 Holmes with the Raiders in 2014 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1988-06-16)June 16, 1988 (age 36) Hoffman Estates, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | James B. Conant (Hoffman Estates, Illinois) | ||||||||
| College: | Hillsdale | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Andre Holmes (born June 16, 1988) is a formerAmerican footballwide receiver. Originally signed by theDallas Cowboys as anundrafted free agent in 2011, Holmes also played for theOakland Raiders,Buffalo Bills, andDenver Broncos.
Holmes playedcollege football atHillsdale College. He played for Hillsdale from 2007 to 2010 and holds the school's all-time record for receiving yardage.[2] During his junior and senior seasons, he also set multiple Hillsdale records with 181 catches, 2,444 yards and 17 touchdowns.[3][4] After completing his collegiate career, he was invited to play in theTexas vs. The Nation college football all-star game.[5][6]
Holmes attendedJames B. Conant High School where he started atwide receiver for only one season. His football coaches were Dave Pendergast and Bill Modelski. He also participated in basketball where he was coached by Tom McCormack and Jeff Stewart.
Intrack and field, he set PR of 6.85 meters in thelong jump and 14.06 meters intriple jump. In addition, he was also a member of the4 × 200m relay (1:29.66).
Holmes accepted a football scholarship fromNCAA Division IIHillsdale College, where he was coached by Keith Otterbein. As a sophomore, he became a starter atwide receiver. As a junior, he started all 12 games, posting 77 receptions for 1,076 yards.
As a senior, he set single-season school records with 104 receptions and over 1,300 receiving yards. He also had 11 touchdowns. He set a single-game school record in the team's first-round playoff game againstSt. Cloud State University with 16 receptions, while tallying 208 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Holmes finished his college career as the school's All-time receiver with 219 receptions for 3,092 yards. He was twice namedALL-GLIAC and aDivision IIAll-American honorable-mention.
He was also a member of thetrack and field team, winning theGLIAC title in the outdoortriple jump at the conference championships in 2006.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft4+3⁄8 in (1.94 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 34 in (0.86 m) | 8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) | 4.45 s | 1.58 s | 2.60 s | 4.31 s | 6.69 s | 35 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) | 11 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Holmes was signed as anundrafted free agent by theDallas Cowboys after the2011 NFL draft on July 27, due to his small school background. He was waived on August 29.
On September 5, 2011, the Cowboys signed him to theirpractice squad. He was promoted him to the active roster on December 9. He suffered a hamstring injury and did not play in the last 4 games of the season. Holmes was waived by the Cowboys on November 24, 2012.[9] On November 27, the Cowboys signed Holmes to their practice squad, as a replacement toDanny Coale, but he wasn't re-signed at the end of the season.[10]
Holmes was signed byNew England Patriots on January 8, 2013, to the practice squad.[11] He was waived on May 10.[12]
Holmes was claimed off waivers by theOakland Raiders on May 13, 2013.[13] On July 27, 2013, he was suspended for the first 4 games of the 2013 season due to violating the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy. After serving his suspension and being reinstated by theNFL the Raiders activated him to their roster on October 7, 2013, filling the open roster spot after the release of quarterbackMatt Flynn.[14]
On January 7, 2017, Holmes caught his first career postseason touchdown from quarterbackConnor Cook in the Raiders' 14–27 wildcard round loss to theHouston Texans.[15]
On March 18, 2017, Holmes signed a three-year, $6.5 million contract with theBuffalo Bills.[16] On September 10, in the season-opening 21–12 victory over theNew York Jets, he recorded his first touchdown as a Bill, a one-yard pass from quarterbackTyrod Taylor.[17] He was placed on injured reserve on December 26, 2017, with a neck injury.[18]
During the 2018 season, Holmes played in over 70% of special team snaps for the Bills. On December 4, 2018, the Bills released Holmes.[19]
On December 5, 2018, Holmes was claimed off waivers by theDenver Broncos.[20] On December 28, 2018, Holmes was placed on injured reserve.[21] He was released on January 23, 2019.[22]
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2012 | DAL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | OAK | 10 | 4 | 25 | 431 | 17.2 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | OAK | 16 | 13 | 47 | 693 | 14.7 | 77T | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | OAK | 16 | 1 | 14 | 201 | 14.4 | 49T | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | OAK | 16 | 2 | 14 | 126 | 9.0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | BUF | 14 | 2 | 13 | 120 | 9.2 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | BUF | 12 | 3 | 12 | 157 | 13.1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 92 | 25 | 128 | 1,744 | 13.6 | 77T | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2016 | OAK | 1 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Holmes' father, Kevin Holmes, played college basketball forDePaul in the 1980s.[23] His younger brotherJason, a former college basketball player atMississippi Valley State andMorehead State, playedAustralian rules football professionally withSt Kilda in theAustralian Football League.[24][25]
