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William Holmes

LB · Illinois · So.

Transferred Utah State → Illinois for 2026
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William Holmes

LB · Utah State · So

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Utah State
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Illinois

2025Utah State
2026Illinois

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Utah State4-8HC: Nate Dreiling · Balanced
2025Utah State6-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Utah State45226.52.0------
2024Utah State621.51.5------
Career51248.03.5------

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Derrick McLendon II’s 2022 season.

Florida State · 2022

#2

Jesse Luketa

Penn State · 2021

All-Big TenNFL Rd 7
70%
#3

Will McLaughlin

Iowa State · 2023

68%
#4

Joshua Carr Jr.

Southern Miss · 2021

68%
#5

Kylan Guidry

Western Kentucky · 2023

68%

Matches Derrick on

Weight
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Derrick on

Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa's sophomore season at Notre Dame (2025).

Notre Dame · 2025

#2

Ethan Day

North Texas · 2025

78%
#3

Langston Hardy

UConn · 2024

75%
#4

Michael Green

Marshall · 2023

75%
#5

David Afogho

Bowling Green · 2025

74%

Matches Kyngstonn on

Solo tackle rate
Sack rate
Weight

Differs from Kyngstonn on

PD rate (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10652

Final rank
#10652
Avg #10926.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10652 this season.