On Holmes: After playing as a true freshman, expected to be a starting linebacker spot at WILL as a sophomore ... Came on very strong late last season in drawing the starting nod at the end of the year ... Plays with great instincts ... Continues to work hard at refining his game ... Has great vision as he was also a point guard in basketball in high school ... Very tough, physical player ... Has huge potential and upside in the future.

As a junior in 2010:
• Named CAA Defensive Player of the Week after win vs. #4 William & Mary (9/3).
• Had 10 tackles and an interception.

As a sophomore in 2009: Game-by-Game Statistics
True sophomore, who started at MIKE linebacker after being only true freshman to play in previous season and returned in 2008 ... 2009 All-CAA All-Conference Second-Team ... Led team in tackles with 110 (second in CAA and eighth in NCAA) 11.0 per game ... Team leader in interceptions with four and team-best nine passes defended ... Also had 6.5 TFLs for 14 yards ... Fourth in CAA in interceptions per game (0.44 per game) ... Intercepted a pass in three games in a row, his first three career starts (starting with 2008 finale and first two games of 2009) ... Last six games he played had 78 tackles (13.0 per game) ... Five games during season with 10 or more tackles ... Finished sophomore season with tackles, including six solos at Hofstra (11/21). Also had a pass break-up ... Named UMass Athlete of Week on Nov. 16 after James Madison game ... Returned to action with 14 tackles and a forced fumble vs. James Madison (11/14) ... Did not play vs. Northeastern (11/7) with an injury ... Racked up 16 tackles, and a great interception at Maine (10/31) ... Career-game with 17 tackles along with 4.0 TFLs along with first-career sack and fourth-career interception at #1 Richmond (10/24) ... Racked up nine tackles with a TFL and a pass defended in win over #4 New Hampshire (10/17) ... Career-high 13 tackles at Delaware (10/10) and pass defended ... Six tackles in back-to-back games against Stony Brook (9/26) and Rhode Island (9/19) ... Picked off a pass for third game in a row vs. Albany (9/12). Also had eight tackles ... Team-best 12 tackles including eight solo at Kansas State (9/5). Also intercepted a pass for the second game in a row, returning it 12 yards.

As a freshman in 2008: Only returning true freshman to play for the Minutemen ... Saw action in the final six games ... Racked up 23 tackles including 2.5 TFLs ... Also picked off first-career interception (seven yards) in first-college start against Hofstra (11/22) in finale ... Also racked up career-high 10 tackles in finale vs. the Pride, subbing for an injured Josh Jennings at middle linebacker ... Had eight tackles (three solo) along with 1.5 TFLs at New Hampshire (11/15) ... Two tackles against both Maine (11/8) and Rhode Island (11/1) ... Made college debut against Delaware (10/4) with a tackle.

Before College: Star at Blacksburg High School, coached by David Crist, father of UMass wide receivers coach Brian Crist ... All-State, All Group AA Second-Team and All-Region in 2007 ... Honored as First-Team River Ridge District in 2006 and 2007 ... Named district Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 and Defensive Back of the Year in 2007 ... In four years had 454 total tackles including 281 solo stops ... Career totals of 37 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, six interceptions, seven pass break-ups and six fumble recoveries ... As a receiver has 53 career catches for 881 yards and 10 touchdowns ... Racked up 115 total tackles, 74 solo as a senior ... Has six tackles for loss, four sacks and two fumbles recovered ... Made 19 catches for 275 yards along with five touchdowns as a senior ... Was also a four-year starter in basketball and ran track and field ... Won AAU State Basketball championship ... Academic Athletic Award ... Honor Roll student.

Personal: Tyler Lamore Holmes ... Born Dec. 21, 1989 in Blacksburg, Va. ... Son of Becky Holmes ... Brother of Lauren and Charles Hypes ... Majoring in Sociology.

CAREER STATISTICS (Defense)

Year	GP	UT	AT	TT	Sacks	TFL	Int	PD
2008	6/1	9	14	23	0-0	2.5-6	1-7	1
2009	10/10	50	60	110	1-9	6.5-14	4-12	9
Totals	16/11	59	74	133	1-9	9-20	5-19	10

Career Highs

Tackles: 17 at Richmond (10/24/09)
Interceptions: 1 five times, last at Maine (10/31/09)
TFLs: 4 at Richmond (10/24/09)
10-Tackle Games: 6, last vs. James Madison, (11/14/09)