Hokie ClubAwards & Honors
• 2022-23 Reese's Senior Bowl watch list
• 2022 Charlotte Touchdown Club Defender of the Nation recipient ... Two-time nominee (2021, 2022)
• 2022 Military Bowl 3M STEM Scholar-Athlete
• 2021 All-ACC Honorable Mention
Career Highlights
• Ranks fourth all-time at Tech in career tackles (349) ... Has led the Hokies in total tackles on nine occasions.
2022 at Virginia Tech
• Season Notes: Has played in 10 games, making 10 starts ... Ranks in a tie for 14th among NCAA FBS players in fumble recoveries (two) ... Leads Tech and ranks in a tie for eighth among ACC players in tackles (76) ... Co-leads the Hokies in pass breakups (six) ... Ranks fourth on Tech with 5.0 TFL (18 yards) ... Has recorded 30 solo tackles, 1.0 sacks (13 yards), on quarterback hurry and one forced fumble.
• Charted nine tackles (two solo) and broke up a pass at Duke (Nov. 12).
• Co-led Tech with eight tackles (four solo, 0.5 TFL) and broke up a pass against Georgia Tech (Nov. 5).
• Made seven tackles (two solo) at No. 24 NC State (Oct. 27).
• Finished with five tackles (two solo, 0.5 TFL) and one pass breakup against Miami (Oct. 15).
• Co-led the Hokies in tackles (seven, one solo, 1.0 TFL), broke up a pass and registered a quarterback hurry at Pitt (Oct. 8).
• Led Tech in tackles (10, seven solo) for the second time this season at North Carolina (Oct. 1).
• Registered seven tackles (three solo) against West Virginia (Sept. 22).
• Made four tackles (two solo) against Wofford (Sept. 17).
• Led Tech with eight tackles (three solo), registered 1.5 TFL (13 yards) and was credited with a 13-yard solo sack against Boston College (Sept. 10).
• Registered 11 tackles (four solo) with 1.5 TFL (3 yards), broke up two passes, forced a fumble and recovered two fumbles totaling 6 yards at Old Dominion (Sept. 2) ... Became the second Tech player since 2007 to have two or more fumble recoveries (Jaylen Griffin, 2 – Nov. 7, 2020, vs. Liberty).
2021: Played in all 13 games, starting 12 at MLB ... Led the team with 92 tackles (44 solo) ... Led the team with 9.0 TFL and 4.5 sacks ... Has also recorded an interception in 2021 ... Recorded four tackles, including a 0.5 sack, and an interception vs. North Carolina (9/3) ... Made eight tackles with 2.0 TFL, including 0.5 sack, vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/11) ... Reached the career 200-tackle mark after leading the team with 10 tackles including 1.0 sack (-7.0 yards) at West Virginia (9/18) ... Recorded eight tackles including 1.0 sack (-7.0 yards) vs. Richmond (9/25) ... Registered eight tackles vs. Notre Dame (10/9) ... Made two tackles including 0.5 TFL (-1.0 yard) vs. Pitt (10/16) ... Recorded nine tackles including 0.5 sack (-2.0 yards) and two quarterback hurries vs. Syracuse (10/23) ... Registered four tackles at Georgia Tech (10/30) ... Tied for the team lead with 10 tackles including 1.0 TFL (-1 yard) at Boston College (11/5) ... Led the team with 12 tackles including 1.5 TFL (-10.0 yards) and 1.0 sack (-9.0 yards) and broke up a pass vs. Duke (11/13) ... Recorded six tackles including 1.0 TFL (-2.0 yards) at Miami (11/20) ... Made seven tackles at Virginia (11/27) ... Recorded four tackles vs. Maryland (12/29).
2020: Played in 10 games (six starts). Ranked sixth on the squad with 52 tackles (21 solo) to go along with 2.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks and two PBUs … Had seven tackles and 0.5 sacks vs. NC State (9/26) … Recorded four total tackles at Duke (10/3) … Posted nine total tackles at UNC (10/10) … Had three tackles and a PBU vs. Boston College (10/17) … Tallied six total tackles in a start vs. Liberty (11/7) … Had a career-high 13 tackles vs. Miami (11/14) … Wore the No. 25 jersey vs. Clemson (12/5) … Posted five total tackles vs. Virginia (12/12).
2019: Started all 13 games and finished fifth on the squad with 67 tackles (21 solo) … Posted three interceptions to tie for fifth in the ACC with teammate CB Jermaine Waller … Those INTs came over a three-game stretch at Notre Dame (11/2), vs. Wake Forest (11/9) and at Georgia Tech (11/16) ... Also tallied 4.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, a forced fumble and nine QB pressures on the season ... Tied his career-high with 10 tackles vs. Furman (9/14) and also forced a fumble ... Posted six tackles in a six-OT win vs. North Carolina (10/19) … Recorded seven tackles at Notre Dame (11/2) in addition to his first career interception … Had six tackles and two quarterback hurries vs. Wake Forest (11/9), in addition to an INT.
2018: Saw duty in 13 games (six starts) … Had five tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. William & Mary (9/8) … Tallied two tackles and 0.5 TFL at Duke (9/29) ... Racked up seven tackles and 1.0 TFL at North Carolina (10/13) ... Posted six tackles vs. Georgia Tech (10/25) ... Started in place of an injured LB Dylan Rivers and posted 10 tackles vs. Boston College (11/3) ... Recorded his first career sack in a start at Pitt (11/10) ... Racked up six tackles, 1.0 sack and 3.0 TFL vs. Miami (11/17) to earn a spot on the PFF College ACC Team of the Week ... Had six tackles, 1.0 TFL, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery vs. Virginia (11/23) ... Posted nine tackles vs. Marshall (12/1) … Had three tackles and forced a fumble in the Military Bowl vs. Cincinnati (12/31).
High School: Turned in 150 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, eight sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a senior … 2018 U.S. Army All-American … 2017 MaxPreps.com All-American … His 629 career tackles and 139 tackles for loss were both school and county records … Four-time NC Preps All-State selection and the Charlotte Observer’s All-Region Defensive Player of the Year … Led Shelby to a perfect 16-0 season in 2016, capping it off with a state title behind a 16-tackle, one-sack, one-fumble recovery performance to take home MVP honors.
Personal: Son of Aubrey and Jenny Hollifield ... Younger brother, Jack, is an offensive lineman for Tech … Father, Aubrey, played defensive tackle at Wake Forest (1988-91) ... Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise … Loves to grill, cook and bake and frequently shows off his creations on social media … Is also a skilled welder … Hails from the same hometown as Pro Football Hall of Fame LB Bobby Bell … Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise ... Last name pronounced: Holl-UH-field.