| Reggie Holmes |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Bowie, Md.
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| High School:
Bowie
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 240
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| Position:
Linebacker
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| Birthdate:
07/29/1984
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| Experience:
RS
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On Holmes: Redshirt freshman who could figure into the mix at middle linebacker … improved his conditioning in the offseason but may still need time at the collegiate level to progress into a starting-caliber player.
2002 (Freshman): Redshirt season … named defensive scout team Player of the Week for his work in practice the week of the North Carolina game.
High School: A three-year letterwinner and 2002 graduate of Bowie High School in Bowie, Md. … a three-year starter at inside linebacker … played tight end as well … defensive leader for state championship team in 2001 with 137 tackles, four sacks and 11 tackles for loss … played four games with a broken thumb but still had nine catches for 112 yards and a touchdown … started 29 consecutive games at one point in his career … posted a season-high 17 tackles against Douglass and Suitland in consecutive weeks … had 14 tackles in the state championship game … notched 101 tackles as a junior and caught 12 passes … timed at 4.7 in the 40 and has posted a 330-pound bench and 400-pound squat … a SuperPrep All-American who is ranked as the 30th-best linebacker in the country and fifth-best in the Mid-Atlantic region … an All-Atlantic region selection by PrepStar … rated by PrepStar as the second-best tight end in the region … a first team all-state selection by Associated Press … a first team All-Met pick by the Washington Post … named to George Michael’s Golden 11 team … team had amazing turnaround in his last two years … BHS was 6-4 his junior year, marking the first winning record in 12 years at the school … the 11-2 mark and 4A state championship in 2001 was the first in school history and came on the team’s first playoff appearance since 1987 … played basketball as a freshman … participated in indoor and outdoor track … also recruited by Georgia Tech, LSU, Michigan State, Syracuse and Tennessee ... high school coach was Scott Chadwick.
Personal: Reggie Holmes was born July 29, 1984 … son of Patience and Reggie Holmes, Sr. … father played football at NC Central … cousin, Wayne, was a member of Penn State’s 1995 Rose Bowl team … planned major is communications.
