{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Darnay Holmes | image = Darnay Holmes.jpg | caption = Holmes with the UCLA Bruins in 2019 | current_team = Atlanta Falcons | number = 30 | position = Cornerback | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|6|23}} | birth_place = Pasadena, California, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 198 | high_school = Calabasas {{avoid wrap|(Calabasas, California)}} | college = UCLA (2017–2019) | draftyear = 2020 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 110 | pastteams = * New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2020|2023}}) * Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2024}}–{{NFL Year|2025}}) * Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2026}}–present)| status = Active | highlights = | statleague = NFL | statweek = | statseason = 2025 | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 164 | statlabel2 = Sacks | statvalue2 = 1.5 | statlabel3 = Forced fumbles | statvalue3 = 2 | statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue4 = 1 | statlabel5 = Pass deflections | statvalue5 = 21 | statlabel6 = Interceptions | statvalue6 = 4 | statlabel7 = Defensive touchdowns | statvalue7 = | pfr = HolmDa01 }} '''Darnay Darius Robert Holmes''' (born June 23, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. His father, Darick Holmes, played in the NFL from 1995 to 1999.
==Early life== Holmes attended Calabasas High School in Calabasas, California. He led the Coyotes to their first California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) title after scoring five touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams in a 42–3 win over Palos Verdes.<ref name=williams_09082020>{{cite news|first=James H.|last=Williams|title=UCLA's Joshua Kelley, Darnay Holmes and Devin Asiasi named to 53-man NFL rosters|date=September 8, 2020|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2020/09/08/uclas-joshua-kelley-darnay-holmes-and-devin-asiasi-named-to-53-man-nfl-rosters/|access-date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> Holmes played in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Army All-American Diary: Uncommitted CB Darnay Holmes on confidence and college choice |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2017/army-all-american-bowl-diary-darnay-holmes-recruiting-calabasas |date=January 5, 2017 |website=USA Today |access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> A five-star recruit,<ref name=williams_09082020/> he committed to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to play college football.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UCLA Football: The Nation's #1 CB Darnay Holmes Commits to UCLA |url=http://gojoebruin.com/2017/01/07/ucla-football-the-nations-1-cb-darnay-holmes-commits-to-ucla/ |last=Regalado |first=Mike |date=January 7, 2017 |website=FOX Sports |access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Football: Darnay Holmes of Calabasas commits to UCLA |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vi-football-darnay-holmes-of-calabasas-commits-to-ucla-20170107-story.html |last=Sondheimer |first=Eric |date=January 7, 2017 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
==College career== After an early enrollment to participate in the spring game, Holmes played for the Bruins from 2017 to 2019. He became a starter his freshman year and started 33 of the 35 games he played in.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UCLA's Darnay Holmes continues to be a trend-setter on and off the field |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2019-08-03/ucla-football-darnay-holmes |date=August 3, 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> After the 2019 season, he entered the 2020 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UCLA DB Darnay Holmes announces he is leaving |url=https://www.dailynews.com/ucla-db-darnay-holmes-announces-he-is-leaving |date=January 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=UCLA cornerback Darnay Holmes bids the team farewell |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-01-17/ucla-cornerback-darnay-holmes-bids-the-team-farewell |last=Bolch |first=Ben |date=January 18, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> He finished his career with 120 tackles, eight interceptions, and two touchdowns.
== Professional career == {{NFL predraft | height ft = 5 | height in = 9 3/4 | weight = 195 | dash = 4.48 | ten split = 1.64 | twenty split = 2.67 | bench = 12 | arm span = 29 1/2 | hand span = 9 1/4 | wingspan ft = 5 | wingspan in = 9 3/4 | wonderlic = | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/darnay-holmes/3200484f-4c51-9082-f3ad-ff2c44591d4c |title=Darnay Holmes Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1022346&DraftYear=2020 |title=2020 Draft Scout Darnay Holmes, UCLA NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=draftscout.com}}</ref> }} ===New York Giants=== Holmes was selected by the New York Giants with the 110th pick in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 things to know about UCLA CB Darnay Holmes |url=https://www.giants.com/news/darnay-holmes-nfl-draft-cornerback-ucla-bruins?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook |website=www.giants.com |language=en-US |access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref> In Week 13 against the Seattle Seahawks, Holmes recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Russell Wilson during the 17–12 win.<ref>{{Cite web |title= New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks - December 6th, 2020 |url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202012060sea.htm |access-date=December 8, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
On November 30, 2021, Holmes was placed on the injured reserve list after suffering a rib injury after intercepting Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.<ref>{{cite web|title=S Logan Ryan activated off COVID-19 list; CB Darnay Holmes to IR|url=https://www.giants.com/news/s-logan-ryan-activated-off-covid-19-list-cb-darnay-holmes-to-ir|author= Eisen, Michael|website=Giants.com|date=November 30, 2021}}</ref>
Holmes re-signed with the Giants on March 20, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reports: Giants agree to terms with CB Darnay Holmes|url=https://www.giants.com/news/reports-giants-agree-to-terms-with-cb-darnay-holmes|author=Salomone, Dan|website=Giants.com|date=March 20, 2024}}</ref> On August 27, Holmes was released by New York.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pflum |first=Chris |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Roster cuts: Giants cut CB Darnay Holmes |url=https://www.bigblueview.com/2024/8/27/24229541/2024-roster-cuts-ny-giants-cb-darnay-holmes |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Big Blue View|publisher=SB Nation}}</ref>
===Las Vegas Raiders=== On August 28, 2024, Holmes signed with the Las Vegas Raiders.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raiders sign CB Darnay Holmes|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-cb-darnay-holmes-nfl-2024-53-man-roster-transactions|website=Raiders.com|date=August 28, 2024}}</ref> He played in 16 games for Las Vegas (including one start), recording 30 tackles, one sack, and three passes defensed.
On March 18, 2025, Holmes was re-signed by the Raiders.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raiders re-sign CB Darnay Holmes |url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-re-sign-cb-darnay-holmes-nfl-2025-free-agency-transactions |website=Raiders.com |access-date=19 March 2025}}</ref>
=== Atlanta Falcons === On April 1, 2026, the Atlanta Falcons signed Holmes to a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McElhaney |first1=Tori |title=Atlanta Falcons sign CB Darnay Holmes |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/atlanta-falcons-sign-cb-darnay-holmes |website=AtlantaFalcons.com |access-date=2 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=By |last2=Williams |first2=Charean |last3=By |last4=Williams |first4=Charean |date=2026-03-18 |title=Falcons agree to terms with CB Darnay Holmes |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/falcons-agree-to-terms-with-cb-darnay-holmes |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
==NFL career statistics== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2"| Legend |- | '''Bold''' | Career high |}
===Regular season=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="2" |Games ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="5"| Fumbles ! colspan="5" |Punt returns ! colspan="5" |Kick returns |- ! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! PD !! FF !! Fum !! FR !! Yds !! TD !! Ret !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Ret !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD |- ! 2020 !! NYG | 12 || '''5''' || 30 || 23 || 7 || 0.5 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 |- ! 2021 !! NYG | 11 || 4 || 29 || 21 || 8 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || '''15''' || '''15.0''' || '''15''' || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''22''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || '''5''' || '''97''' || '''19.4''' || '''23''' || 0 |- ! 2022 !! NYG | 15 || 2 || '''38''' || '''28''' || 10 || 0.0 || '''2''' || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || '''8''' || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 |- ! 2023 !! NYG | '''16''' || 0 || 18 || 17 || 1 || 0.0 || 1 || '''2''' || 13 || 6.5 || 11 || 0 || 3 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 |- ! 2024 !! LV | '''16''' || 1 || 30 || 14 || '''16''' || '''1.0''' || '''2''' || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 |- ! 2025 !! LV | 13 || 0 || 19 || 13 || 6 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 |- ! colspan="2" |[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HolmDa01.htm Career] ! 83 !! 12 !! 164 !! 116 !! 48 !! 1.5 !! 5 !! 4 !! 28 !! 7.0 !! 15 !! 0 !! 21 !! 2 !! 0 !! 1 !! 22 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0 !! 0.0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 5 !! 97 !! 19.4 !! 23 !! 0 |}
===Postseason=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="2" |Games ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions ! colspan="5"| Fumbles |- ! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! PD !! FF !! Fum !! FR !! Yds !! TD |- ! 2022 !! NYG | 2 || 2 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ! colspan="2" |[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HolmDa01/gamelog/post/ Career] ! 2 !! 2 !! 7 !! 4 !! 3 !! 0.0 !! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0.0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons}} *[https://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/players-roster/darnay-holmes/ Atlanta Falcons bio] *[https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/darnay-holmes/9010 UCLA Bruins bio] *{{twitter|ProwayDarnay}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Darnay}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Pasadena, California Category:American football cornerbacks Category:UCLA Bruins football players Category:New York Giants players Category:Las Vegas Raiders players Category:Atlanta Falcons players