• Part of Buckeyes’ 2014 National Championship team and won Big Ten titles in 2014 and 2017.
• Teammates at Ohio State with Vikings C Pat Elflein.
OFF THE FIELD Majored in family resource management at Ohio State...Son of Tasha Holmes...High school teammates with current Packers CB Mike Tyson.
PRO Played both DE and DT during 5 appearances as a rookie...Selected with the 102nd overall choice, the 2nd pick in the 4th round, in 2018...Pick #102 is the same as Kirk Cousins (Washington, 2012)...The 12th Ohio State Buckeye to be drafted by the Vikings.
2018 Played in 5 games during his rookie season, appearing at both DT and DE...Active but did not appear vs. Chicago (12/30)...Contributed on defense at Detroit (12/23)...Active but did not appear vs. Miami (12/16)...Inactive Weeks 11-14...Appeared on defense vs. Detroit (11/4)...Active but did not appear vs. New Orleans (10/8)...At the New York Jets (10/21), recorded his 1st career sack by bringing down Sam Darnold in the 4th quarter. Also added a QBH...Logged 3 tackles (2 solo) and 1 QBH vs. Arizona (10/14)...Made his NFL debut at Philadelphia (10/7), registering his first career tackle by bringing down Jay Ajayi in the 2nd quarter...Inactive Weeks 1-4.
COLLEGE Was a team captain for the Buckeyes as a senior in 2017...Played in 49 games with 9 starts and totaled 84 tackles, 14 TFL and 5.5 sacks in his career...Was a member of the Buckeyes’ 2014 national championship season and was a part of bowl victories over Alabama (Sugar Bowl), Oregon (CFP national championship game), Notre Dame (Fiesta Bowl) and USC (Cotton Bowl)...Named 2-time All-Conference honorable mention..Member of 2 Big Ten title-winning teams in 2014 and 2017...Appeared in every OSU game for 3 straight seasons from 2015-17 (40 games)...Registered all 9 of his career starts in 2017...Played behind future NFL defensive lineman Joey Bosa and Sam Hubbard early in his career...Chose Ohio State over Florida State and Clemson...Competed in the Senior Bowl prior to the NFL Draft.
PREP Attended Lake Taylor in Norfolk, VA and helped the school win its 1st Virginia 4A state championship in 2012, capping off a perfect 15-0 season...High school teammates with current Seahawks CB Mike Tyson...Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...Was a consensus 4-star prospect coming out of high school...Ranked among the Top-100 players in the nation according to 247Sports and Rivals...Also played basketball for 3 years.
