Dax Hollifield
Dax Hollifield
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two seasons at Virginia Tech, two different head coaches: J.C. Price and Brent Pry. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Old Dominion, Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Virginia Tech, 174 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: J.C. Price → Brent Pry. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 82 | 34 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 92 | 44 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 174 | 78 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2022
W 27–7
vs Wofford
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jake Hummel’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Micah Baskerville's graduate season at LSU (2022).
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