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Mike Hollins

RB
Position
5'9''
Height
204 lbs.
Weight
Graduate Student
Class
Baton Rouge, La.
Hometown
University Lab
High School
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HONORS
2023 –
Included on the preseason 2023 Comeback Player of the Year Award watch list. 2022 – Academic All-ACC

AT VIRGINIA
2022 – Appeared in nine of UVA’s games, starting in two … rushed eight times for 24 yards and scored a touchdown in Virginia’s season opener against Richmond … returned three kickoffs for 74 yards against Richmond… rushed five times for 12 yards and caught two passes for 13 yards against Richmond … rushed eight times for 29 yards and scored a touchdown against Old Dominion … rushed twice for 22 yards and caught two passes for 15 yards against Syracuse … rushed three times for 14 yards and returned two kickoffs for 46 yards against Duke … rushed twice for 16 yards and caught a pass for 64 yards against Miami, Virginia’s longest reception of the season … rushed 16 times for 75 yards against UNC … rushed eight times for 23 yards and caught three passes for 22 yards against Pitt … named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll.  2021 – Appeared in nine of UVA’s games and started against Wake Forest … rushed 10 times for 38 yards and a touchdown in a win over Miami … rushed seven times for 30 yards and a touchdown against Pitt … returned four kickoffs against Wake Forest for 71 yards.  2020 – Did not appear in any games. 2019 – Appeared 12 of UVA’s 14 games … one of 17 UVA true freshmen to appear in 2019 … made collegiate debut on special teams at Pitt … scored a touchdown on his first career rush against William & Mary (nine yards) … became the first Cavalier since Jordan Ellis in 2015 to score a touchdown on first career rush … led UVA with 11 rushes for 78 yards (7.1 ypr) and two touchdowns against the Tribe … made a special teams tackle and rushed twice at Miami … rushed eight times for 27 yards and a touchdown in the win over Liberty.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
Played running back and linebacker at University Lab High School for head coach Chad Mahaffey … led University Lab to back-to-back 3A state championships in 2017 and 2018 … earned MVP honors of the 2018 state championship game after rushing 27 times for 237 yards and four touchdowns … also caught five passes for 47 yards and a score in the state title game … finished senior season with 1,645 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns on the ground … a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247sports.com … major is American Studies and a major in African-American & African Studies…earning a graduate certificate in Education…recipient of the 2022-2023 Sanford B. Prater Football Scholarship