Khaled Holmes

Khaled Holmes

Holmes with USC in 2012
No. -- Free agent
Position:	Center
Personal information
Date of birth:	January 19, 1990
Place of birth:	San Diego, California
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	309 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:	Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei
College:	Southern California
NFL draft:	2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 121
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2013–2015)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-12 (2012) Second-team All-Pac-12 (2011) Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Games played: 17 Games started: 9 Player stats at NFL.com

Khaled Holmes (born January 19, 1990) is an American football center who is a free agent. He played college football at USC, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Early years

Holmes was born in San Diego, California. As a senior offensive lineman at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, he was named a Prep Star All American. Trojan teammates Matt Barkley, Victor Blackwell and Max Wittek also prepped at Mater Dei in 2007.

College career

Holmes enrolled in the University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans football team from 2009 to 2012. He started all of 2010 at right offensive guard as a sophomore and was named a 2010 All-Pac-10 honorable mention. Holmes started for his second season on the offensive lineman as a junior in 2011, performing exceptionally well at center in 2011 after playing offensive guard in 2010. He made the 2011 All-Pac-12 second team and the Phil Steele All-Pac-12 second team. He was moved from guard to center in 2011 spring practice. He received his bachelor's degree in communication at USC in the spring of 2011 and has begun work on a master's degree in communication management. He made the 2011 Pac-12 All-Academic second team. He made 2010 Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention. Holmes started his third season as a senior in 2012 as an Academic All-American candidate and after the regular season was named one of six finalists for the Rimington Trophy, given annually to college football's top center.^[1]

Professional career

2013 NFL Draft

Holmes was considered one of the top interior line prospects in the 2013 NFL Draft.^[2] On April 27, Holmes was taken in the fourth round, with the 121st overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 3 in	302 lb	35 in	10 ^1⁄4 in								13 reps
All values from NFL Combine[3]

Indianapolis Colts

Holmes made his NFL debut in week 15 against the Houston Texans. On May 2, 2016, Holmes was waived by the Colts.^[4]

References

1. Rich Hammond, Barkley could play in Sun Bowl, but should he?, The Orange County Register, December 3, 2012, accessed December 4, 2012.
2. Alabama's Warmack tops list of interior line prospects
3. http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/khaled-holmes?id=2539307
4. "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

External links

• USC Trojans bio