Tight end, Pittsburgh (from Kent State, Marshall), 2022–⁠25

Justin Holmes

Lettered 2025 (school media guide)

Number
No. 88
Height
6′3″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Kutztown, PA

Justin Holmes played tight end at Kent State (2022–⁠23), Marshall (2024) and Pittsburgh (2025).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. East Carolina, 2025100receiving yards, career highvs. East Carolina, 2025

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Kent State201889.4041
2024Marshall11111.0011
2025Pittsburgh2830110.8423
Career4950010.2441

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Kent State88TEFr.
2023Kent State88TESo.
2024Marshall88TEJr.
2025Pittsburgh88TESr.6′3″245

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
2023Kent State260.51––13.24%
2024Marshall1-0.08––-0.1–
2025Pittsburgh410.3635th (n=1040)0.4614.85%

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

2025 Pittsburgh 11 games, 28 catches, 301 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 6vs.Central MichiganW 45–⁠17225113–
Sep 13atWest VirginiaL 24–⁠3121409–
Sep 27vs.LouisvilleL 27–⁠34217011–
Oct 4vs.Boston CollegeW 48–⁠7340122–
Oct 11atFlorida StateW 34–⁠311000–
Oct 25vs.NC StateW 53–⁠34222019–
Nov 1atStanfordW 35–⁠20434014–
Nov 15vs.Notre DameL 15–⁠37216012–
Nov 22atGeorgia TechW 42–⁠28119119–
Nov 29vs.MiamiL 7–⁠3831416–
Dec 27 ✦vs.East CarolinaL 17–⁠236100023–
2024 Marshall 3 games, 1 catch, 11 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 28vs.Western MichiganW 27–⁠20–––––
Nov 16vs.Coastal CarolinaW 31–⁠19111011–
Nov 30atJames MadisonW 35–⁠33–––––
2023 Kent State 10 games, 20 catches, 188 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atUCFL 6–⁠56220014–
Sep 9atArkansasL 6–⁠28449013–
Sep 16vs.Central ConnecticutW 38–⁠10214013–
Sep 30vs.Miami (OH)L 3–⁠231−10−1–
Oct 7atOhioL 17–⁠42217016–
Oct 14atEastern MichiganL 14–⁠282905–
Nov 1atAkronL 27–⁠312110630
Nov 8vs.Bowling GreenL 19–⁠49361041–
Nov 18atBall StateL 3–⁠341707–
Nov 25vs.Northern IllinoisL 27–⁠371101–
2022 Kent State 1 game, 1 return, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 16vs.Eastern MichiganL 24–⁠31–––––

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

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