Elijah Holyfield

Position:
TB
Height:
5-11
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
College Park, Ga.
High School:
Woodward Academy

Career Highs:
* 115 rushing yards vs. Kentucky, 2018
* 20 rush attempts vs. Florida, 2018
* Long rush of 66 yards vs. Middle Tennessee State, 2018
* 1 reception (6x) vs. Ole Miss, 2016; vs. Aub1, 2017; vs. Missouri, Vandy, LSU, Auburn, 2018
* 24 receiving yards at Missouri, 2018

2018: One of four permanent team captains for the 2018 season...Georgia's second-leading rusher, with 1018 yards on 159 carries (6.4 avg.) and seven TDs...ranks 23rd nationally in yards per carry...reached the 100-yard mark twice, highlighted by his 115 yards on 18 carries at Kentucky...also had 100 yards, including a career-long rush of 66 yards vs. Middle Tennessee State...93 yards on 15 carries vs. Auburn...named one of three captains for the Austin Peay, Vandy, Auburn, Alabama and Texas games...team-high 76 yards on just nine attempts at South Carolina...90 yards on 14 carries at Missouri...71 yards on a career-best 20 carries vs. Florida...winner of the Leon Farmer Strength & Conditioning Award at team's post-season awards gala.
2017: Played in 13 games, with one start in the SEC Championship game...team's 4th-leading rusher, with 293 yards on 50 carries and 2 TDs...set a new career high with 51 yards on the ground at Tennessee...matched that total a week later at Vanderbilt while scoring his first collegiate TD...had 49 yards, including a 39-yard TD run, vs. Florida...rushed six times for 48 yards in win over Missouri...finished with eight rushes for 28 yards against Samford...one of two winners of the Most Improved Award for Offense during spring drills...rushed 15 times for 41 yards and a TD for the victorious Red team at G-Day spring game.
2016: Appeared in five games ... rushed four times for 27 yards vs. Ole Miss...also caught one pass for 19 yards vs. the Rebels...made his Georgia debut at Missouri ... Recipient of the Christian Walker Football Scholarship.
High School: Woodward Academy, coached by John Hunt…. PrepStar Magazine four-star prospect, #148 overall prospect in the country on Top 150 Dream Team…..Rivals.com four-star prospect, #108 overall prospect, and #2 RB in the country, #7 prospect in Georgia….ESPN.com four-star prospect, #183 overall prospect in the country, #11 RB nationally, #18 prospect in Georgia ... Scout four-star prospect, #195 overall prospect and #12 RB in the country… 247sports.com four-star prospect, #166 overall prospect in the country, #6 RB nationally, #17 prospect in Georgia ... Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State first team ... Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 in Georgia and Class 4A All-State honorable mention….Accounted for 1,399 All-Purpose yards as a senior ... Ran for 1,069 yards on 151 carries (7.1 ypc) with 21 touchdowns in nine games during the 2015 season ... Registered five 100-plus yard games as a senior ... Had a breakout Junior campaign with 1,735 yards on 264 carries and 25 touchdowns in 14 games….Recorded nine receptions as a senior for 102 yards…Not charged with a single fumble during his high school varsity career.
Personal: ELIJAH ESAIAS HOLYFIELD…. Son of former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion boxer Evander Holyfield…Major: Communication Studies...recipient of the Christian Walker Football Scholarship.