Dax Hollifield: LB · Virginia Tech · #4.
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Dax Hollifield
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The five seasons at Virginia Tech span three head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price and Brent Pry. On tape: 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Old Dominion, Week 1, 2022.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
82 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 82 | 34 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 92 | 44 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 52 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 68 | 22 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- | 3 |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 62 | 27 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 356 | 148 | 30.0 | 12.0 | 10 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-20@ Old Dominion | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 27-10vs Boston College | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-7vs Wofford | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-33vs West Virginia | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-41@ North Carolina | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-45@ Pittsburgh | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-20vs Miami | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-22@ No. 24 NC State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-28vs Georgia Tech | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-24@ Duke | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-22@ Liberty | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 34 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 6 |
Week 12 · 2022
W 23-22
at Liberty
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
82tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%6 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
7%6 pass breakups82 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 8.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Pry
Pass share
47.8%
346 pass / 378 run
Plays / game
65.8
11 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
360 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
82 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #137 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia Tech, 356 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 58 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Justin Fuente, J.C. Price, and Brent Pry. Multi-era developmental context.
