Garnett Hollis Jr.: CB · West Virginia · #1.
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Garnett Hollis Jr.
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 9 tackles against Iowa State, Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | 46 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 45 | 30 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 25 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 121 | 75 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-34vs No. 8 Penn State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs UAlbany | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-38@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-28vs Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 16-28vs No. 11 Iowa State | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 18-45vs No. 17 Kansas State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-26@ Arizona | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ Cincinnati | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-49vs Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-21vs UCF | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 15-52@ Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 37-42vs No. 25 Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
46tackles this season46 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Scott
Pass share
41.8%
372 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #239 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Northwestern and West Virginia, 121 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Pat Fitzgerald, David Braun and Neal Brown.
