Darnay Holmes

Originally a 4th-round (110th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2020. Holmes played in 35 games with 33 starts in 3 seasons at UCLA, where his career totals included 121 tackles (89 solo), 8 interceptions, 28 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries…Also averaged 23.1 yards on 38 kickoff returns, including a 93-yard touchdown in 2018.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a 4th-round (110th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2020.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Holmes played in 35 games with 33 starts in 3 seasons at UCLA, where his career totals included 121 tackles (89 solo), 8 interceptions, 28 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries…Also averaged 23.1 yards on 38 kickoff returns, including a 93-yard touchdown in 2018.

2019:

• Started in each of the 10 games in which he played…Did not play in the first 2 games due to injury...Selected honorable mention All-Pac-12 by the league's coaches for the 2nd straight season…Finished his final season with 34 tackles (24 solo)…Led the Bruins with 2 interceptions and was credited with 8 passes defensed...Also had 1 fumble recovery…Had multiple tackles in 6 games, including a season-high 10 stops (4 solo) at USC...Recorded 7 tackles (5 solo) and 1 interception at Washington State…Also picked off a pass vs. California.

2018:

• Started all 12 games... Selected honorable mention all-Pac-12 by the league's coaches…Led the team with 3 interceptions, including 1 he returned 31 yards for a touchdown vs. Arizona State, a career-high 12 passes defensed and 2 forced fumble…Added 1 fumble recovery…Finished 5th on the team with a career-high 48 tackles (34 solo)…Tallied a season-high 7 tackles vs. Fresno State...Returned 4 kickoffs for 143 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown vs. Stanford.

2017:

• Enrolled at UCLA in January 2017 and participated in 2017 spring practice…As a freshman, played in 13 games with 11 starts…Holmes and defensive lineman Jaelan Phillips were the first pair of true freshmen defenders to start a season opener for the Bruins...Led the team with 3 interceptions, including 1 he returned 30 yards for a touchdown vs. Hawaii…Collected 39 tackles (29 solo) and 6 passes defensed…Made a season-best 7 tackles vs. Washington...Had 7 games with at least 3 tackles...Averaged 21.7 yards on 33 kickoff returns, including a long runback of 54 yards vs. Hawaii.

PERSONAL:

• Full name is Darnay Darius Robert Holmes…Earned a bachelor's degree in African-American studies in 3 years…Started his prep career at Oaks Christian before transferring to Newbury Park High School for his sophomore season, playing with his older brother (Darick Jr.) and catching 87 passes for 1,349 yards and 15 touchdowns…Transferred to Calabasas (Calif.) High School for his junior and senior seasons, leading the program to back-to-back section titles for the first time in school history…Concluded career with 39 touchdown catches…As a senior in 2015, had 69 receptions for 1,214 yards and 14 touchdowns, plus 30 tackles on defense…Also returned kickoffs...Led the Coyotes to their first CIF football championship…Holmes scored 5 touchdowns 4 different ways in a 42-3 victory against Palos Verdes in a CIF Southern Section Western Division final…In the game, he scored twice on punt returns and added scores rushing, receiving and on a 68-yard interception return…Invited to the U.S. Army All-America Bowl Game...Father, Darick Holmes, was an NFL running back from 1995-99 and rushed for 1,769 yards and 11 touchdowns for Buffalo, Green Bay and Indianapolis…Brother played wide receiver at Arizona from 2015-18…Also has an older sister, Derica...Earned a spot on the athletic director's Academic Honor Roll in Spring 2018 and Fall 2018.