Gavin Holmes: DB · Texas · #9.
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Gavin Holmes
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Dave Clawson and Steve Sarkisian. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Ohio State — Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas | 14 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas | 14 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 24 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 19 | 17 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 74 | 59 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 18 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-13vs Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-3vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-10@ Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 19-22vs No. 5 Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | W 38-24vs No. 13 Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 39-31vs No. 10 Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-28vs No. 6 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
48.7%
541 pass / 570 run
Plays / game
69.4
16 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
584 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Wake Forest and Texas, 74 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson and Steve Sarkisian.
