Paul Holyfield Jr.

Position:
Running Back
Height/Weight:
6-0 / 200
Class:
Post Baccalaureate
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
High School:
Chaminade
Prev School:
Cal Poly

2026: Graduate transfer running back from Cal Poly ... in 26 career games (two starts), has totaled 119 carries for 401 yards (3.37) and two TDs ... added 33 receptions for 252 yards (7.64) ... returned five kickoffs for 80 yards (16.00) ... registered 5+ carries nine times and 10+ in three contests ... tallied a career-high 13 carries against UC Davis in 2022 in collegiate debut ... finished with 50+ rushing yards in four games, versus UC Davis (56) in 2022, Portland State (59) in 2022, Northern Colorado (55) in 2023 and Montana (53) in 2025 ... scored a rushing TD against Portland State (2022) and Sacramento State (2023) ... ripped off a career-long 23-yard rush versus Montana in 2025 ... caught 2+ passes in nine tilts and 4+ four times ... finished with 30+ receiving yards in three contests ... hauled in a career-high 47 receiving yards versus UC Davis in 2023 ... made a career-long 39-yard grab against Portland State in 2022.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Four-year member of the program at Cal Poly (2022-23-24-25) ... in 26 career games (two starts), has totaled 119 carries for 401 yards (3.37) and two TDs ... added 33 receptions for 252 yards (7.64) ... returned five kickoffs for 80 yards (16.00) ... registered 5+ carries nine times and 10+ in three contests ... tallied a career-high 13 carries against UC Davis in 2022 in collegiate debut ... finished with 50+ rushing yards in four games, versus UC Davis (56) in 2022, Portland State (59) in 2022, Northern Colorado (55) in 2023 and Montana (53) in 2025 ... scored a rushing TD against Portland State (2022) and Sacramento State (2023) ... ripped off a career-long 23-yard rush versus Montana in 2025 ... caught 2+ passes in nine tilts and 4+ four times ... finished with 30+ receiving yards in three contests ... hauled in a career-high 47 receiving yards versus UC Davis in 2023 ... made a career-long 39-yard grab against Portland State in 2022 … prepped at Chaminade College Prep under head coach Ed Croson ... earned first-team All-Mission League and All-CIF-Southern Section Division 3 accolades as a senior, when he earned team MVP honors ... rushed for 456 yards and eight TDs and caught 24 passes for 339 yards and three scores as a senior ... gained a season-high 135 ground yards on nine carries with three TDs against Birmingham during final campaign ... added 106 yards on 12 carries and one score versus Cathedral ... finished with a season-high seven receptions for 93 yards and a TD against Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks ... helped Chaminade to a 5-5 record in 2021, finishing fourth in the Mission League and qualifying for the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 playoffs ... as a junior, rushed 34 times for 200 yards and four TDs, 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.

PERSONAL: Son of Janet and Paul Holyfield Sr.