Tight end, Purdue, 2010–⁠14

Gabe Holmes

Number
No. 86
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Miramar, FL
Born
Mar 29, 1991, in Miramar, Florida

Gabe Holmes played tight end at Purdue (2010–⁠14).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Indiana State, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Purdue11414.0014
2011Purdue1113312.1123
2012Purdue251586.3217
2013Purdue9697.7017
2014Purdue1717810.5223
Career635528.8523

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Purdue86TE
2011Purdue86TE
2012Purdue86TE
2013Purdue86TE
2014Purdue86TE6′5″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Purdue90.73––6.6–
2014Purdue300.3119th (n=496)0.529.34%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Purdue 10 games, 17 catches, 178 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Western MichiganW 43–⁠3421518
Sep 6vs.Central MichiganL 17–⁠3821508
Sep 13vs.Notre DameL 14–⁠3021409
Oct 4atIllinoisW 38–⁠271909
Oct 11vs.Michigan StateL 31–⁠45112012
Oct 18atMinnesotaL 38–⁠39113113
Nov 1atNebraskaL 14–⁠35123023
Nov 8vs.WisconsinL 16–⁠34222019
Nov 22vs.NorthwesternL 14–⁠38320011
Nov 29atIndianaL 16–⁠23235018
2013 Purdue 2 games, 9 catches, 69 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atCincinnatiL 7–⁠42330017
Sep 7vs.Indiana StateW 20–⁠14639010
2012 Purdue 10 games, 25 catches, 158 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Eastern KentuckyW 48–⁠6443114
Sep 8atNotre DameL 17–⁠202604
Sep 15vs.Eastern MichiganW 54–⁠16215012
Sep 29vs.MarshallW 51–⁠411404
Oct 6vs.MichiganL 13–⁠4441709
Oct 20atOhio StateL 22–⁠292605
Oct 27atMinnesotaL 28–⁠4421309
Nov 3vs.Penn StateL 9–⁠34214010
Nov 10atIowaW 27–⁠2421419
Jan 1 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateL 14–⁠58426017
2011 Purdue 7 games, 11 catches, 133 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Middle TennesseeW 27–⁠24111011
Oct 8vs.MinnesotaW 45–⁠171303
Oct 22vs.IllinoisW 21–⁠14225016
Oct 29atMichiganL 14–⁠36344023
Nov 5atWisconsinL 17–⁠62113013
Nov 12vs.Ohio StateW 26–⁠23112012
Nov 19vs.IowaL 21–⁠31225114
2010 Purdue 2 games, 1 catch, 14 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 16vs.MinnesotaW 28–⁠17––––
Oct 23atOhio StateL 0–⁠49114014

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2015
Height6′5″
Weight256 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash4.78 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′4″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.31 s
20-yard shuttle4.30 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2020XFLTeam 9 *
2020XFLSt. Louis BattleHawks

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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