2026 Junior

• Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility remaining 

2025 Sophomore (Utah State)

• Played in 10 games with seven starts at outside linebacker
• 45 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery, and six quarterback hurries on the season
• Third on the team in tackles for loss (6.5)
• Third on the team in quarterback hurries (6)
• Eighth on the team in tackles (45)
• Career-high 13 tackles and a fumble recovery against Air Force (9/13/25)
• Career highs in tackles for loss (3.0) and sacks (2.0) against McNeese (9/20/25)

2024 Freshman (Utah State)

• Played in in nine games
• Six tackles, 1.5 sacks, and one quarterback hurry on the season
• Season-high three tackles against New Mexico (10/19/24)
• Two tackles, including a season-best 1.5 sacks, against Hawai’i (11/16/24)
• Academic All-Mountain West

Baseball Career

• Played in the Los Angeles Angels system from 2018-21
• Two-way player as a pitcher and outfielder
• Hit. 239 (39-163) with one home run and 23 RBIs, plus pitched 24.1 innings and had 38 strikeouts and a 5.92 ERA, during his minor league baseball career
• Selected in the fifth round of the 2018 Major League Draft by the Los Angeles Angels 

High School 

• All-city honors in baseball at Western International High School
• National Honor Society

Personal

• Born Dec. 22, 2000
• Son of Gia Holmes
• Brother, Jaren, played professional basketball in Great Britain
• Never played organized football prior to college