Player Dossier

2022-2025

Houston

A.J. Holmes Jr.

DL • 6'3" • 300 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

A.J. Holmes Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.6

Efficiency

18.1

Consistency

31.1

Season Value

15.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Texas Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Houston • Texas Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati

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.

A.J. Holmes Jr., DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Texas Tech. A.J. Holmes Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Texas Tech paired 18.5 primary output with 25.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 18.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 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 Houston, Texas Tech.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Temple

Win with 2 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Houston

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

18.1

Usage

6.6

Consistency

31.1

Best Game by takeover score

Temple

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Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Florida: 0.5. SMU: 0. Temple: 2

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. South Florida: 2 by 13.3. SMU: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 4 by 36.7

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=2
First Half0.3 · n=2
All Games0.8 · n=3

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Temple

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Temple

Result
Sat 11/12vs TempleW 43-3644110
Sat 11/5@ SMUL 63-7711000
Sat 10/29vs South FloridaW 42-27210.5000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Houston

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas Tech

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonHouston2.518.16.6
2023 Regular SeasonHouston7175.74.5
2024 Regular SeasonHouston1121.38.14
2025 PostseasonTexas Tech18.525.16.87.5
2025 Regular SeasonTexas Tech18.525.16.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Cincinnati

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.2 takeover score.

#2

Kansas

4.5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.9 takeover score.

#3

Kent State

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.

#4

Arizona

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54 takeover score.

#5

Iowa State

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Texas Tech

18.5 primary output · 25.1 efficiency · 6.8 usage

28.8

#2

2025 Regular Season · Texas Tech

28.8

18.5 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 6.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Houston

25.6

11 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 8.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8656

Westfield · Houston, TX

Committed To
Houston
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

102

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 38 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

A.J. Holmes Jr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
102