Jacob Holmes is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Virginia.
Holmes wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper and Tony Elliott. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Duke — Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia | 33 | 8 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 17 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 17 | 10 | 7.5 | 5.0 |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 73 | 30 | 16.0 | 9.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-35@ NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-16vs William & Mary | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-20vs Stanford | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 46-38vs No. 8 Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 22-20vs Washington State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-16@ North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ California | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 9-16vs Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-17@ Duke | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 15 | L 20-27vs Duke | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 13-7vs No. 25 Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 8 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%6 TFLSack rate
9%3 sacksHurry rate
12%4 hurries33 tackles · 6 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
48.0%
492 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
73.3
14 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #168 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #29 of 73 ACC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,168 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the ACC as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper and Tony Elliott.
