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2022 Football Roster

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Jersey Number 84

Isaiah Holiness

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    183
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Redlands, Calif.
  • High School:
    Redlands East Valley
  • Prev School:
    San Jose State

2022 • Redshirt Junior


  • Holiness appeared in six games in the 2022 season
  • Recorded six rushing yards and a touchdown on six attempts and had one reception for 13 yards against Buffalo (10/15)
  • Rushed for nine yards on five attempts for one touchdown against Toledo (9/10)


2021 • Junior (at San Jose State)


• Played in 8 games for a total of 54 rushing yards and 35 receiving yards
• Completed a kick return for 37 yards against Fresno State (11/25)
• Made two catches for 8 yards against Utah State (11/13)
• Made three catches for 27 yards at Nevada (11/06)
• Recorded one rush attempt for 54 yards at UNLV (10/21)


2020 • Sophomore (at San Jose State)


• Played in 7 games
• Ran 19 times for 61 yards and made 10 catches for 97 yards on the season
• Recorded one rush for three yards against Ball State (12/31)
• Made one catch for 14 yards against Boise State (12/19)
• Recorded two rushes for 9 yards and made two catches for 7 yards and one touchdown against Hawai’i (12/5)
• Made two catches for 38 yards , with a career-long 36-yard catch, against UNLV (11/14)
• Registered a season-high nine rushes for 31 yards and season-high three receptions for 21 yards against New Mexico (10/31)
• Rushed the ball 7 times for 18 yards and completed two receptions for 17 yards against Air Force (10/24)

 

2019 • Freshman (at San Jose State)


• Played in 10 games
• Had 11 carries for 38 yards in his first major college season and finished the season with 15 receptions for 145 yards and a touchdown
• Had season highs of four carries for 17 yards and a 40-yard kickoff return at UNLV (11/23)
• Finished the season with a 22.0 average on three returns
• Made his first major college start at Nevada (10/12)
• Had a season-long 35-yard reception at Air Force (9/27)
• Caught four passes for 64 yards including a 26-yard touchdown reception in his debut against Arkansas (9/21)

 

Before Massachusetts


• Played running back, wide receiver and was a kickoff and punt returner for Redlands East Valley High in Redlands, California for coaches Rich Lunsford and Kurt Bruich
• Scored at least one touchdown in each of those four roles during his high school career
• A two-time All-Citrus Belt League selection
• Averaged 7.1 yards per carry and scored 13 rushing touchdowns; caught 163 passes for 2,293 yards and 18 scores; returned 36 kickoffs for 1,104 yards, a 30.7 average, and scored once; and handled 15 punt returns for a 17.7 average and one touchdown.
• Averaged 47.4 yards per kickoff return as a senior

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