Brian Holloway

Senior linebacker for Texas State. 2023: 105 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

LB · Texas State · Sr.

6′0″ · 225 lb · League City, TX

CFB Index 88 · #20 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceTexas State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 417 nationally · Joined SMU

Statement game15 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 1 sackvs South Alabama (FBS) · W 52-44

Top 1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Texas State. 2023: 105 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to SMU in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Texas State, 185 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20197 games

Signed with SMU2-star out of Kilgore College

202211 games

Entered the portal

202313 games

All-Sun Beltsecond

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#417 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM

All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2022

Jake Spavital

Texas State

2023

G.J. Kinne

Texas State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019SMU10-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced, fast tempo

2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced

2022Texas State4-8HC: Jake Spavital · Balanced

2023Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

88All-Conference level #20 of 577?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (99th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles for loss#18 / 2842 · 99th pct

16.0

Solo tackles#24 / 2842 · 99th pct

Tackles#38 / 2842 · 99th pct

105

QB hurries#46 / 2842 · 98th pct

Interceptions#20 / 827 · 95th pct

Sacks#720 / 2842 · 72nd pct

1.5

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	8.8	1.7	0.2	0.0
Road7g	7.4	0.9	0.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	7.6	1.1	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	8.8	1.4	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

G.J. Kinne

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

88 · #20 of 577 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #20 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Texas State	105	60	16.0	1.5	--	4	--
2022	Texas State	49	22	5.0	1.0	--	--	--
2021	SMU	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	SMU	9	6	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
2019	SMU	21	13	2.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		185	102	23.5	2.5	1	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 77–34

vs Jackson State

1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL

Dominant 43-point win at home against Jackson State.

With T. Finley — 251 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.8 · 20 rush yds (4 car) · 2 TD · K. Wilson — 4 rec · 50 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 42-31@ Baylor	8	6	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 13-20@ UTSA	16	5	1.0	0.5	—	Season-high 16 tackles
Wk 3	W 77-34vs Jackson State	1	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 35-24vs Nevada	12	7	2.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 50-36@ Southern Miss	6	4	1.5	0.0	1
Wk 6	L 30-34@ Louisiana	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 21-20vs UL Monroe	8	4	2.5	0.0	—	2.5 TFL
Wk 9	L 13-31vs Troy	10	6	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 45-24vs Georgia Southern	7	2	0.0	0.0	1
Wk 11	L 23-31@ Coastal Carolina	9	6	2.5	0.0	—	2.5 TFL
Wk 12	L 31-77@ Arkansas State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 52-44vs South Alabama	15	10	3.5	1.0	—	3.5 TFL
Bowl	W 45-21@ Rice	6	4	0.0	0.0	2
Total		105	60	16.0	1.5	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology