Will Holmes
Illinois Fighting Illini
76
Solid

Will Holmes

Illinois Fighting IlliniAverage
LDEDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Utah State
2nd String / Backup

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Will Holmes is listed 2nd string at LDE for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Junior · #24 · 6'4", 255 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 15279Pat FarrellStarter
  2. 22476Will HolmesYou
  3. 35154Parker Crim
  4. 41754Isaiah Thomison

Illinois Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

This season: 45 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 76 overall (Solid tier).

Team Share6%Percentile82th
Detroit, MI
Jersey
#24
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
255 lbs
Transfer
Utah State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—456.52

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Western International
Hometown
Detroit, MI

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 82th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.80 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 76.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 31% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WMSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-37 OT

Oct 3LPURTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-17

Sep 26LOSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-19

Sep 12LDUKETKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-27

Sep 4WUABTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-23

Will Holmes's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

45 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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