C.J. Holmes: S · Kent State · #29.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
C.J. Holmes
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kent State | 44 | 34 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Kent State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 55 | 43 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-41@ No. 6 Texas A&M | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 60-10vs VMI | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-30@ No. 5 Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-37@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-20vs Bowling Green | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-38vs Buffalo | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-64@ Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-47vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-54@ Central Michigan | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 38-0@ Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL44 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
39.1%
405 pass / 632 run
Plays / game
79.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at Notre Dame, Penn State and Kent State, 55 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Brian Kelly, James Franklin and Sean Lewis.
