Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Ohio State
Jalyn Holmes
DE • 6'5" • 270 lbs • Norfolk, VA, USA
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Jalyn Holmes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Jalyn Holmes built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive end from Norfolk, VA wearing No. 11, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jalyn Holmes' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 102
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Jalyn Holmes, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Ohio State. Jalyn Holmes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Jalyn Holmes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 63
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lake Taylor · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Lake Taylor · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 4 · Pick 2 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DE 106th (top 30%) · Big Ten 149th (top 24%) · National 1,406th (top 25%)
Jalyn Holmes played DE for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jalyn Holmes recorded 63 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Ohio State.
Recognition
Honors
- 20172017 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coacheshonorable mention
- 20172017 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
- 20162016 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention
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