Gavin Holmes

Senior wide receiver for Baylor. 2022: 27 catches, 521 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Baylor · Sr. · #6

5′11″ · 200 lb · Justin, TX

CFB Index 49 · #226 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceBaylor 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 414 nationally · Signed with Baylor

Statement game7 rec · 210 yds · 1 TDat West Virginia (FBS) · L 40-43

Top 0.1% receiving yards game since 2021.

Redemption catch from Holmes. Great catch and run.r/CFB game thread · ▲ 6His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Baylor. 2022: 27 catches, 521 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Baylor in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Baylor, 931 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

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

The week the volume broke through — put up 210 yds at West Virginia.West Virginia · L 40-432022

20174 games

Signed with Baylor3-star out of Justin Northwest

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#414 national

CFB

College

Baylor

2017–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2022

2 coaches

2017

Matt Rhule

Baylor

2020

Dave Aranda

Baylor

era →

2022

Dave Aranda

Baylor

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Rhule → Dave Aranda. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Baylor1-11HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced

2020Baylor2-7HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced

2022Baylor6-7HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

49Rotational starter #226 of 488?

High confidence5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (96th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#25 / 550 · 96th pct

19.3

Rec TDs#155 / 550 · 66th pct

Rec yards#199 / 550 · 64th pct

521

Long catch#196 / 550 · 64th pct

Receptions#313 / 550 · 42nd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.8	19.0	10.1	0.2
Road6g	3.3	74.2	21.4	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.9	62.4	19.7	0.6
Weeks 8+3g	2.3	28.0	9.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dave Aranda

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

49 · #226 of 488 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #226 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Baylor	27	521	19.3	4	--
2020	Baylor	33	244	7.4	1	--
2017	Baylor	13	166	12.8	2	--
Career		73	931	12.8	7	--

Season	Team
2022	Baylor	--	--	76	133	1
2020	Baylor	1	-3	17	14	--
2017	Baylor	1	4	--	--	--
Career		2	1	93	147	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022

W 38–35

at Oklahoma

1 TOT · 1 SOLO

Edged out Oklahoma on the road in a shootout.

With C. Williams — 192 rush yds (25 car) · 2 TD · I. Power — 42 AVG · 46 LONG · 4 NO

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · Texas State · 3&11 · Q3 · EPA +4.08Gavin Holmes 28 Yd pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers Kick)
Week 7 · West Virginia · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +3.40Blake Shapen pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 46 yds to the WVirg 26 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Texas Tech · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +3.18Blake Shapen pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 30 yds to the TexTc 42 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Oklahoma State · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.15Blake Shapen pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Iowa State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.09Blake Shapen pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 38 yds for a TD, (John Mayers KICK)
Week 7 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.07Blake Shapen pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 56 yds to the WVirg 4 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · West Virginia · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.97Gavin Holmes 35 Yd pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers Kick)
Week 1 · Air Force · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.86Blake Shapen pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 14 yds for a TD, (B. Shapen Run For Two-point Conversion)
Week 7 · West Virginia · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.83Kyron Drones pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 15 yds to the WVirg 39 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Iowa State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Blake Shapen pass complete to Gavin Holmes for 36 yds to the IowSt 34 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 69-10vs UAlbany	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	L 20-26@ BYU	1	19	19.0	0	19
Wk 3	W 42-7vs Texas State	3	46	15.3	1	28
Wk 4	W 31-24@ Iowa State	3	92	30.7	1	38
Wk 5	L 25-36vs Oklahoma State	2	23	11.5	0	19
Wk 7	L 40-43@ West Virginia	7	210	30.0	1	56	Season-high 210 yds
Wk 8	W 35-23vs Kansas	2	7	3.5	0	5
Wk 9	W 45-17@ Texas Tech	5	77	15.4	0	30
Wk 10	W 38-35@ Oklahoma	—	—	—	—	—
Bowl	L 15-30@ Air Force	4	47	11.8	1	20
Total		27	521	17.2	4	56

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

Gavin Holmes

20174 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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