Will Holmes - 2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 24
Will Holmes
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 260
- Major:
- Communication
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Western International
- Prev School:
- Utah State
2026 - Illinois
- Enters Week 11 at #4 UCLA ranked 11th in the Big Ten in total pressures (26), according to PFF, leads the team with five QB hurries, and is tied for second on the team with 3.5 TFLs
2025 - Utah State
- Played in 10 games with seven starts at outside linebacker
- 45 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery, and six quarterback hurries on the season
- Third on the team in tackles for loss (6.5)
- Third on the team in quarterback hurries (6)
- Eighth on the team in tackles (45)
- Career-high 13 tackles and a fumble recovery against Air Force (9/13/25)
- Career highs in tackles for loss (3.0) and sacks (2.0) against McNeese (9/20/25)
2024 - Utah State
- Played in in nine games
- Six tackles, 1.5 sacks, and one quarterback hurry on the season
- Season-high three tackles against New Mexico (10/19/24)
- Two tackles, including a season-best 1.5 sacks, against Hawai’i (11/16/24)
- Academic All-Mountain West
Baseball Career
- Played in the Los Angeles Angels system from 2018-21
- Two-way player as a pitcher and outfielder
- Hit. 239 (39-163) with one home run and 23 RBIs, plus pitched 24.1 innings and had 38 strikeouts and a 5.92 ERA, during his minor league baseball career
- Selected in the fifth round of the 2018 Major League Draft by the Los Angeles Angels
High School
- All-city honors in baseball at Western International High School
- National Honor Society
Personal
- Born Dec. 22, 2000
- Son of Gia Holmes
- Brother, Jaren, played professional basketball in Great Britain
- Never played organized football prior to college
- Majoring in communication
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