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Jersey Number 9
Xavier Holmes
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 238
- Hometown:
- Clarksburg, Md.
- High School:
- Clarksburg
- Previous:
- Maine
Bio
Transferred to JMU with one season of eligibility remaining after spending four years at Maine (2021-24)
2024 at Maine:
2023 at Maine:
2022 at Maine:
2021 at Maine:
High School and Prep:
Personal:
2024 at Maine:
- Second Team All-CAA defensive lineman
- New England Football Writers Association All-New England Team
- Started all 12 games at defensive line
- Had 72 tackles (26 solo) to go with 12.5 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one interception and seven quarterback hurries
- Ranked 15th in the FCS and fourth in the CAA in fumble recoveries
- Also ranked seventh in the CAA in tackles for loss per game (1.0) and ninth in sacks per game (0.5)
- Career-high 13 tackles with 2.5 TFL and a career-best 1.5 sacks at Delaware (Oct. 12)
- Tallied nine tackles with a TFL vs. New Hampshire (Nov. 23)
- Made seven tackles with a sack vs. Colgate (Aug. 30)
- Also had seven stops with a TFL vs. Monmouth (Sept. 14)
- Made six tackles and tied career high with 1.5 sacks while adding a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and five QB hurries vs. Villanova (Oct. 19)
- Notched six tackles with 1.5 TFL, a half sack and an interception vs. Bryant (Nov. 9)
- Had a sack with a forced fumble and a recovery at Albany (Sept. 28)
- Tallied five or more tackles in 10 games
- Registered a full sack in three games
- Had 1.0+ TFL in eight games
2023 at Maine:
- Started all 11 games at defensive line
- Had 51 tackles (18 solo) to go with 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and four quarterback hurries
- Ranked 21st in the FCS and fourth in the CAA in fumble recoveries
- Season-high seven tackles with a fumble recovery at William & Mary (Sept. 23)
- Matched season best with seven tackles at Campbell (Oct. 21)
- Tallied six total stops with a season-high 2.0 TFL at Richmond (Oct. 7)
- Also had six tackles with a sack and forced fumble vs. Hampton (Nov. 4)
- Made five tackles with a career-high 3.0 TFL and his first career sack vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 15)
- Notched five tackles vs. Albany (Oct. 28) and had four with a TFL at New Hampshire (Nov. 18)
- Tallied four or more tackles in eight games
- Registered at least 1.0 TFL in four games
2022 at Maine:
- Did not see any action
2021 at Maine:
- Played in two games, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility
High School and Prep:
- Spent one season at Jireh Prep in 2020, notching 21.0 tackles for loss, 12.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, and one interception (pick-six)
- Led Jireh Prep to 10-0 record for its first undefeated season in school history
- Three-year captain at Clarksburg
- First Team All-County selection as a senior
- Team MVP as a senior
Personal:
- Son of Errol Holmes and Renee and Ray Wynter
- Has a brother, Brandon
- Has five sisters - Tia, Rae, Aria, Indigo and Tamarri
- His brother played rugby at South Carolina
- His sister Tia was an outfielder on the Elon softball team
- His sister Indigo plays volleyball at Hampshire College
- His sister Rae works in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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