Taishan Holmes: DL · Northwestern · #90.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Taishan Holmes
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for three head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Walt Bell, Alex Miller and Pat Fitzgerald. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Penn State — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Northwestern | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | 30 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-28vs Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-31vs Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31vs Southern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-17@ No. 11 Penn State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 7-42vs Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
4%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries12 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
47.7%
417 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
72.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Massachusetts and Northwestern, 0 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Walt Bell, Alex Miller and Pat Fitzgerald.
