2025 Football Roster

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5 Ron Holmes

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Darby, Pa.
  • Highschool St. John Neumann Goretti

Biography

2024:
  • Played in 12 games
  • Totaled 88 tackles (39 solo, 49 assisted)
  • Recorded eight TFLs, including a season-high three against Maine
  • Tallied a season-high 14 tackles at Stony Brook

2023 (Delaware St.):  
  • Apperaed in five games
  • Recorded 13 total tackles
  • Posted 1.5 TFLs and 0.5 sacks
 
2022 (Delaware St.):  
  • Pre-season All-MEAC First Team and HBCU Defensive Player of the Year Watch List selection
  • Sixth on the Hornets and 24th in the MEAC in tackles at 4.1 per game (33 total)
  • Also credited with 4.5 tackles for loss (-16) and one sack (-8), in addition to two pass break-ups and a QB hurry
  • Had season-high seven tackles (four solo) vs. Merrimack and recorded five tackles in two games
  • Had at least one backfield in four games
  • Had six tackles (three solo), including a sack, vs. Va. Lynchburg (Sep.17)
 
2021 (Delaware St.):  
  • Competed in 11 games at the linebacker position
  • Tied for eighth on the Hornets with 32 total tackles, including 24 solo stops
  • Second on the team with 9.5 tackles for loss (-61 yds.)
  • Second on the team and top five in the MEAC with three sacks (-29)
  • Also credited with two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, a pass break-up and quarterback hurry
  • Opened the season by recording six tackles, including a team season-high four behind the line-of-scrimmage (-42), two sacks (-22) and a fumble recovery in 32-24 victory over Bowie State (Sep. 4)
  • Tallied five tackles (four unassisted), including 1.5 behind the line of scrimmage, and a QB hurry vs. Merrimack (Oct. 2)
  • Recorded three solo tackles, including a sack (-7), vs. Georgetown (Sep. 11)
  • Also posted tackles for loss vs. East Tennessee State (Sep. 18), Howard (Oct. 30) and Norfolk State (Nov. 13)  
 
Spring 2021 (Delaware St.):
  • Appeared in four of five games during the abbreviated season
  • Had eight tackles (each solo), in addition to one tackle-for-loss (-6), two pass break-ups and one QB hurry
  • Tallied four solo tackles vs. South Carolina State (Mar. 13)
  • Recordedg a backfield tackle (-6) and a pass break-up in 17-10 victory over Howard in season opener (Feb. 27)
  • Notched two unassisted tackles vs. Delaware (Apr. 10)
 
High School:
  • All-Catholic selection as a senior
  • Catholic League leader with eight forced turnovers during senior season
 
Personal:
  • Son of Ronald Holmes, Sr. and Angela Holmes
  • Has two sisters and one brother

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2024Senior

    Linebacker
    5'11" 230 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Senior

    Linebacker
    6'0" 225 lbs
    5