2012 Football Roster
Roster
Christian Holmes
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Puckett, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Puckett HS
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER: Developed into a talented linebacker late in his career after seeing action at tight end in his first three seasons ... Arguably the most valuable member of the MSU special teams coverage units... Experienced action in all 52 career games with one start … Booked 100 tackles, two sacks and notched two touchdowns … Scores came as a senior on an on-side kick return and fumble recovery … Graduated from MSU in December 2014.
2014 SENIOR SEASON: The third leading tackler on the squad who played in all 13 games with one start (Vanderbilt) … Collected 60 tackles, two tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery for a touchdown and became the first player in school history to return an on-side kick for a touchdown … Had a game-high six tackles and a forced fumble in the season opener Aug. 30 vs. Southern Miss … Tallied five tackles in the Sept. 6 win vs. UAB … Tied a team high with six tackles in the Oct. 11 win against No. 2 Auburn … Scored his first career touchdown by returning an onside kick 61 yards for a score in the road win at Kentucky, while also being credited with five solo tackles, including his first career tackle for loss … The returned on-side score put the game away … Registered a career-high nine tackles in the Homecoming victory against UT Martin … Forced a fumble, recovered it and returned it 51 yards for a touchdown in his Senior Day win against Vanderbilt, while also making seven tackles, including one for loss in his first career start.
2013 JUNIOR SEASON: For the third consecutive season, experienced action in all 13 games as a reserve ... Contributed on defense as a linebacker, offense as a tight end and as a member of the special teams ... Booked 11 tackles (seven solo) and first career pass breakup, against Alabama (11/16) ... Registered a team third-best four stops on special teams, three on kickoff returns and one on a punt runback ... Three kickoff return hits were tied for the fourth most among the Bulldogs ... Booked a career-high five tackles at Texas A&M (11/9) ... Added a year second-best two hits versus Alcorn State (9/7) ... Tallied one hit versus Kentucky (10/24), South Carolina (11/2), Arkansas (11/23) and Rice (12/31) ... Tallied one kickoff return, making a fair catch at South Carolina (11/2).
2012 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in all 13 games, making 11 tackles and forcing a fumble ... Recorded a tackle in the season-opening victory against Jackson State at home ... Came back the next week to tally two tackles in the SEC-opening win versus Auburn ... Registered a tackle in wins at Troy, at Kentucky and against Tennessee ... Made a tackle at LSU ... Had his best game of the season in the home finale win versus Arkansas, collecting four tackles (career-high tying two solo) and registering his first career forced fumble.
2011 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw action in all 13 games during redshirt freshman season ... Recorded two tackles in first eight games, but came on strong to finish the year with 16 tackles in final five games ... Recorded season-high six tackles twice during the campaign, against UT Martin and Arkansas.
2010 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Sat out freshman year as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Class 2A All-Metro selection by the Clarion-Ledger ... Recorded 107 tackles during his senior season at Puckett Attendance Center ... Tallied four sacks, intercepted two passes, forced four fumbles and recovered three of them ... A two-way player in high school, added 388 yards receiving and nine touchdowns on the offensive side of the ball ... Helped lead the Wolves to a 11-2 record in 2009.
PERSONAL: Born Christian Joseph Holmes on June 16, 1992 ... Son of Kristi Holmes … Graduated from MSU in December 2014 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
HOLMES’ CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 9, vs. UT Martin (11-8-14)
Tackles for Loss: 1 (2x), last vs. Vanderbilt (11-22-14)
Pass breakups: 1, (2x) last vs. South Alabama (9-13-14)
Forced Fumbles: 1, (2x) last vs. Vanderbilt (11-22-14)
