2024 Football Roster
Holmes, Noah

Jersey Number 38
Noah Holmes
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Williamsburg, Va.
- High School:
- Warhill
- Prev School:
- James Madison
- Major:
- Communication
Bio
Graduate student in the classroom with one year of athletic eligibility remaining ... Earned varsity letter in 2024 … Played in 19 career games booking 15 tackles (10 solo) … Transferred to East Carolina in the spring of 2024.
2024 (East Carolina): Played in all 13 games earning varsity letter during initial year with the program … Logged 315 total snaps (27 defense, 288 special teams) … Booked 13 tackles (nine solo) … Recorded 1.0 TFL (-5 yards) at Army … Made ECU debut in season opener at Norfolk State … Tallied a season-high four stops at Tulsa (all solo) on special teams … Named gameday captain at Tulsa … One of 22 players to earn Captain’s Award … Nine of 13 stops came as a member of special teams unit.
2023 (James Madison): Played in six games ... Had one tackle.
2019 and 2020-21 (Richmond): Transferred to JMU after spending two seasons at Richmond (2019 and 2020-21) ... Played in four games in spring 2021 season, recording four tackles (three solo), one sack and two pass breakups ... Had two tackles and a sack at Elon ... Redshirted 2019 season.
High School: First Team All-Region linebacker and all-purpose player as a senior ... First Team All-District linebacker and running back as a senior ... Recorded a school-record 8.0 sacks against Heritage as a 2018 ... Had 126 total tackles while adding 29 TFL, 16 sacks and three blocks as a senior ... Rushed for 615 yards as a senior and 673 as a junior, averaging nearly 8.0 per carry in his final two years ... Tallied 103 tackles with 17 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a junior.
Personal: Son of Joe and Jodie Holmes ... Has a brother, Luke ... His father played football at ECU ... Earned undergraduate degree in communication in spring of 2024 at East Carolina ... Currently pursuing master’s in communication ... Named to American Conference All-Academic Team (2024).
2024 (East Carolina): Played in all 13 games earning varsity letter during initial year with the program … Logged 315 total snaps (27 defense, 288 special teams) … Booked 13 tackles (nine solo) … Recorded 1.0 TFL (-5 yards) at Army … Made ECU debut in season opener at Norfolk State … Tallied a season-high four stops at Tulsa (all solo) on special teams … Named gameday captain at Tulsa … One of 22 players to earn Captain’s Award … Nine of 13 stops came as a member of special teams unit.
2023 (James Madison): Played in six games ... Had one tackle.
2019 and 2020-21 (Richmond): Transferred to JMU after spending two seasons at Richmond (2019 and 2020-21) ... Played in four games in spring 2021 season, recording four tackles (three solo), one sack and two pass breakups ... Had two tackles and a sack at Elon ... Redshirted 2019 season.
High School: First Team All-Region linebacker and all-purpose player as a senior ... First Team All-District linebacker and running back as a senior ... Recorded a school-record 8.0 sacks against Heritage as a 2018 ... Had 126 total tackles while adding 29 TFL, 16 sacks and three blocks as a senior ... Rushed for 615 yards as a senior and 673 as a junior, averaging nearly 8.0 per carry in his final two years ... Tallied 103 tackles with 17 tackles for loss and nine sacks as a junior.
Personal: Son of Joe and Jodie Holmes ... Has a brother, Luke ... His father played football at ECU ... Earned undergraduate degree in communication in spring of 2024 at East Carolina ... Currently pursuing master’s in communication ... Named to American Conference All-Academic Team (2024).
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