10 SANTONIO
HOLMES
2007 (13-13/1-1):
Started 13 games in
his second season…missed Week 5 with a hamstring and Weeks 12 and 13 with ankle
injuries…also started the AFC Wild Card Game versus Jacksonville where he
recorded three receptions for 49 yards and his first career postseason
touchdown…second on team with 52 receptions for a team-high 942 yards,
establishing a career high…his career-high 18.2 average-per-reception led the
NFL…led the Steelers and set a career high with eight touchdown
receptions…recorded three 100-yard games…established a new personal single-game
high with 133 yards on four receptions (33.3 avg.) in a Week 16 win over St.
Louis…in that same game he also caught a career-long 83-yard pass from Ben
Roethlisberger…recorded first career two touchdown game in a Week 4 loss at
Arizona...9/9 at Cleveland: Made his
fifth career start at WR…had two catches for 55 yards (27.5 avg.), with a long
of 40 yards for a TD…also had one carry for 11 yards…his two catches put him
over 50 career receptions...9/16 vs.
Buffalo: Had his sixth career start at WR...had three catches for 53 yards
(17.7 avg.), with a 27-yard long...9/23
vs. San Francisco: Started at WR and logged three catches for 49 yards (16.3
avg.) with an 18-yard long...9/30 at
Arizona: Started at WR while playing in his 19th career game with
the Steelers…led the team with six catches and all receivers in receiving
yardage...set a new career high with 128 yards receiving, including a long of 43
yards for a TD, while also matching his career high in catches (six)…was the
second 100+ yard receiving game of his career…his two TD catches set a career
high and marker the first multi-TD game of his career…went over the 1,000-yard
mark in career receiving yards with 1,109…also registered one rush for a
one-yard loss...10/7 vs. Seattle:
Dressed but did not play, due to a hamstring injury during warm-ups...10/21 at Denver: Returned from a
hamstring injury and started at WR…ranked second on the team in receptions (six)
and receiving yards (54), including a 13-yard TD catch…his 13-yard TD reception
gave him four on the season and ties him with Heath Miller as the team leader in
that category...10/28 at Cincinnati:
Started in his 10th career game at WR…had six catches for 87
yards (14.5 avg.) including a 42-yard long…also had one rush for two yards...11/5 vs. Baltimore: Started at WR and
finished the day with four catches for 110 yards (27.5 avg.), including a
45-yard long with two TDs…It marks the second multi-TD game of the season and of
his career…his 110 yards receiving is the second time this season and the third
time of his career he has eclipsed the 100-yard mark for receiving yards…brought
in a 35-yard TD pass from Roethlisberger in the second quarter, giving him a
team-leading sixth TD on the year and the eight of his career...11/11 vs. Cleveland: Had his fourth
consecutive and 24th career start at WR…finished the game with four
catches for 53 yards (13.3 avg.), including an 18-yard long...11/18 at N.Y. Jets: Played in his
25th career game and started his fifth consecutive at WR…paced the
team with five catches for 75 yards (15.0 avg.) including a 27-yard long…also
added one TD reception to his season total, giving him a team-leading seven TD
catches...11/26 vs. Miami: Was
inactive due to an ankle injury...12/2
vs. Cincinnati: Was inactive due to an ankle injury... 12/9 at New England: Returned from an
ankle injury and started at WR…tallied one catch for 13 yards...12/16 vs. Jacksonville: Made his
15th career start at WR…finished the game with four receptions for a
team-high 34 yards (8.5 avg.), including a long of 18 yards...12/20 at St. Louis: Played in his
28th career game, while starting in his third consecutive game at
WR…finished the game with a team-high 133 yards on four catches (33.3 avg.),
including an 83-yard long on the Steelers’ first offensive play from
scrimmage…also had one rush for seven yards...12/30 at Baltimore: Made his
17th career start at WR…finished with four catches for 98 yards (24.5
avg.), including a 59-yarder which went for a TD…his performance put him over
100 career receptions (101) and gave him 10 career TD receptions...AFC WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville:
Made his first
playoff appearance and start at WR…finished with three catches for 49 yards
(16.3 avg.) with one TD in his first postseason game…his longest reception of
the game gave him his first postseason TD, as he hauled in a 37-yard TD pass
from Roethlisberger on the first play of the fourth quarter.
2006
(16-4): Played in
all 16 games as a rookie, starting the final four contests…finished with 49
catches for 824 yards (16.8 avg.) with two touchdowns…his 49 catches and 824
yards were second on the team…his 824 receiving yards were the second-highest
total for a rookie in team history…also served as a kickoff returner and punt
returner…had 26 punt returns for 264 yards (10.2 avg.), including a career-long
65-yarder for a touchdown against Carolina (12-17)…finished the season with 18
kickoff returns for 436 yards (24.2 avg.)…earned the Joe Greene Great
Performance Award for the team's Rookie of the Year and also was named the NFL
Rookie of the Week following Week 6…9/7
vs. Miami: Played in first career NFL game…caught his first pass for six
yards…returned one punt for two yards…returned two kickoffs for 49 yards (24.5
avg.) and a long of 28…9/18 at
Jacksonville: Caught one pass for 15 yards…returned two kickoffs for 36
yards with a long of 18…9/24 vs.
Cincinnati: Caught three passes for 30 yards (10.0 avg.) and a long of
14…returned one punt for 14 yards…returned one kickoff for 26 yards…10/8 at San Diego: Caught two passes
for 22 yards and a long of 13…returned three kickoffs for 71 yards (23.7 avg.)
and a long of 27…returned one punt for one yard…10/15 vs. Kansas City: Caught two
passes for a career-high 58 yards, including a career long of 50…took a direct
snap and ran for 13 yards and a first down…returned five punts for 55 yards
(11.0 avg.) and a career-long 24 yards…returned two kickoffs for 54 yards (27.0
avg.)…recorded 180 yards on offense and special teams, an 18.0-yard average
every time he touched the ball…named NFL Rookie of the Week for his efforts…10/22 at Atlanta: Set new career highs
at that time with five catches for 91 yards (18.2 avg.)…caught a game-long
36-yarder on a late drive in the first half to help the Steelers take a 24-21
lead…returned three kickoffs for 88 yards (29.3) and a career-long
42-yarder…accounted for 179 total yards…10/29 at Oakland: Caught two passes for
43 yards, including a long of 38…returned two punts for 15 yards with a long of
12…returned his only kickoff 18 yards…11/5 vs. Denver: Caught a career-high
six passes for 58 yards (9.7 avg.) and a long of 18…returned one punt for five
yards…had two kick returns for 48 yards and a long of 24…11/12 vs. New Orleans: Caught two
passes for 57 yards...recorded a team-long 46-yard catch that set up a Jeff Reed
field goal to tie the game at 17-17…11/19 at Cleveland: Had five receptions
for 75 yards (15.0 avg.) and his first career touchdown…caught a long pass for
21 yards on a critical third down-and-20 to keep a scoring drive alive…finished
off that scoring drive after catching a 20-yard touchdown from a scrambling Ben
Roethlisberger…returned two punts for 13 yards with a long of eight…was named
NFL Rookie of the Week for his efforts…11/26 at Baltimore: Caught three passes
for 31 yards (10.3 avg.) with a long of 14…has caught at least one pass in every
game…returned three punts for 32 yards (10.7 avg.) and a long of 18…12/3 vs. Tampa Bay: Caught one pass for
18 yards…returned two punts for 12 yards with a long of eight…12/7 vs. Cleveland: Made his first
career start at SE…had team highs with four receptions and 81 yards (20.3 avg.)
with a long of 25…returned three punts for 31 yards (10.3 avg.) and a long of
18…had another punt return of 18 yards that was called back on a
running-into-the-kicker penalty…12/17 at
Carolina: Started for the second straight game at SE…returned a punt 65
yards for a touchdown, first of his career…finished with 78 yards on three punt
returns (26.0 avg.)…caught three passes for 25 yards (8.3 avg.) with a long of
10…nearly had two receiving touchdowns but was ruled down and stepped out of
bounds at the two-yard line on the other…12/24 vs. Baltimore: Started at SE for
the third straight game…had five receptions for 90 yards (18.0 avg.) with a long
of 31…had one kick return for 21 yards…12/31 at Cincinnati: Had his first
100-yard receiving game (124) on four catches (31.0 avg.) and one
touchdown…scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime on a 67-yard
catch-and-run…also caught a 34-yarder late in the fourth quarter on the
Steelers' scoring drive to force overtime…returned one punt for six yards and
one kickoff for 25 yards…had 155 all-purpose yards…started his fourth
consecutive game.
COLLEGE:
Was
a consistent deep threat for the Buckeyes since stepping into the starting
lineup during the later stages of his redshirt freshman season…is a fluid runner
with the burst to get to top speed instantly…began his career as a flanker, but
came into his own as a junior after shifting to split end…in 36 games at Ohio
State, started 28 times…finished fifth in school history with 140 receptions for
2,295 yards and third with 25 touchdown grabs…returned 38 punts for 385 yards
(10.1 avg) and a score, adding 19 kickoff returns for 425 yards (22.4
avg)…rushed three times for 18 yards and recorded three solo tackles…touched the
ball 200 times during his career, gaining 3,123 all-purpose yards…gained 3,123
all-purpose yards, becoming the 12th Buckeye to gain over 3,000 yards
in a career…had at least two receptions in 30 consecutive games. 2005:
All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection…shifted to split end, starting
every game…led the team with 53 receptions for 977 yards (18.4 avg) and 11
touchdowns…only David Boston (1,436 in 1998), Terry Glenn (1,411 in 1995), Cris
Carter (1,127), Michael Jenkins (1,076) and Dee Miller (981 in 1997) gained more
yards receiving in a season for the Buckeyes…11 scoring grabs are topped only by
Boston (14 in 1997 and 13 in 1998) and Glenn (17 in 1995) on the school's
season-record list…returned 11 punts for 141 yards (12.8 avg) and 11 kickoffs
for 239 yards (21.7 avg)…scored 66 points and amassed 1,357 all-purpose
yards…gained over 100 yards receiving in the Michigan State, Indiana and Notre
Dame (Fiesta Bowl) contests…19 of his receptions were good for 20 yards or
longer. 2004: Second-team
All-Big Ten Conference choice…started all year at flanker, leading the team with
a career-high 55 receptions for 769 yards (14.0 avg) and seven touchdowns…rushed
twice for 19 yards and scored 48 points…returned 20 punts for 214 yards (10.7
avg) and a score…added 186 yards on eight kickoff returns (23.2 avg), finishing
with 1,188 all-purpose yards…gained over 200 yards receiving vs. Marshall…eight
of his receptions were for 20 yards or longer. 2003: Saw mop-up duty most of the season,
but took over at flanker for the team's final four games when starter, Drew
Carter, was lost for the season with a knee injury…finished with 32 receptions
for 549 yards and a team-high 17.2-yard average…also scored seven
touchdowns…carried once for a one-yard loss, recorded a solo tackle and returned
seven punts for 30 yards…had nine catches for 20 yards or longer.
2002: Redshirted as a
freshman, performing on the scout team…majored in general studies.
PERSONAL:
Attended
Glades Central (Belle Glade, Fla.) High School…three-year starter who helped
Glades Central to state titles his sophomore and junior years and a 12-1 record
his senior campaign…named the MVP of the Outback Steakhouse All-Star Game, after
making five catches for 121 yards and a score…also played in the
California-Florida All-Star Game…a three-sport star, Holmes also lettered in
track and basketball…the track team won the state title his junior year and the
basketball team was runner-up his senior season…his 4x400 meter relay team won
the state title his junior and senior years…single and has two sons, Santonio
III (4) and Nicori (2), and one newborn daughter, Saniya…is the son of Patricia
Brown and Santonio Holmes, Sr…second cousin of Jacksonville Jaguars All-Pro
running back Fred Taylor…resides in Belle Glade, Fla.
