2021: FRESHMAN SEASON

• Season: Appeared in three games
• Named Coaching Staff’s Developmental Squad Offensive Player of the Week twice (Auburn - 9/18; Michigan State - 11/27)

• Earned the Coaching Staff’s Developmental Squad Special Teams Player of the Week following Indiana (10/2)

• Ball State (9/11): Tallied three yards on one carry

• Villanova (9/25): Recorded nine yards on one carry and also returned a kick for 23 yards
• Rutgers (11/20): Had three carries for 15 yards

2020: TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON

• Season: Appeared in all nine games
• One of 20 players to make their Nittany Lion debut
• One of 16 true freshmen to play
• Ran for 227 yards on 51 carries with two touchdowns and a long rush of 36 yards

• Added six receptions for 37 yards

• Indiana (10/24): Rushed for 16 yards on five carries

• Maryland (11/7): Gained 29 yards on nine carries
• Nebraska (11/14): Rushed for 50 yards on four carries, including a 36-yard run in the second quarter
• Iowa (11/21): Rushed for eight yards and recorded first three career receptions for 12 yards
• Michigan (11/28): Totaled 34 yards on the ground on 10 carries and caught one pass for six yards
• Rutgers (12/5): Tallied five yards rushing
• Michigan State (12/12): Gained eight yards on the ground
• Illinois (12/19): Registered a career-high 77 yards on 12 carries with a personal-best two touchdowns, had a 3-yard rushing score in the second quarter and a 1-yard score in the fourth quarter, added two receptions for 19 yards, ans totaled 96 all-purpose yards

HIGH SCHOOL

• Four-year letterman for head coach Ryan Schneider at Cocoa High School
• Was a team captain as a senior
• Helped the Tigers to the state championship as a freshman
• Earned first-team all-state honors as a running back
• Claimed all-city, all-district and all-region accolades
• Posted 1,472 rushing yards on 180 carries with 19 touchdowns as a senior
• Added 21 receptions for 203 yards and a score in 2019
• Owns the longest touchdown in program history with a 99-yard score
• Recorded 1,150 rushing yards, 15 touchdowns to go along with 250 receiving yards and five scores as a junior
• Rated a consensus four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals
• Rated as the No. 169 overall prospect, No. 4 all-purpose back and No. 26 recruit in Florida by 247Sports
• Ranked as the No. 295 overall prospect, No. 24 athlete, No. 137 player in the region and No. 50 prospect in Florida by ESPN
• Ranked as the No. 172 overall prospect, No. 7 all-purpose back and No. 30 recruit in Florida by Rivals
• Lettered in track & field
• Earned fastest freshman in America honors

PERSONAL

• Full name is Caziah JaWon Holmes
• Son of Tiffany Holmes and Charles Holmes
• Has one brother, Jordan, and one sister, Alaysia
• Volunteered with beach cleanup, cutting grass and coaching track & field and football
• Hobbies include working out, running, riding a bike, watching movies and playing video games
• Majoring in human development and family studies
• Would like to open his own clothing business and homeless shelter after an NFL career