Khaled Holmes (born January 19, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Born: | January 19, 1990 San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 302 lb (137 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) | ||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2013 / round: 4 / pick: 121 | ||||||
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Early life
editHolmes was born in San Diego, California. As a senior offensive lineman at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, he was named a Prep Star All American. Trojan teammates Matt Barkley, Victor Blackwell and Max Wittek also prepped at Mater Dei in 2007.
College career
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Holmes enrolled in the University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans football team from 2009 to 2012. He started all of 2010 at right offensive guard as a sophomore and was named a 2010 All-Pac-10 honorable mention. Holmes started for his second season on the offensive lineman as a junior in 2011, performing exceptionally well at center in 2011 after playing offensive guard in 2010. He made the 2011 All-Pac-12 second-team and the Phil Steele All-Pac-12 second-team. He was moved from guard to center in 2011 spring practice. Holmes received his bachelor's degree in Classics at USC in the spring of 2011 and completed a master's degree in Communication Management the following year, 2012. He made the 2011 Pac-12 All-Academic second-team. He made 2010 Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention. Holmes started his third season as a senior in 2012 as an Academic All-American candidate and after the regular season was named one of six finalists for the Rimington Trophy, given annually to college football's top center.[1]
Professional career
editPre-draft
editHolmes was considered one of the top interior line prospects in the 2013 NFL draft.[2]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
302 lb (137 kg) |
35 in (0.89 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
13 (Strained Pectoral on 13th rep) reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis Colts
editOn April 27, Holmes was taken in the fourth round, with the 121st overall pick, of the 2013 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts.[4] He made his NFL debut in Week 15 against the Houston Texans. On May 2, 2016, Holmes was waived by the Colts.[5]
Chicago Bears
editThe Chicago Bears signed Holmes on August 14, 2016.[6] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Bears as part of final roster cuts.[7]
New York Giants
editOn January 18, 2017, Holmes signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants.[8] He was released by the Giants on June 8, 2017.[9]
References
edit- ^ Rich Hammond, Barkley could play in Sun Bowl, but should he?, The Orange County Register, December 3, 2012, accessed December 4, 2012.
- ^ "Alabama's Warmack tops list of interior line prospects". Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Khaled Holmes Stats, News and Video - C". NFL.com.
- ^ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ Alper, Josh (August 14, 2016). "Bears sign Khaled Holmes, Shelley Smith". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 3, 2016). "Bears trim 22 to reach 53-man limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017.
- ^ Valentine, Ed (January 18, 2017). "Giants' roster moves: C Khaled Holmes reportedly added". BigBlueView.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (June 8, 2017). "Giants sign veteran DT Corbin Bryant". Giants.com.
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