Joshua Holsey: DB · Auburn · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joshua Holsey
Erases the deep middle of the field. On tape: 6 tackles against LSU, Week 4, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 10 passes defended. 3 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Auburn | 30 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 |
| Career | 30 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-19vs No. 2 Clemson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-29vs No. 17 Texas A&M | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 18-13vs No. 18 LSU | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-3vs No. 17 Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-29@ Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-16vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-13@ Georgia | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 19-35vs No. 7 Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 |
Week 9 · 2016
W 40-29
at Ole Miss
1 interception · 1 tackle · 5 pass breakups
Edged out Ole Miss on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
33%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL30 tackles · 1 for loss · 10 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
31.1%
286 pass / 634 run
Plays / game
70.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
311 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Auburn, 30 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gene Chizik → Gus Malzahn. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
