Player Dossier

2018-2023

SMU

Brian Holloway

LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • League City, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brian Holloway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48 disruption score.

Usage Score

13.3

Efficiency

48

Consistency

58

Season Value

35.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Texas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
SMU • Texas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Brian Holloway, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Texas State. Brian Holloway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Texas State paired 21.5 primary output with 48 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 48 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across SMU, Texas State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · Texas State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

48

Usage

13.3

Consistency

58

Best Game by takeover score

Rice

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rice: 2. Baylor: 1. UTSA: 1.5. Unknown: 1. Nevada: 2. Southern Miss: 2.5. Louisiana: 0. UL Monroe: 2.5. Troy: 1. Georgia Southern: 1. Coastal Carolina: 2.5. Arkansas State: 0. South Alabama: 4.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 6 by 45. Baylor: 8 by 43.3. UTSA: 16 by 65. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Nevada: 12 by 70. Southern Miss: 6 by 50. Louisiana: 4 by 16.7. UL Monroe: 8 by 58.3. Troy: 10 by 51.7. Georgia Southern: 7 by 39.2. Coastal Carolina: 9 by 62.5. Arkansas State: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 15 by 95

Split Comparison

Wins2.2 · n=7 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=5 · -1.2 vs Wins
First Half1.4 · n=7 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.9 · n=6 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

South Alabama

Best efficiency game

95 vs South Alabama

Result
Tue 12/26@ RiceSplash gameW 45-21640020
Sun 11/26vs South Alabama10+ tackles · Splash gameW 52-4415103.5010
Sat 11/18@ Arkansas StateL 31-7732000
Sat 11/11@ Coastal CarolinaSplash gameL 23-31962.5000
Sat 11/4vs Georgia SouthernW 45-24720010
Sat 10/28vs Troy10+ tacklesL 13-31106100
Sat 10/14vs UL MonroeSplash gameW 21-20842.5000
Sat 10/7@ LouisianaL 30-3443000
Sat 9/30@ Southern MissSplash gameW 50-36641.50010
Sat 9/23vs Nevada10+ tackles · Splash gameW 35-24127200
Sun 9/17vs Unknown11100
Sat 9/9@ UTSA10+ tacklesL 13-2016510.500
Sat 9/2@ BaylorW 42-3186100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    SMU

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas State

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

2018201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonSMU0
2019 Regular SeasonSMU2.516.13.72.5
2020 Regular SeasonSMU17.91.1-1.5
2021 Regular SeasonSMU04.20.7-1
2022 Regular SeasonTexas State62466
2023 PostseasonTexas State21.54813.315.5
2023 Regular SeasonTexas State21.54813.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

South Alabama

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5

Primary metric

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.7 takeover score.

#2

Arkansas State

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 64.1 takeover score.

#3

East Carolina

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#4

Coastal Carolina

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.

#5

Nevada

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Texas State

21.5 primary output · 48 efficiency · 13.3 usage

35.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Texas State

35.2

21.5 primary · 48 efficiency · 13.3 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · SMU

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

7

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

185

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brian Holloway quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
185