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#7 DeShawn Holmes
Position: Defensive Back
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 201
Year: Redshirt Junior
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
High School: Highland Springs

2012: Appeared in all 11 games ... Totaled 28 tackles, one TFL and two fumble recoveries ... Recovered a fumble in the end zone for first career touchdown in Capital Cup win at William & Mary ... Also had three tackles versus the Tribe ... Totaled six tackles, two solo, one tackle for loss and recovered a fumble in win over Gardner-Webb ... Had five tackles, including four solo, in win at VMI ... Four tackles in shutout win over Rhode Island ... Recorded three tackles in win at Georgia State ... Also had three tackles against Virginia and No. 4 Old Dominion ... One tackle in win over No. 2 James Madison ...

2011: Played in eight games, earning one start and totaling 29 tackles, including 15 solo and 1.5 for loss, and two blocked kicks ... Registered a career-high nine tackles, seven of which were solo, and 1.0 for a loss of four yards at Delaware ... Blocked a kick and recorded a tackle at James Madison ...

2010: Redshirted ...

High School: A prep standout from nearby Highland Springs High ... Earned First Team All-District, Second Team All-Region and Second Team All-Metro honors as a senior ... Was also an All-District First Team selection as a junior ... Lettered four years in both football and track, starting his final three seasons on the gridiron ...

Personal: Raised by his mother, Delcenia, and his Grandparents, Rev. Bobby Holmes and Carolyn Holmes.