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Joshua Holsey Season 2016

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Joshua Holsey Season 2016

PositionDB
Weight195 lbs
Height5-11
ClassSenior
HometownFairburn, Ga.

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CAREER | 44 games played with 31 starts … 118 career tackles ... 44 games played is fifth on active roster ... 31 starts is fourth on active roster

2016 | All-SEC third team (Phil Steele) ... Veteran leader of the secondary playing corner and nickel ... interception and three solo stops against Clemson … five solo tackles against Texas A&M … six solo tackles against LSU … three tackles against Arkansas … 47-yard interception and career-best five PBU at Ole Miss … interception on Vanderbilt’s final drive to seal that win … four tackles, TFL at Georgia ... SEC Academic Honor Roll


2015 |
 Versatile veteran who can play corner or safety … 20 career starts … 88 career tackles … torn ACL against Jacksonville State required season-ending surgery … Senior Bowl watch list

2014 | Played in 12 games with seven starts ... started opening game at boundary corner ... three solo stops against San José State ... starter at free safety at Kansas State, recording career-best 11 tackles ... four solo tackles, PBU vs. Louisiana Tech ... three tackles, PBU vs. LSU ... five solo tackles at Mississippi State ... five tackles vs. South Carolina ... two solo tackles vs. Texas A&M ... pair of solo stops at Georgia ... four tackles vs. Samford ... SEC defensive player of week (Kansas State)

2013 | Starter at boundary safety for first six games ... played corner in 2012 ... registered his first career interception against Washington State along with five tackles ... four tackles and a TFL vs. Arkansas State ... four tackles vs. Mississippi State ... pair of tackles vs. Ole Miss ... suffered torn ACL week of Texas A&M and was out for the remainder of the season

2012 | True freshman who earned a starting position at corner ... played in every game, making six starts ... three tackles against Arkansas ... made first career start at Ole Miss, recording five tackles and a TFL ... four tackles and a PBU at Vanderbilt ... two tackles vs. Texas A&M ... four solo stops against New Mexico State ... three solo tackles against Georgia ... five tackles against Alabama A&M ... TFL vs. Alabama ... SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

High School | Outstanding cornerback from Creekside High in metro Atlanta ... High School Coach: Johnny White ... rated the nation's 15th-best cornerback, the 13th-ranked prospect from the state of Georgia and the 180th-ranked player in the country according to Rivals.com ... ranked 12th-best cornerback in the country, ranked 7th from the state of Georgia and ranked 151st overall in the country on Scout.com ... 16th-rated cornerback, No. 20-rated player from the state of Georgia and 242nd-ranked player overall nationally by 247Sports.com ... ranked eighth at the cornerback position, 10th from the state of Georgia and 86th nationally by ESPN.com ... No. 66-ranked prospect from the state of Georgia by SuperPrep ... No. 68 on the Mobile Press-Register's Super Southeast 120 ... named to the Class 4A First-Team All-State as a senior by the Georgia Sports Writers Association ... four-star prospect according to ESPN, Scout, Rivals and 247Sports.com ... 2012 Under Armour All-American Game participant ... named to ESPN's All-Georgia Football Team prior to his senior season ... in senior season, recorded 73 tackles, intercepted five passes returning two for touchdowns and forced two fumbles on defense while rushing for 265 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries and catching 32 passes for 656 yards and seven touchdowns on offense ... also a weapon on special teams, returning a kickoff 95 yards for a score

Personal | Birthday is June 25 ... son of Johnathon Holsey and Marilyn Davis ... received his bachelor's degree in public administration in May, 2016 ... working toward a master's degree in the College of Education

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Freshman
2012

Defensive Back
5-11 / 188 lbs
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Sophomore
2013

Defensive Back
5-11 / 197 lbs
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Junior
2014

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5-11 / 192 lbs
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Senior
2015

DB
5-11 / 198 lbs