Christian Holmes: CB · Oklahoma State.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Christian Holmes
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Barry Odom and Mike Gundy. First career honor, 2021: All-Big 12. On tape: 6 tackles against Baylor, Week 14, 2021.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 39 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 24 | 18 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2019 | Missouri | 29 | 24 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2018 | Missouri | 35 | 26 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2016 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 128 | 102 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 29 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-16vs Missouri State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-23vs Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-20@ Boise State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-20vs No. 25 Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-14vs No. 21 Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 32-24@ No. 25 Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 55-3vs Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-3@ West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 63-17vs TCU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-0@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-33vs No. 10 Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-21vs No. 9 Baylor | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 37 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 37-33
vs Oklahoma
5 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 5 solo tackles
Edged out Oklahoma at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
39tackles this season39 tackles · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
42.8%
447 pass / 598 run
Plays / game
80.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
476 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #185 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Missouri and Oklahoma State, 128 tackles — drafted at #240 overall by the Washington Commanders.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Barry Odom and Mike Gundy.
Next stop · NFL
Washington CommandersEntering 5th NFL season
Washington CommandersEntering 5th NFL season
