Khaled Holmes

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Khaled Holmes
Khaled Holmes usc2012.jpg
Holmes with USC in 2012
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Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1990-01-19) January 19, 1990 (age 34)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
College: USC
NFL draft: 2013  / Round: 4 / Pick: 121
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:17
Games started:9
Player stats at PFR

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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Early life

Holmes 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

Holmes playing in his last season at USC. 2012-1103-USC-HolmesKhaled.jpg
Holmes playing in his last season at USC.

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

Pre-draft

Holmes was considered one of the top interior line prospects in the 2013 NFL draft. [2]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span Bench press
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

On 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

The 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

On January 18, 2017, Holmes signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants. [8] He was released by the Giants on June 8, 2017. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Rich Hammond, Barkley could play in Sun Bowl, but should he?, The Orange County Register, December 3, 2012, accessed December 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Alabama's Warmack tops list of interior line prospects". Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Khaled Holmes Stats, News and Video - C". NFL.com .
  4. ↑ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ Alper, Josh (August 14, 2016). "Bears sign Khaled Holmes, Shelley Smith". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 3, 2016). "Bears trim 22 to reach 53-man limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017.
  8. ↑ Valentine, Ed (January 18, 2017). "Giants' roster moves: C Khaled Holmes reportedly added". BigBlueView.com.
  9. ↑ Eisen, Michael (June 8, 2017). "Giants sign veteran DT Corbin Bryant". Giants.com.
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