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Defensive end, Ohio State, 2014–⁠17

Jalyn Holmes

Number: No. 11
Height: 6′5″
Weight: 270 lb
Hometown: Norfolk, VA
Born: Jan 25, 1996, in Norfolk, Virginia

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Jalyn Holmes played defensive end at Ohio State (2014–⁠17). The Minnesota Vikings took Holmes in round 4, No. 102 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Best season: 33; Tackles, 2016 (Ohio State, 11–⁠2)
Drafted: No. 102; Round 4, 2018 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014 and 2017

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

11–⁠2AP 612–⁠2AP 5

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD	Hur
2016	Ohio State	33	12	9	2	1	3
2017	Ohio State	30	18	3	2	3	2
Career		63	30	12	4	4	5

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht	Wt
2014	Ohio State	11	DE
2015	Ohio State	11	DE
2016	Ohio State	11	DE
2017	Ohio State	11	DE	6′5″	270

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.

Game by game

2017 Ohio State 13 games, 30 tackles, 2 sacks

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD
Aug 31	atIndiana	W 49–⁠21	3	3	0	0	2
Sep 9	vs.Oklahoma	L 16–⁠31	3	0	0	0	0
Sep 23	vs.UNLV	W 54–⁠21	1	1	0	0	0
Sep 30	atRutgers	W 56–⁠0	2	2	0	0	0
Oct 7	vs.Maryland	W 62–⁠14	3	2	1	0	0
Oct 14	atNebraska	W 56–⁠14	3	1	0	0	0
Oct 28	vs.Penn State	W 39–⁠38	1	1	1	1	0
Nov 4	atIowa	L 24–⁠55	2	2	0	0	0
Nov 11	vs.Michigan State	W 48–⁠3	1	1	0	0	0
Nov 18	vs.Illinois	W 52–⁠14	1	1	0	0	0
Nov 25	atMichigan	W 31–⁠20	1	1	0	0	0
Dec 2	vs.Wisconsin	W 27–⁠21	5	0	0	0	0
Dec 29 ✦	vs.USC	W 24–⁠7	4	3	1	1	1

2016 Ohio State 13 games, 33 tackles, 2 sacks

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD
Sep 3	vs.Bowling Green	W 77–⁠10	2	0	0.5	0.5	0
Sep 10	vs.Tulsa	W 48–⁠3	4	2	1	0	0
Sep 17	atOklahoma	W 45–⁠24	3	0	1	0.5	0
Oct 1	vs.Rutgers	W 58–⁠0	3	1	0.5	0	0
Oct 8	vs.Indiana	W 38–⁠17	3	2	0.5	0	0
Oct 15	atWisconsin	W 30–⁠23	2	2	2	1	0
Oct 22	atPenn State	L 21–⁠24	4	2	0.5	0	0
Oct 29	vs.Northwestern	W 24–⁠20	2	0	0.5	0	0
Nov 5	vs.Nebraska	W 62–⁠3	1	0	1	0	0
Nov 12	atMaryland	W 62–⁠3	2	1	0	0	0
Nov 19	atMichigan State	W 17–⁠16	5	2	1	0	0
Nov 26	vs.Michigan	W 30–⁠27	2	0	0.5	0	0
Dec 31 ✦	vs.Clemson	L 0–⁠31	0	0	0	0	1

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠45).

Drill	Combine 2018	Combine or pro day 2018
Height	6′4⅞″
Weight	283 lb
Arm length	34″
Hand size	10″
Wingspan		81⅞″^W
40-yard dash	4.82 s
10-yard split		1.67 s
Vertical jump	32″
Broad jump		9′4″
Bench press	25 reps
3-cone drill		7.62 s
20-yard shuttle		4.59 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 50 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

Season	Team	G	Tkl	Sacks
2018	Minnesota Vikings	3	2	1
2019	Minnesota Vikings	2	4	0
2020	Minnesota Vikings	13	35	0
2021	New Orleans Saints	6	12	0
2022	Chicago Bears	1	2	0
2023	New York Jets	5	5	1
2024	Washington Commanders	12	16	2
2025	Washington Commanders	8	21	0
NFL career		50	97	4

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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