2008 Football Roster
Roster
Jimmie Holmes
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 241
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Aiken, SC
CAREER:
Saw immediate action for Mississippi State at defensive end after transferring from junior college ... Pass-rushing abilities came to the forefront on State’s defensive line from the outset of his junior season ... Has played in 11 games for the Bulldogs, serving as a top reserve at defensive end and on special teams ... Has made 21 tackles, including three and one-half tackles for loss (minus 18 yards), two of which were quarterback sacks (minus 10 yards) ... Has forced one fumble and recovered two ... Also credited with one pass batted down at the line of scrimmage ... Outstanding pass rusher at Mississippi Delta Community College following an all-star high school career in the state of South Carolina.
2007:
Played in 11 games during his first season of eligibility with the Bulldogs ... Only missed the Week 8 game at West Virginia and the Week 11 contest at Arkansas ... Totaled 21 tackles on the year, including three and one-half for loss (minus 18 yards), two of which were quarterback sacks (minus 10 yards) ... Recovered a pair of fumbles and caused another ... He was fourth in the SEC in fumbles recovered (.20 per game) ... He also knocked down one pass at the line of scrimmage ... Hampered by a hamstring injury during pre-season camp, his repetitions at defensive end were limited by his inability to get on the practice field ... Nonetheless, he opened the season with a solid performance against LSU ... He had five tackles, including one and one-half tackles for loss (minus 8 yards), one a quarterback sack (minus 8 yards), as a reserve against the Tigers ... Again proved to be a big-play maker one week later in the team’s win over Tulane ... Registered three tackles, including one for loss (minus 8 yards), against the Green Wave ... Also credited with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the Superdome ... For the third-straight week, contributed as a solid reserve and made a big play for the Bulldog defense in State’s Week 3 win at Auburn ... Credited with three tackles in the victory over the Tigers, he also recovered a fumble in the game ... That fumble recovery came on a third-and-7 snap from the MSU 22 toward the end of the first quarter and handed the ball to the State offense at the 33 and led to the team’s second field goal of the first half and a 13-0 lead at the time ... Had another productive game during the team’s Week 4 win over Gardner-Webb ... Registered five hits, including one quarterback sack (minus 2 yards), in the Bulldogs’ 31-15 win ... Also credited with one pass batted down at the line of scrimmage ... Suffered a sprained wrist in that game, an ailment that plagued him the remainder of the year ... After making 16 hits, all three and a half tackles for loss, in the season’s first four games, he had just three tackles the rest of the year ... Returned to the stats column in State’s Week 9 win over nationally 14th-ranked Kentucky with a pair of hits ... Added one tackle a week later in the team’s 17-12 victory over nationally No. 21 Alabama ... Returned to the stats column in the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... Made a pair of hits in the 10-3 win over Central Florida.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Ranked among the top 25 junior college prospects in Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger in its season-ending ranking ... Ranked 99th on the Rivals.com recruiting web site of the top 100 junior college players in the country, regardless of position ... Credited with running a 4.7 40-yard dash by the Scout.com recruiting web site ... Played for head coach Jay Miller at Mississippi Delta Community College ... Committed to MSU in August 2006.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Selected to play in the Shrine Bowl following his senior season at Aiken (S.C.) High School, the post-season North Carolina vs. South Carolina high school all-star game ... One of five defensive linemen named to the South Carolina squad ... Played for head coach Carey Johnson at Aiken (S.C.) High School ... Made 83 total tackles, including a team-high 10 tackles for loss, during his senior season for the Green Hornets ... Named first-team, all-state by the Associated Press and first-team all-Region 4-AAAA, that season ... Helped the Hornets to a 12-2 overall record.
PERSONAL:
Born Jimmie LeVander Holmes, 7-2-87, in Aiken, S.C. ... Son of Mr. Jimmie Holmes, and Ms. Glendora Marshall.
