2019-20 Football
1 Quay Holmes RB
1 Rodarious Timmons DB
2 Tyler Riddell QB
3 Jared Folks LB
4 Karon Delince DB
5 Trey Mitchell QB
5 Zayquan Gillespie DB
6 Jamal Couch WR
6 Logan Bowers K/P
7 Quinn Smith DB
7 Ford Cooper QB
8 Jacob Saylors RB
9 Tyler Murphy DB
9 Treyvion Houston QB
10 Dashaun McKinney WR
10 O'Neal Anderson DB
11 Cade Weldon QB
11 Zach West DB
12 MJ Woods DB
12 Riley Bryant WR
13 Jeremy Lewis DB
13 Zailes Alexander WR
14 Keith Coffee WR
15 Chance Thrasher QB
16 Tyree Robinson DB
16 Marqui Manns WR
17 Malik McGue RB
17 Di'Andre Davis LB
18 Cameron Lewis QB
19 Dilan Henderson DB
20 Giovanni Dyer WR
21 Dwayne Ruff DB
22 Zack Yancey LB
23 Jaeden McAllister DB
24 Isaiah Wilson WR
24 Malachi Quinn LB
25 Jalyn Williams RB
25 Elijah Walton DB
26 Artevius Smith DB
27 Zeb Petty TE
27 Erek Campbell DB
28 Alijah Huzzie DB
29 DJ Twitty RB
30 Donovan Manuel LB
31 Brett Strother LB
32 Sincere Quinn RB
33 Edward Davis LB
35 Nick Payne DB
36 Trey Middleton LB
37 Dawson Pierson TE
40 Noah West TE
41 Tre Gowen III RB
42 Stephen Scott LB
42 Bryson Sexton TE
43 Rodney Wright DE
44 Nate Adkins TE
45 Nasir Player DL
46 Jordan Anderson TE
47 Dustin Nickle LS
48 Jake Hyer LS
48 Jawan Martin FB
49 Jason Maduafokwa DL
50 Max Howell OL
51 Austin Rowan DL
52 Tre'mond Shorts OL
53 Chandlor Mullins LS
54 Colton Lakes LB
55 Logan Shipley DL
56 Jacob Hensley OL
57 Isaiah Jayne LB
58 Donovan Swinger LB
59 Jalen Porter LB
60 Andrew Kern OL
62 Mason McNutt OL
63 Dakota Finger DL
65 Ben Blackmon OL
66 Dadley Louis DL
67 Myles Smith OL
69 Bryson Casteel OL
70 Ellis Chapman DL
71 Tavon Matthews OL
72 Eddie Gajardo OL
74 Caman Cody DL
75 Cason Setzekorn OL
76 Blake Austin OL
77 Fred Norman Jr. OL
79 Cameron Parker OL
80 Desi Lester Jr. WR
81 Tim Stayskal TE
82 Tyler Keltner K/P
83 Garrett Taylor P/K
84 Jaylen Frierson RB
85 Juliun Price WR
86 Will Huzzie WR
87 Mason Hewitt TE
88 Braxton Richburg WR
89 Anthony Spagnoletti WR
90 Javion Heard DL
92 Dru Bowens LB/DE
93 Max Evans DL
94 Olajuwon Pinkelton DL
96 Landon Kunak K/P
98 Miles Manigault DL
99 Blake Bockrath LB
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Quay Holmes

#1 Quay Holmes

POS. RB
HT. 6-1
WT. 216
YR. RSo.
HOMETOWN Powder Springs, Ga.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL McEachern HS

2021 (R-Senior): Holmes is now the most decorated running back in program history following his senior campaign in 2021 … Was one of the final three finalists for the Walter Payton Award … Earned a spot on a program-record eight All-American teams … Named to the Coaches and Media First Team All-SoCon, while also garnering SoCon Offensive Player of the Year … Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts, finishing the year with a program-record 1,553 rushing yards, averaging 119.5 per game … Holmes also tallied 17 rushing touchdowns and 20 total touchdowns … Became the program’s all-time leading rusher, ending his career with 4,264 rushing yards, while also setting the program record for total points (306) and career touchdowns (51) … Capped off the season with a team-high 1,884 all-purpose yards … Holmes led all of FCS football in rushing yards per game (119.5), while finishing third in total rushing yards … Holmes accounted for 100+ rushing yards in eight of the 13 games in the fall, including a season-high 212 yards and three touchdowns at Western Carolina … Tallied at least one rushing touchdown in 10 of the 13 games, including six games with multi-touchdown performances.

2020 (R-Junior)*: Named to the SoCon Honor Roll … Earned a spot on a trio of All-American Teams: Phil Steele Second Team Special Teams, Associated Press Second Team All-America and the Stats Perform FCS All-America First Team Specialist … Named to the Coaches and Media First Team All-SoCon, in addition to the Coaches and Media Second Team All-SoCon as a specialist … Recognized as a Walter Payton Award Finalist … Two-time SoCon Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 22 & April 5) … Appeared and started in all six games for the Bucs, finishing the season with 640 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in 122 carries … Averaged 5.2 yards per carry and 106.7 yards per game on the ground, leading the SoCon in rushing yards per game … Paced the league in all-purpose yards (1,094) and all-purpose yards per game (182.3), also ranking second in all of FCS football in both categories … Hauled in 11 receptions for 55 yards on the season … Rushed for over 100+ yards on three occasions, including a season-high 197 yards and two touchdowns in ETSU’s 24-17 win over Western Carolina … Capped off the season with 399 kick return yards in 16 attempts … Named to the First Team All-SoCon Preseason squad … Tabbed to the STATS FCS First Team Preseason All-American squad … Named to the HERO Sports Preseason All-American Special Teams Second Team … Currently ranks third all-time in career rushing yards at ETSU with 2,711 … Currently sitting fourth all-time in rushing yards per attempt with an average of 5.0863 yards per carry, as well as fourth in career scoring at ETSU with 186 points.

*Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 (R-Sophomore): Tabbed to both the Coaches and Media Second Team All-SoCon … Tabbed to the SoCon Honor Roll … Named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week and College Madness FCS National Player of the Week following career game against Mercer … Garnered a spot on the HERO Sports All-American Sophomore team … Named to the Phil Steele Magazine Preseason First Team All-SoCon … Named to the STATS FCS Preseason Third Team All-America … Garnered a spot on the Preseason All-SoCon First Team Offense … HERO Sports Preseason All-American Second Team … Named to the CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy Preseason Watch List … Appeared in all 12 games on the season with eight starts, including the final three games of the season … Rushed for 1,143 yards on the season, the fourth-most rushing yards in a single season in program history … Carried the ball 206 times and accounted for seven rushing touchdowns … Carried the ball 26 times for a program record 255 rushing yards in the win over Mercer, finishing with three touchdowns as well … Hauled in 16 receptions for 134 yards and one touchdown … Led the Bucs in kick returns with 27 for 628 yards, the fourth-most yards in a single season … Led the Southern Conference in all-purpose yards with 1,905 yards … Holmes carried the ball for 100+ yards in three consecutive games, all of which marked career-best performances … Currently ranks ninth in program history for career rushing yards (2,071) and fifth in ETSU history for yards per carry (5.0).

2018 (R-Freshman): Named SoCon Freshman of the Year … Tabbed HERO Sports Freshman All-American and Phil Steele Magazine All-American Freshman Team … Named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team, First Team All-SoCon Offense and Second Team All-SoCon Special Teams … College Football Performance Awards National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List … STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award Finalist … STATS FCS Freshman of the Week (Sept. 24) … Played and started in all 12 games for the Bucs, rushing for 928 yards and 13 touchdowns in 205 attempts … Holmes’ 928 rushing yards ranks eighth most in a single season in ETSU history, while his 13 rushing touchdowns is the second most in a single season … Posted a season-high 118 yards on the ground in the season-opening win over Mars Hill … Tallied a career-high three touchdowns with 105 yards on the ground in the 45-0 rout over Gardner-Webb … Registered at least one touchdown in nine games and rushed for 100-or-more yards in five games on the season … Finished the season with 34 receptions, 279 receiving yards and two touchdowns … Returned 10 kickoffs for 273 yards … First in the SoCon in rushing attempts (205) and rushing touchdowns (13) … Second in the conference in all-purpose yards (1,480) and third in rushing yards (928) and scoring per game (7.5).

2017 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2017 season.

High School: Lettered in football and track & field at McEachern … Named first team all-region and led the Indians to a pair of regional championships … Recorded 1,213 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns in 2016 … Rushed for 827 yards and 12 touchdowns, while posting 270 receiving yards with five touchdowns his senior season … Finished with 116 kickoff return yards and one touchdown.

Personal: Son of Chris Boykin and Maisah Houston … Born Oct. 23, 1998 … Plans to major in chemistry.