Paul Holyfield Jr.

Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA
High School:
Chaminade College Prep

2024 -- Missed the entire season while recovering from a knee injury

2023-- Played in all 11 games was second on the team in rushing yards with 213... had 174 receiving yards and one touchdown... averaged 33.4 total yards per game...

2022 -- As a true freshman, Holyfield played in four games to preserve his redshirt ... rushed for 59 yards on eight carries against Portland State and 56 yards on 13 trips versus UC Davis ... scored a touchdown on a 12-yard run early in fourth quarter against Portland State ... also caught three passes for 38 yards during season ... two catches against Portland State and one more versus UC Davis ... also played against Eastern Washington and Montana ... returned five kickoffs 80 yards, averaging 16 yards per return ... four carries and two receptions in 2023 Spring Game.

High School -- A 2022 graduate of Chaminade College Prep in West Hills ... under head coach Ed Croson, Holyfield rushed for 456 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior ... gained a season-high 135 yards on just nine carries, scoring three times, against Birmingham and added 106 yards on 12 trips and one score versus Cathedral ... Holyfield also caught 24 passes for 339 yards and three scores, including a season-high seven receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown against Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks ... also was used sparingly on defense with two tackles and three pass breakups ... Holyfield earned first-team All-Mission League and All-CIF-Southern Section Division 3 accolades and was team MVP ... Chaminade was 5-5 for the 2021 season, finishing fourth in the Mission League and qualifying for the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 playoffs ... as a junior, Holyfield rushed 34 times for 200 yards and four touchdowns, caught 38 passes for 393 yards and three scores and was named to the All-Mission League First Team as a running back and wide receiver ... member of African-American Culture Club and Mexican-American Culture Club ... chose Cal Poly because "it is a school that has incredible academics as well as athletics. They also have a very family-oriented program and environment."

Personal -- Son of Paul Sr. and Janet Holyfield ... one brother, Malakhi, and three sisters, Thalia, Gabriela and Michaela ... career ambition is "to honor God in all I do and bring people closer to him through my actions ... born in Los Angeles ... majoring in communication studies.