Anthony Holmes Jr.
Anthony Holmes Jr.
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dana Holgorsen and Joey McGuire. The receipt: 4 tackles against BYU — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Joey McGuire.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 40 | 24 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Houston | 35 | 19 | 8.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Houston | 20 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Houston | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 102 | 61 | 24.5 | 10.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 34–10
at Utah
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 REC
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Utah.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (22 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Holmes Jr.’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Keanu Tanuvasa's senior season at BYU (2025).
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