Darnay Holmes

Former defensive back at UCLA. 2019: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 33 tackles.

DB · UCLA · Jr. · #1

5′10″ · 198 lb · Pasadena, CA

New York — drafted 2020, Rd 4, Pick 4, #110 overall

Recruiting

5★

CB recruit

No. 22 nationally · Signed with UCLA

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at UCLA. 2019: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 33 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to UCLA in 2017.
Drafted round 4 by the New York in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at UCLA, 119 tackles — drafted at #110 overall by New York.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201713 games

Signed with UCLA5-star out of Calabasas

2020

Drafted by New Yorkround 4, pick 110

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#22 national

CFB

College

UCLA

2017–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #110

New York · 2020

Coaching lineage · 2017–2019

2 coaches

2017

Jim Mora

UCLA

2018–2019

Chip Kelly

UCLA

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Chip Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 7th NFL season

#110Rd 4 · Pick 4

New YorkEntering 7th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017UCLA6-7HC: Jim Mora · Pass-leaning

2018UCLA3-9HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning

2019UCLA4-8HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (91st percentile). Concern: sacks (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#206 / 2688 · 91st pct

Interceptions#134 / 779 · 72nd pct

Solo tackles#1011 / 2688 · 61st pct

Tackles#1247 / 2688 · 53rd pct

Forced fumbles#78 / 721 · 45th pct

Tackles for loss#1809 / 2688 · 27th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1337 / 2688 · 25th pct

Sacks#1426 / 2688 · 23rd pct

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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

2019 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.6
Road5g	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	3.7	0.2	0.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bob Chesney

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

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	UCLA	33	23	1.0	6	2	--
2018	UCLA	47	36	1.0	7	3	--
2017	UCLA	39	29	1.0	3	3	--
Career		119	88	3.0	16	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2019

W 67–63

at Washington State

7 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 PD

Edged out Washington State on the road in a shootout.

With D. Thompson-Robinson — 507 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 73.8 · 57 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · D. Felton — 13 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 3	L 14-48vs Oklahoma	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 67-63@ Washington State	7	5	0.0	1	1
Wk 5	L 17-20@ Arizona	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 31-48vs Oregon State	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 34-16@ Stanford	1	1	0.0	—	2
Wk 9	W 42-32vs Arizona State	6	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 31-14vs Colorado	2	1	1.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 3-49@ Utah	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 35-52@ USC	10	4	0.0	—	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 14	L 18-28vs California	1	1	0.0	1	2
Total		33	23	1.0	2	6

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

201713 games

2020

2019 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays