Brian Holloway: LB · Texas State.
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Brian Holloway
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for four head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Sonny Dykes, Jim Leavitt, Jake Spavital and G.J. Kinne. The first one came in 2023: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 16 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UTSA — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
105 tackles. 0 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 16 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas State | 105 | 60 | 16.0 | 1.5 | -- | 4 |
| 2022 | Texas State | 49 | 22 | 5.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | SMU | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | SMU | 21 | 13 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 185 | 102 | 23.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-31@ Baylor | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-20@ UTSA | 16 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 77-34vs Jackson State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs Nevada | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-36@ Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-34@ Louisiana | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-20vs UL Monroe | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 9 | L 13-31vs Troy | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-24vs Georgia Southern | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-31@ Coastal Carolina | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | L 31-77@ Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-44vs South Alabama | 15 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
 Bowl | W 45-21vs Rice | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 105 | 60 | 16.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
Week 13 · 2023
W 52-44
1 sack · 3.5 tackles for loss · 15 tackles
Edged out South Alabama at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
105tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%16 TFLSack rate
1%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups105 tackles · 16 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 7.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
45.4%
429 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
72.6
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #20 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at SMU and Texas State, 185 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Sonny Dykes, Jake Spavital and G.J. Kinne.
