) at San José State (Nov. 2)...ran seven times for 73 yards, with a career-long run of 50 yards, against New Mexico (Nov. 16)...ran for a season-high 178 yards on just 16 carries (11.1 ypc) with two scores at Utah State (Nov. 23)...carried 16 times for 67 yards against Hawai'i in the Mountain West Championship Game (Dec. 7)...ran for 35 yards, and caught three passes for 27 yards and a touchdown against Washington (Dec. 21).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-star recruit according to ESPN and 247Sports…three-star recruit per Rivals…rated No. 17 nationally at his position by 247Sports, and No. 24 by ESPN…rated No. 38 in the state of California by ESPN, and No. 40 by 247Sports…saw action as a sophomore, rushing for 453 yards and five TDs on 43 carries…junior year picked up 1,152 yards and 14 TDs on 167 carries en route to All-CIF Southern Section (Division 1) and first-team All-Trinity League honors…caught 20 passes for 287 yards and six TDs…rushed 136 times for 1,172 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior…also caught 13 passes for 238 yards and seven scores.
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