Darnay Holmes: DB · UCLA · #1.
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Darnay Holmes
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at UCLA: Jim Mora and Chip Kelly. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against USC — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 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.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 14-48vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 67-63@ No. 19 Washington State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20@ Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-48vs Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-16@ Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-32vs No. 24 Arizona State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-49@ No. 8 Utah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-52@ USC | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 18-28vs California | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 33 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
Week 4 · 2019
W 67-63
1 interception · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Washington State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL33 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
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
Head Coach
Chip Kelly
Pass share
46.8%
426 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
75.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UCLA, 119 tackles — drafted at #110 overall by the New York Giants.
A stat line in 35 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Chip Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 7th NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 7th NFL season
