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Delaware State University

2023 Football Roster

DSU Athletics/Rodney Adams
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9 Ronald Holmes

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 210
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Darby, Pa
  • Highschool Neumann & Goretti

Biography

2022: Pre-season All-MEAC First Team and HBCU Defensive Player of the Year Watch List selection … sixth on the Hornets and 24th in the MEAC in tackles at 4.1 per game (33 total) … also credited with 4.5 tackles for loss (-16) and one sack (-8), in addition to two pass break-ups and a QB hurry … had season-high seven tackles (four solo) vs. Merrimack and recorded five tackles in two games … had at least one backfield in four games … had six tackles (three solo), including a sack, vs. Va. Lynchburg (Sep.17)

2021: Competed in 11 games at the linebacker position … tied for eighth on the Hornets with 32 total tackles, including 24 solo stops … second on the team with 9.5 tackles for loss (-61 yds.) … second on the team and top five in the MEAC with three sacks (-29) …  also credited with two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, a pass break-up and quarterback hurry … opened the season by recording six tackles, including a team season-high four behind the line-of-scrimmage (-42), two sacks (-22) and a fumble recovery in 32-24 victory over Bowie State (Sep. 4) … tallied five tackles (four unassisted), including 1.5 behind the line of scrimmage, and a QB hurry vs. Merrimack (Oct. 2) … recorded three solo tackles, including a sack (-7), vs. Georgetown (Sep. 11) … also posted tackles for loss vs. East Tennessee State (Sep. 18), Howard (Oct. 30) and Norfolk State (Nov. 13) …   

2020 (spring 2021) : Appeared in four of five games during the abbreviated season … had eight tackles (each solo), in addition to one tackle-for-loss (-6), two pass break-ups and one QB hurry … tallied four solo tackles vs. South Carolina State (Mar. 13) … recording a backfield tackle (-6) and a pass break-up in 17-10 victory over Howard in season opener (Feb. 27) … notched two unassisted tackles vs. Delaware (Apr. 10)

High School: All-Catholic selection as a senior … Catholic League leader with eight forced turnovers during senior season

Personal: Son of Ronald Holmes, Sr. and Angela Holmes … has two sisters and one brother … born 1/1/02 …majoring in Sports Management

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 58

    2020Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 210 lbs
    58
  • 58

    2021Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 210 lbs
    58
  • 9

    2022Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 210 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2023Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 210 lbs
    9