Gerald Green

Position:
Running Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Columbus, Ga.
High School:
East Coweta
Prev School:
Georgia Southern
Major:
Criminal Justice

2023: Played in seven games (not at Rice, SMU, Charlotte) ... Had two receptions for 17 yards at Michigan ... vs Gardner-Webb tallied three rushing yards on one carry ... Tallied a season-high 53 rushing yards on three attempts at UTSA ... Registered his first rushing touchdown at East Carolina vs Tulane ... Tallied 14 rushing yards on five carries ... Was also targeted twice in the passing game and notched one yard on two receptions ... Tallied a team-best 33 rushing yards on 15 carries at FAU ... Scored a rushing touchdown ... Notched one reception for 11 yards.

Mid-year transfer from Georgia Southern who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2023 … Three-year letterman (2020-22) who graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in December of 2022 … Appeared in 33 games for the Eagles where he rushed for 1,456 yards on 256 attempts (5.7 ypr) and scored 13 touchdowns … Caught five passes out of the backfield for 39 yards.

2022 (Georgia Southern): Played in 11 games, starting one … Was on the field for 240 offensive snaps … Had 88 carries for 480 yards and six touchdowns … Also had three catches for 13 yards … Carried the ball 12 times for 44 yards and a touchdown in the opener against Morgan State … Tallied 132 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 carries in the win at Nebraska … Had a long scoring run of 67 yards in the first half … Had nine carries for 46 yards at UAB … Tallied nine carries for 38 yards and a touchdown against Ball State … Had 10 carries for 30 yards against Coastal Carolina … Had seven carries for 26 yards at Georgia State … Played nine snaps on offense in the win over No. 25 James Madison … Scored two touchdowns and had 91 yards rushing on 12 carries in the win at Old Dominion … Had five carries for 27 yards against South Alabama … Carried the ball 10 times for 44 yards and had two catches for 10 yards at Louisiana … Missed the Marshall and App State games with an injury … Returned to start in the Camellia Bowl against Buffalo … Had three carries for 8 yards … Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal in December.

2021 (Georgia Southern): Played in 10 games, starting two … Played 156 total snaps (151 on offense, five on special teams) … Had 75 rushes for 423 yards and five touchdowns on the season … Carried the ball 11 times for 72 in the opener against Gardner-Webb … Also had a 16-yard reception … Saw limited action at Florida Atlantic, carrying the ball just once … Had eight carries for 20 yards at Arkansas … Had a big game against Louisiana, rushing for 186 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries … Had five rushes for 15 yards and a touchdown against Arkansas State … Had five carries for 33 yards and a 10-yard catch at Troy … Had five carries for 13 yards at South Alabama … Carried the ball 11 times for 54 yards against Georgia State … Had seven carries for 23 yards against Coastal Carolina … Carried the ball nine times for 9 yards in the win at Texas State and had a tackle on special teams before leaving with an injury … Missed the final two games.

2020 (Georgia Southern): Played in eight games … Saw action on 170 total snaps (148 on offense, 22 on special teams) … Carried the ball 71 times for 444 net yards and two touchdowns … Had a long run of 69 yards … Missed the first three games, but returned to play against UMass … Had two carries for 9 yards against the Minutemen … A pair of injuries in the Troy game thrust him onto the field and he responded with 10 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown … His 69-yard touchdown run in the third quarter tied the game up and the Eagles would go on to win … Carried the ball five times for 15 yards against Texas State … Had three carries for 49 yards at Army West Point before leaving the game with an ankle injury … Had 43 yards on 11 carries at Georgia State … Carried the ball 16 times for 74 yards against Florida Atlantic … Had eight carries for 37 yards against App State … Carried the ball 16 times for 109 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana Tech in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

2019 (Georgia Southern): Played in four games but was still able to redshirt … Saw action on 68 total snaps … Saw action on 68 total snaps … Carried the ball 21 times for 106 yards … Saw his first collegiate action against New Mexico State … Ran the ball nine times for 42 yards against the Aggies … Played two snaps on special teams against No. 20 App State … Carried the ball nine times for 55 yards at Arkansas State … Had three carries for 9 yards against Georgia State.

2018 (Georgia Southern): An early enrollee at Georgia Southern … Went through spring practice with the Eagles.

High School: Played at East Coweta High for Coach John Small … An honorable mention all-state selection to the Group 7A team by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Named the Region 2AAAAAAA Player of the Year and first-team all-region as a senior … Rated as the No. 21 all-purpose back in the country and the No. 177 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports … Scored over 20 touchdowns and rushed for nearly 1,500 yards as a senior … Ran for 276 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Marietta in the first round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs … Rushed for 1,134 yards as a junior, scoring 21 touchdowns … Earned Coweta Score Player of the Year honors.

Personal: Born Gerald De’quanjay Green in Columbus, GA … Son of Altine Cook and Jerry Holloway … Has two sisters, Shi’kia and Brandi, and two brothers, Randez and Randarius.