University of Massachusets Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 95
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
• 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
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