Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Pittsburgh
Justin Holmes
TE • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Kutztown, PA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Justin Holmes reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a tight end
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kent State • Marshall • Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Justin Holmes built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a tight end from Kutztown, PA wearing No. 88, spending time with Kent State, Marshall, and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Justin Holmes' career was...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Justin Holmes, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Kent State. Justin Holmes reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 500
- Receptions
- 49
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Justin Holmes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 500
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Northwestern Lehigh · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Northwestern Lehigh · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 301 receiving yards · TE 70th (top 15%) · ACC 61st (top 22%) · National 446th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 10 | 20 | 188 | 0 | 49 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 26.2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 11 | 6 | 100 | 0 | 60.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 22 | 201 | 4 | 60.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marshall to Pittsburgh | G5/FCS to P4 | 76.1 | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 2024 | Kent State to Marshall | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 76.8 | Dec 4, 2023 |
Justin Holmes played TE for Kent State, Marshall, and Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Justin Holmes recorded 30 rushing yards, 500 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Kent State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 62.7 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 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kent State, Marshall, Pittsburgh.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
27.4
Efficiency
62.7
Usage
11
Consistency
41.1
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 100. Central Michigan: 25. West Virginia: 14. Louisville: 17. Boston College: 40. Florida State: 0. NC State: 22. Stanford: 34. Notre Dame: 16. Georgia Tech: 19. Miami: 14
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 6 by 100. Central Michigan: 2 by 83.3. West Virginia: 2 by 46.7. Louisville: 2 by 56.7. Boston College: 3 by 88.9. Florida State: 1 by 0. NC State: 2 by 73.3. Stanford: 4 by 56.7. Notre Dame: 2 by 53.3. Georgia Tech: 1 by 100. Miami: 3 by 31.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins23.3 · Games = 6 · -8.9 vs Losses
Losses32.2 · Games = 5 · +8.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ East Carolina100 receiving yards | L 17-23 | — | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Miami | L 7-38 | — | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 1 | 6 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Georgia Tech | W 42-28 | — | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Notre Dame | L 15-37 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Stanford | W 35-20 | — | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs NC State | W 53-34 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Florida State | W 34-31 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Boston College | W 48-7 | — | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Louisville | L 27-34 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ West Virginia | L 24-31 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Central Michigan | W 45-17 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 1 | 13 |
Player Story
Justin Holmes story
Justin Holmes built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a tight end from Kutztown, PA wearing No. 88, spending time with Kent State, Marshall, and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Justin Holmes' career was his receiving role: 49 catches, 500 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 30 rushing yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 30 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Justin Holmes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kent State
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Marshall
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Pittsburgh
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kent State | 188 | 47.2 | 15.3 | 188 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 11 | 73.3 | 5 | -177 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 301 | 62.7 | 11 | 290 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 301 | 62.7 | 11 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 38 East Carolina
Week 1 · L 17-23 · Postseason
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
100
Receiving Yards
93.3 takeover
100 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Arkansas
Week 2 · L 6-28
49
Receiving Yards
87.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
49 receiving yards with a 81.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Bowling Green
Week 11 · L 19-49 · Conference game
61
Receiving Yards
81.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 12 · W 31-19 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
63.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
11 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs No. 97 Boston College
Week 6 · W 48-7 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
53.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 88.9 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Kent State
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
60.1
301 primary · 62.7 efficiency · 11 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
60.1
301 primary · 62.7 efficiency · 11 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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