Taishan Holmes

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
315
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Tappahannock, Va.
High School:
Essex / Garden City College (Kan.)

2021 • Junior

• Appeared in eight games throughout the season
• Totaled 12 tackles, with four solo and eight assisted
• Recorded a season-high five tackles at Florida State (10/23), including helping in four takedowns

2020 • Junior

• Started at nose tackle in all four games
• Secured six tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, on the season
• Began his UMass career with a pair of solo takedowns, including a 10-yard TFL, at Georgia Southern (10/17)
• Capped the season with three tackles, including an assisted sack, at Liberty (11/27)

Before Massachusetts

• Competed collegiately at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, for head coach Tom Minnick in 2019
• Helped Garden City finish the 2019 season with an 8-3 overall record
• Had 17 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, in nine games played at Garden City
• Competed in six games for Virginia State during the 2018 season and total 11 tackles
• Played scholastically at Essex High School in his hometown of Tappahannock, Virginia