Darnay Holmes

Darnay Darius Robert Holmes (born June 23, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA. His father, Darick Holmes played in the NFL from 1995-1999.

Darnay Holmes
No. 30 – New York Giants
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1998-06-23) June 23, 1998
Pasadena, California
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Calabasas
(Calabasas, California)
College:UCLA
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 4 / Pick: 110
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
  • USA Today High School All-American (2016)

Early years

Holmes attended Calabasas High School in Calabasas, California. He played in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[1] He committed to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to play college football.[2][3]

College career

Holmes played at UCLA from 2017 to 2019. He became a starter his freshman year and started 33 of the 35 games he played in.[4] After the 2019 season, he entered the 2020 NFL Draft.[5][6] He finished his career with 120 tackles, eight interception and two touchdowns.

Professional career

Holmes was selected with the 110th pick in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.[7]

References
  1. "Army All-American Diary: Uncommitted CB Darnay Holmes on confidence and college choice". USA Today. January 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. Regalado, Mike (January 7, 2017). "UCLA Football: The Nation's #1 CB Darnay Holmes Commits to UCLA". FOX Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. Sondheimer, Eric (January 7, 2017). "Football: Darnay Holmes of Calabasas commits to UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. "UCLA's Darnay Holmes continues to be a trend-setter on and off the field". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 2019.
  5. "UCLA DB Darnay Holmes announces he is leaving". January 17, 2020.
  6. Bolch, Ben (January 18, 2020). "UCLA cornerback Darnay Holmes bids the team farewell". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  7. "5 things to know about UCLA CB Darnay Holmes". www.giants.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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