Senior tight end for Indiana. 2025: 7 catches, 62 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′4″ · 248 lb · Atlanta, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
7 catches · 2 TD · 8.9 per catch
Best game: 2 rec, 31 yds, 1 TD, vs Indiana State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Indiana. 2025: 7 catches, 62 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Holden Staes
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Marcus Freeman, Josh Heupel and Curt Cignetti. One game to point at: 31 rec yds, 2 receptions against Indiana State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 15 | 131 | 8.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 15 | 176 | 11.7 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 38 | 380 | 10.0 | 7 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-14vs Old Dominion | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-9vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 73-0vs Indiana State | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 18 | Season-high 31 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 55-10@ Maryland | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Wisconsin | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 7 | 62 | 8.6 | 2 | 18 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Indiana
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #29
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Billy Riviere III’s 2022 season.
Matches Billy on
Differs from Billy on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Camm McDonald's junior season at Florida State (2022).
Matches Camm on
Player DNA