Alex Holmes
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Ohiophinphan
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A number of the draft guides I read, Kiper, Coyle, PFW, etc. thought Holmes was the best blocking tight end in the draft. He is nearly as big as a tackle. They also had draftable grades on him so I think it is a big time addition. While he may not be the "best" undrafted free agent coming into camp, because of his position and our lack of depth at TE for a Linehan system (lots of two TE sets with one RB) he may have the best chance to make the fibnal roster.
FinAtic8480
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anyone can find some stats on this guy
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CAREER: He has 58 catches with 4 touchdowns in his career.
2004: The sure-handed Holmes, who missed the 2003 season with a back injury after starting at tight end in 2002, likely will start there as a senior in 2004.
2003: Holmes was set to return as the starting tight end as a senior in 2003, but a back sprain suffered in the 2003 Orange Bowl sidelined him for the last half of 2003 spring practice and for the entire 2003 season. He began limited practice late in the 2003 season.
2002: Holmes started at tight end and also played on special teams as a junior in 2002. Overall in 2002 while appearing in all 13 games, he had 29 receptions for 320 yards (11.0 avg.) with 2 TDs, plus he made 5 tackles. His 29 catches in 2002 were the most by a USC tight end since Brad Banta had 31 in 1993. He had a career-high 6 catches for 50 yards (with a 2-yard TD) against Arizona State. He also caught 5 passes for a career-best 65 yards against California, 4 passes for 45 yards against Oregon State and 3 receptions against Washington State (19 yards, Stanford (57 yards, including a 22-yard TD), Notre Dame (44 yards) and Iowa in the Orange Bowl (27 yards).
2001: Holmes saw lots of action as just a sophomore in 2001 as the backup tight end behind Kori Dickerson. Overall in 2001 while appearing in all 12 games, he had 22 receptions for 166 yards (7.5 avg.) with 2 TDs.
He had 3 catches against UCLA (37 yards), Oregon State (17 yards, including a difficult 9-yarder on third-and-8 from the Beaver 12-yard line to set up USC's winning TD in overtime), San Jose State (15 yards) and Arizona (14 yards), and 2 grabs versus Washington (24 yards), Utah (16 yards), Kansas State (13 yards) and Arizona State (11 yards). He caught his first career TD (a 4-yarder) against Arizona State and added a 1-yard TD at Arizona.
2000: Holmes saw significant action as a backup tight end to Antoine Harris as a freshman in 2000, his first year at USC. Overall, he caught 7 passes for 53 yards (7.6 avg.), plus returned a kickoff for 6 yards as an up-man (against Washington State) and threw an incomplete pass on a trick play at UCLA. His 7 receptions came in 7 different games: Penn State (1 yard), San Jose State (15 yards), Arizona (6 yards), California (13 yards), Arizona State (5 yards), Washington State (6 yards) and Notre Dame (7 yards). He made the 2000 The Sporting News Freshman All-American second team.
HIGH SCHOOL: He was selected as a 1999 Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, USA Today All-USA honorable mention, The Sporting News Top 101, Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team, Tom Lemming Top 100, Prep Star Western Super 30, Super Prep All-Farwest, Tom Lemming All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West second team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 and Las Vegas Sun Super 11 first team pick despite not playing football in 1999 at Harvard-Westlake High in North Hollywood (Calif.). He was not eligible to compete in athletics in 1999 because he had to repeat his freshman year of high school at La Jolla (Calif.) High after missing 13 weeks of school while suffering complications following sinus surgery.
As a 1998 junior tight end and inside linebacker at Harvard-Westlake, he was a Student Sports Junior All-American, All-CIF Division VII first team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Valley first team and All-League MVP. He caught 46 passes for 990 yards (21.5 avg) and 8 TDs (including a 90-yarder), ran for 200 yards on 28 carries (7.1 avg) with 4 TDs and hit 6-of-8 passes (75.0%) with 4 TDs on offense and made 130 tackles, 23 tackles for losses, 9 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries and an interception (returned for a 65-yard TD) on defense.
As a 1997 sophomore at Harvard-Westlake, he made the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore first team as he had 38 receptions for 739 yards (19.4 avg).
He also played basketball and was on the track team at Harvard-Westlake. He scored over 1,300 points on the SAT exam and 3 times placed first on a national Latin exam while at Harvard-Westlake, one of the nation's top prep schools.
PERSONAL: He's a social science/history major at USC. His father, Mike, lettered at defensive end at Michigan in 1974 and 1975. His workout partner is NFL Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson (he says Dickerson is his sports hero and says his favorite sports moment was watching Dickerson get enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame). He has volunteered with the Special Olympics.
ALEX HOLMES ON:
Playing tight end: "I love playing tight end because I just love catching the ball and running people over."
Studying Latin and Greek in High School: "I took Latin and classical Greek courses in high school. I love the classical languages. They're very interesting languages to study. My mother is full-blooded Greek, there's the connection."
2004: The sure-handed Holmes, who missed the 2003 season with a back injury after starting at tight end in 2002, likely will start there as a senior in 2004.
2003: Holmes was set to return as the starting tight end as a senior in 2003, but a back sprain suffered in the 2003 Orange Bowl sidelined him for the last half of 2003 spring practice and for the entire 2003 season. He began limited practice late in the 2003 season.
2002: Holmes started at tight end and also played on special teams as a junior in 2002. Overall in 2002 while appearing in all 13 games, he had 29 receptions for 320 yards (11.0 avg.) with 2 TDs, plus he made 5 tackles. His 29 catches in 2002 were the most by a USC tight end since Brad Banta had 31 in 1993. He had a career-high 6 catches for 50 yards (with a 2-yard TD) against Arizona State. He also caught 5 passes for a career-best 65 yards against California, 4 passes for 45 yards against Oregon State and 3 receptions against Washington State (19 yards, Stanford (57 yards, including a 22-yard TD), Notre Dame (44 yards) and Iowa in the Orange Bowl (27 yards).
2001: Holmes saw lots of action as just a sophomore in 2001 as the backup tight end behind Kori Dickerson. Overall in 2001 while appearing in all 12 games, he had 22 receptions for 166 yards (7.5 avg.) with 2 TDs.
He had 3 catches against UCLA (37 yards), Oregon State (17 yards, including a difficult 9-yarder on third-and-8 from the Beaver 12-yard line to set up USC's winning TD in overtime), San Jose State (15 yards) and Arizona (14 yards), and 2 grabs versus Washington (24 yards), Utah (16 yards), Kansas State (13 yards) and Arizona State (11 yards). He caught his first career TD (a 4-yarder) against Arizona State and added a 1-yard TD at Arizona.
2000: Holmes saw significant action as a backup tight end to Antoine Harris as a freshman in 2000, his first year at USC. Overall, he caught 7 passes for 53 yards (7.6 avg.), plus returned a kickoff for 6 yards as an up-man (against Washington State) and threw an incomplete pass on a trick play at UCLA. His 7 receptions came in 7 different games: Penn State (1 yard), San Jose State (15 yards), Arizona (6 yards), California (13 yards), Arizona State (5 yards), Washington State (6 yards) and Notre Dame (7 yards). He made the 2000 The Sporting News Freshman All-American second team.
HIGH SCHOOL: He was selected as a 1999 Super Prep All-American, Prep Star All-American, USA Today All-USA honorable mention, The Sporting News Top 101, Prep Star Top 100 Dream Team, Tom Lemming Top 100, Prep Star Western Super 30, Super Prep All-Farwest, Tom Lemming All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West second team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 and Las Vegas Sun Super 11 first team pick despite not playing football in 1999 at Harvard-Westlake High in North Hollywood (Calif.). He was not eligible to compete in athletics in 1999 because he had to repeat his freshman year of high school at La Jolla (Calif.) High after missing 13 weeks of school while suffering complications following sinus surgery.
As a 1998 junior tight end and inside linebacker at Harvard-Westlake, he was a Student Sports Junior All-American, All-CIF Division VII first team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Valley first team and All-League MVP. He caught 46 passes for 990 yards (21.5 avg) and 8 TDs (including a 90-yarder), ran for 200 yards on 28 carries (7.1 avg) with 4 TDs and hit 6-of-8 passes (75.0%) with 4 TDs on offense and made 130 tackles, 23 tackles for losses, 9 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries and an interception (returned for a 65-yard TD) on defense.
As a 1997 sophomore at Harvard-Westlake, he made the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore first team as he had 38 receptions for 739 yards (19.4 avg).
He also played basketball and was on the track team at Harvard-Westlake. He scored over 1,300 points on the SAT exam and 3 times placed first on a national Latin exam while at Harvard-Westlake, one of the nation's top prep schools.
PERSONAL: He's a social science/history major at USC. His father, Mike, lettered at defensive end at Michigan in 1974 and 1975. His workout partner is NFL Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson (he says Dickerson is his sports hero and says his favorite sports moment was watching Dickerson get enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame). He has volunteered with the Special Olympics.
ALEX HOLMES ON:
Playing tight end: "I love playing tight end because I just love catching the ball and running people over."
Studying Latin and Greek in High School: "I took Latin and classical Greek courses in high school. I love the classical languages. They're very interesting languages to study. My mother is full-blooded Greek, there's the connection."
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http://usctrojans.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/holmes_alex00.html
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2005/draft/players/55802.html
http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/playerprofiles/te/alexholmes.html
I rate the guy. He, along with Berlin and Harris, is my favourite FA pickup.
I watched a lot of USC over here last year, and whilst Dominique Byrd got a lot more publicity, Holmes is an excellent blocker and is fairly polished. Saban echoed this by saying the other two TEs in camp were more like projects. His only knock may be his height, Saban obviously likes bigger players and whilst 6'2 is not small, it isn't huge.
Holmes is more of a H-back; height is not as important
Holmes is kind a cross between a te and a fullback; he is a H-back. His size is fine for that position. He will make the team as a h-back barring injury. He is very similar to the dude up in Minnesota that missed last season with an injury.
Lee2000
Holmes is kind a cross between a te and a fullback; he is a H-back. His size is fine for that position. He will make the team as a h-back barring injury. He is very similar to the dude up in Minnesota that missed last season with an injury.
Lee2000
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jim kleinsasser... and yes, you are spot on.Lee2000 said:
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we need to resign Randy McMichael to a multi year contract NOW!
just about to say that he was our Jim K but u beat me to it. we need good blocking te's so this is a good fa pickup
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A sure handed BLOCKING TE.. just what the doctor ordered.
McMike better start blocking well
McMike better start blocking well
South Florida
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I lived in LA for a year and my roomate went to highschool with Alex.
I played Halo with Holmes in his pimped out apartment for a few hours once. He's a super nice guy.
From what my friend told me, he was a basketball player until his Junior season in Highschool, so he's still learning football.
From a character standpoint, he's a keeper.
Also he has the biggest legs I've ever seen.
I played Halo with Holmes in his pimped out apartment for a few hours once. He's a super nice guy.
From what my friend told me, he was a basketball player until his Junior season in Highschool, so he's still learning football.
From a character standpoint, he's a keeper.
Also he has the biggest legs I've ever seen.
Holmes is a sure handed TE who can really block. Hes also pretty slow or he probably would have been at least a mid rd pick. His biggest flaw is that he doesnt separate well from defenders so unless he breaks the tackle hes going to catch it and not do much in the way of RAC.
painnotpleasure
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I really like this kid, and I think he'd be a great pick up for us and definitely help us blocking which is something we desperately need! I can see Holmes making the team, and I really hope he does.