6′3″ · 330 lb · Chipley, FL
J.J. Holmes: DT · Kansas · #88.
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J.J. Holmes
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Second year in the Kansas defensive front. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against TCU — Week 9, 2018.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-26vs Nicholls | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-7@ Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-38@ No. 9 West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-26vs TCU | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21@ Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2018
W 27-26
vs TCU
1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
2 seasons under David Beaty, all balanced offenses — 4-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Beaty
Pass share
48.5%
392 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
67.4
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
430 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kansas, 33 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under David Beaty.
