2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 24
Will Holmes
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 255
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Western International
- Prev School:
- Utah State
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
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