2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Anthony Holmes Jr.
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dana Holgorsen and Joey McGuire. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Cincinnati — Week 8, 2026.
25 tackles · 6.5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 25 | 12 | 7.5 | 6.5 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 40 | 24 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2024 | Houston | 35 | 19 | 8.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Houston | 20 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2022 | Houston | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 127 | 73 | 32.0 | 17.0 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-26vs No. 22 Houston | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Sam Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 29-7@ Colorado | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 53-25vs Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 24-37@ Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 9 | W 34-26vs No. 22 Arizona | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 12 | 7.5 | 6.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-26 vs Arizona, play by play
2 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, up 27-23.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 6 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Texas Tech’s defense played that day
Arizona’s 12 drives: 7 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 11. His hurry came with the game tied.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, tied for 10th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. First quarter, up 6-3.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 6-3.
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, up 33-10.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, up 21-20.
4 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, tied 0-0.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, up 20-3.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
30%8 TFLSack rate
26%6 sacksHurry rate
24%6 hurries25 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
43.2%
236 pass / 310 run
Plays / game
68.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
260 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
25 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #20 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #3 of 35 Big 12 DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 46 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dana Holgorsen, Willie Fritz and Joey McGuire.
