Last confirmed: UCLA, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 198 lb · Pasadena, CA · Calabasas
Darnay Holmes: DB · UCLA · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Darnay Holmes
Erases the deep middle of the field. Darnay Holmes has been at UCLA through two head coaches in three seasons. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against USC — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 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 him by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 17
Sports Illustrated Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 14-48vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 67-63@ No. 19 Washington State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20@ Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-48vs Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-16@ Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-32vs No. 24 Arizona State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs Colorado | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-49@ No. 8 Utah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-52@ USC | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 18-28vs California | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 33 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
Week 4 · 2019
W 67-63
1 interception · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Washington State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL33 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Kelly
Pass share
46.8%
426 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
75.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at UCLA, 119 tackles — drafted at #110 overall by the New York Giants.
His career
He has a stat line in 35 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Chip Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 7th NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 7th NFL season
