Usage Score
8.1
Player Dossier
2022-2025Houston
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.
Efficiency
21.3
Consistency
43.9
Season Value
25.6
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
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.3 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: Arizona
Loss with 3 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.
2024 Regular Season · Houston
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
21.3
Usage
8.1
Consistency
43.9
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Rice: 0. Cincinnati: 2. Iowa State: 2.5. TCU: 1. Kansas: 1. Utah: 0. Kansas State: 0.5. Arizona: 3. Baylor: 1. BYU: 0
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. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 2 by 8.3. Rice: 2 by 8.3. Cincinnati: 4 by 36.7. Iowa State: 6 by 50. TCU: 1 by 14.2. Kansas: 1 by 14.2. Utah: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 3 by 17.5. Arizona: 4 by 46.7. Baylor: 5 by 30.8. BYU: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.4 · n=4 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · n=8 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=6 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
50 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ BYU | L 18-30 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Baylor | L 10-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ ArizonaSplash game | L 3-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Kansas State | W 24-19 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Utah | W 17-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Kansas | L 14-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/4 | @ TCU | W 30-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Iowa State | L 0-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Cincinnati | L 0-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Rice | W 33-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Oklahoma | L 12-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs UNLV | L 7-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Houston
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Texas Tech
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20222023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 2.5 | 18.1 | 6.6 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 7 | 17 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 11 | 21.3 | 8.1 | 4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Texas Tech | 18.5 | 25.1 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 18.5 | 25.1 | 6.8 | 0 |
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.