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Jake Holland Season 2012

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Jake Holland Season 2012

PositionLB
Weight236 lbs
Height6-1
ClassJunior
HometownPelham, Ala.

2012 – Second-year starter at middle linebacker ... 16 career starts ... tied career high with 11 tackles vs. Clemson ... six stops at Mississippi State ... recorded 10 tackles vs. ULM ... 10 tackles and a pair of QB hurries in the LSU contest ... six tackles and a TFL against Arkansas ... five solo stops and a TFL at Ole Miss ... seven tackles vs. Texas A&M ... recorded seven tackles and a TFL against New Mexico State ... missed Georgia game with ankle injury ... five tackles, TFL against Alabama A&M ... six tackles vs. Alabama

2011 – Played in 12 games with six starts ... Eighth on the team with 43 tackles ... Also had 3.5 tackles for loss (-14) with two interceptions and four quarterback hurries ... Made his first career start against Utah State ... Totaled career-best 11 tackles with two tackles for loss ... Had just 12 career tackles prior to opener ... Had five tackles against Mississippi State ... Also credited with half a TFL against the Bulldogs ... Added two QB hurries ... Seven tackles and one break-up at Clemson ... First career interception against Florida Atlantic ... Added three tackles, one for loss ... Six tackles and a forced fumble in win over South Carolina ... Two tackles at Arkansas ... Three tackles and one QB hurry against Florida ... Two tackles on the road at LSU ... Two tackles against Samford ... Saw snaps against Alabama ... Two stops and an interception in Chick-fil-A Bowl victory against Virginia.

2010 – Played in nine games and totaled 12 tackles, 2 TFL and a sack ... Saw first action of the season vs. ULM ... Totaled three tackles, all solo, with a sack (-3 yards) and a fumble recovery ... Had one PBU in limited action vs. Arkansas ... Registered one tackle vs. LSU in limited snaps ... Had one tackle in limited snaps vs. Ole Miss ... Against UTC, matched season total with five tackles, with three coming on solo stops ... In SEC Championship Game vs. South Carolina, totaled two tackles with a TFL (-1) and a QB hurry ... Limited action vs. Oregon in BCS National Championship Game.

HIGH  SCHOOL – High School Coach: Brett Burnett ... No. 8-rated inside linebacker and the No. 10 player in Alabama by Rivals.com … No. 8-rated middle linebacker by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. … No. 12-rated middle linebacker by Scout.com … Ranked as the No. 12 player in Alabama by SuperPrep … Named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar … Ranked 20th among middle linebackers by Tom Lemming on Maxpreps.com … Selected to the 2009 6A All-State Team by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior … Was a participant in the 2010 Under Armour All-American game … No. 10 on the Birmingham News’ list of the Alabama Super Seniors … Ranked 12th on the Mobile Press Register’s 2009 Elite 18 … No. 109 on the Mobile Press Register’s Super Southeast 120 … Member of the Orlando Sentinel’s 2009 All-Southern football team … Finished his high school career with 351 tackles … Totaled 153 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, a sack, four pass breakups, four forced fumbles, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries as a senior … 129 tackles (74 solo) as a junior to go along with two sacks, eight quarterback hurries, one interception, one fumble recovery and five forced fumbles.

PERSONAL – Son of Jeff and Terri Holland and Reid and Kimberly Hopkins ... Major: Pre-Building Science.