Noah Holmes

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
221
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Williamsburg, Va.
High School:
Warhill
Prev School:
James Madison
Major:
Communication

Career Notes: Two-year letterman (2/East Carolina) who appeared in 36 career games … Named a team co-captain in 2024 … Recorded 31 tackles (23 solo) … Registered 2.0 TFLs (-11 yards) which included a six-yard sack in 2020 … Tallied two pass breakups … Credited with a blocked punt against Charlotte in 2025 … Tallied a career-best seven tackles (six solo) at UTSA in 2025 … Twelve of 26 stops at ECU were on special teams … Member of back-to-back Go Bowling Military Bowl Championship teams (2024-25).

2025 (East Carolina): Played in all 13 games in a reserve role on defense and on special teams earning second varsity letter … Booked 12 tackles (10 solo) … Credited with a blocked punt against Charlotte … Three of 12 stops were on special teams … Tallied a career-high seven tackles (six solo) at UTSA … Registered at least one tackle in five of 13 contests (multiple twice) … Two of seven tackles against UTSA were on special teams

2024 (East Carolina): Played in all 13 games earning varsity letter during initial year with the program … Logged 315 total snaps (27 defense, 288 special teams) … Booked 13 tackles (nine solo) … Recorded 1.0 TFL (-5 yards) at Army … Made ECU debut in season opener at Norfolk State … Tallied a season-high four stops at Tulsa (all solo) on special teams … Named gameday captain at Tulsa … One of 22 players to earn Captain’s Award … Nine of 13 stops came as a member of special teams unit.

2023 (James Madison): Played in six games ... Had one tackle.

2019 and 2020-21 (Richmond): Transferred to JMU after spending two seasons at Richmond (2019 and 2020-21) ... Played in four games in spring 2021 season, recording four tackles (three solo), one sack and two pass breakups ... Had two tackles and a sack at Elon ... Redshirted 2019 season.

High School: First Team All-Region linebacker and all-purpose player as a senior ... First Team All-District linebacker and running back as a senior ... Recorded a school-record 8.0 sacks against Heritage as a 2018 ... Had 126 total tackles while adding 29 TFL, 16 sacks and three blocks as a senior ... Rushed for 615 yards as a senior and 673 as a junior, averaging nearly 8.0 per carry in his final two years ... Tallied 103 tackles with 17 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a junior.

Personal: Son of Joe and Jodie Holmes ... Has a brother, Luke ... His father played football at ECU ... Earned undergraduate degree in communication in spring of 2024 at East Carolina ... Currently pursuing master’s in communication ... Named to American Conference All-Academic Team (2024).