DeShawn Holmes

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
196
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Richmond, Va.
High School:
Highland Springs

2014
• Appeared in 13 games, earning four starts
• Totaled 30 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one interception, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry
• Had two tackles at Maine
• Made three tackles and a quarterback hurry in the win against No. 3 Villanova
• Came up with three tackles, 1.0 TFL and an interception in the win against Rhode Island
• Picked up six tackles and a tackle for a loss against No. 7 New Hampshire
• Made four tackles in the win against Hampton
• Picked up four tackles at Virginia
• Made two tackles and a tackle for a loss in the season opener against Morehead State

2013
• Played in all 12 games
• Finished with 23 tackles, 16 solo and two forced fumbles
• Totaled three tackles and a forced fumble in the win over William & Mary
• Made a tackle in the win at Delaware
• Picked up two tackles in the win at Stony Brook
• Recorded two tackles in the win over Albany
• Had a tackle and forced his first fumble against No. 6 Towson
• Totaled three tackles at Rhode Island
• Picked up a tackle at James Madison
• Totaled two tackles against Maine
• Recorded two tackles in the win against Liberty
• Tallied three tackles and 0.5 tackles for a loss at Gardner-Webb
• Totaled three tackles at NC State

2012
• Appeared in all 11 games
• Totaled 28 tackles, one TFL and two fumble recoveries
• Recovered a fumble in the end zone for first career touchdown in Capital Cup win at William & Mary
• Also had three tackles versus the Tribe
• Totaled six tackles, two solo, one tackle for loss and recovered a fumble in win over Gardner-Webb
• Had five tackles, including four solo, in win at VMI
• Four tackles in shutout win over Rhode Island
• Recorded three tackles in win at Georgia State
• Also had three tackles against Virginia and No. 4 Old Dominion
• One tackle in win over No. 2 James Madison

2011
• Played in eight games, earning one start and totaling 29 tackles, including 15 solo and 1.5 for loss, and two blocked kicks
• Registered a career-high nine tackles, seven of which were solo, and 1.0 for a loss of four yards at Delaware
• Blocked a kick and recorded a tackle at James Madison

2010
• Redshirted

High School
• A prep standout from nearby Highland Springs High
• Earned First Team All-District, Second Team All-Region and Second Team All-Metro honors as a senior
• Was also an All-District First Team selection as a junior
• Lettered four years in both football and track, starting his final three seasons on the gridiron

Personal
• Raised by his mother, Delcenia, and his Grandparents, Rev. Bobby Holmes and Carolyn Holmes