DeeJay Holmes Jr.

Arkansas

Sep 13 (Sat)

6:00 or 6:45 PM

2024 Football Headshots

Photos by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics

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Position:
DE
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 245
Hometown:
Pahokee, Fla.
High School:
Pahokee
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024)

2024 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Assisted on one tackle in three games played for the Rebels … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Assisted on one tackle in four defensive snaps … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Played two total snaps … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Played one defensive snap.

2023 (FRESHMAN): Played in two games, notched one QB hurry and was redshirted … vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Appeared on three defensive snaps in his collegiate debut … vs. ULM (11/18/23): Recorded one QB hurry in 19 defensive snaps … Member of the 2022-23 signing class.

HIGH SCHOOL: Unanimous three-star prospect by all major recruiting outlets … Rated a top-100 edge defender by 247Composite (No. 64), On3 (No. 52) and ESPN (No. 78) … Rated as the No. 63 prospect in Florida by On3 … Two-time South Florida Sun Sentinel Defensive Player of the Year … Holds two-year varsity career combined totals of 209 tackles (72 solo), 52.0 sacks, 53.0 tackles for loss, 86 quarterback hurries, seven forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries, two interceptions and one interception return TD … Coming off senior season in which he broke the school record for sacks with 32.5, averaging 3.0 per game … Total stat line in 2022 included 117 total tackles (46 solo), 32.5 sacks, 27.5 tackles for loss, 41 QB hurries, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and one interception that was returned for a touchdown … Played in only nine games his junior year in 2021 due to a broken wrist, but recovered to put up a stat line of 92 total tackles (26 solo), 25.5 tackles, 19.5 sacks, 45 QB hurries, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception … Wore No. 6 at Pahokee, which had been retired in honor of longtime NFL receiver, Anquan Boldin … Chose Ole Miss over UCF, Pitt, Louisville, Penn State, Colorado, among others … Coached by Emmanuel Hendrix … Also lettered in baseball and track and field.

PERSONAL: Full name is Dewayne Holmes Jr. … Born on Dec. 21, 2004 … Son of Dewayne Holmes Sr. and Yashena Johnson … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in fall 2024 … Multi-disciplinary studies major.