A.J. Holmes Jr.

DL · #10 · Texas Tech · 5TH · 6'3" · 300 · Houston, TX

Projected DT starter

18 2026 tackles
4 · 3 2026 sacks · TFL
0 2026 INT + PD
48 Career games (29 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSTackles Sacks TFL INT PD FF
2026 Texas Tech6518 4 3 0 0 0
2025 Texas Tech14841 4.5 7 0 1 1
2024 Houston121236 2 8 0 0 0
2023 Houston11321 2.5 4 0 0 0
2022 Houston516 0 0 0 0 0

2026 Percentile vs DLs

Tackles per game 3.0 92
Havoc plays 11 94
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 0 0
Explosive rate allowed 9.6% 69
Line yards per carry allowed 1.7 93
Sack rate 6.0% 44

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTkl Sacks TFL INT PD
W1Abilene Christian Wildcats
W2 @ ORST3 1 1
W3 HOU1 1 1
W7 ASU3 1 1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board
#869 Devin Kargman QB · Camden Eastside KENT
#872 Tobi Osunsanmi LB · Wichita East KSU
#873 A.J. Holmes Jr. DL · Spring Westfield HOU
#878 Nathan Vail S · Harrison DUKE
#878 Tyler Banks ATH · Nottoway MISS
DLs in the class
#112 Eddie Kelly Jr. West Orange USF
#113 Tawfiq Thomas Gaither LOU
#114 A.J. Holmes Jr. Spring Westfield HOU
#116 Enyce Sledge Neville AUB
#116 Gilbert Tongrongou Forest Park BC
2026 · 94th pctile of DLs
Recruit · 66th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.