Xavier Holmes is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at James Madison.
Holmes disrupts the pocket from the interior. Came to James Madison by way of Maine. On tape: 5 tackles against Liberty, Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 7 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 | James Madison | 31 | 13 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 31 | 13 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs Weber State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-28@ Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-13@ Liberty | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 14-7@ Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-14vs Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 63-27vs Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-20@ Texas State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-23@ Marshall | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-10vs App State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-20vs Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 59-10@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 31-14vs Troy | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Bowl | L 34-51@ No. 5 Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 13 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
23%7 TFLSack rate
18%6 sacksHurry rate
19%6 hurries31 tackles · 7 for loss · 5.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Road7g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Pass share
39.7%
385 pass / 584 run
Plays / game
69.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
360 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #33 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #5 of 48 Sun Belt DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
