Garnett Hollis, Jr.

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

2023 Senior:

Started in all 13 games, and recorded 49 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one interception, three passes defended, and one forced fumble
Opened season with three tackles and one pass defended against Rutgers (9/3)
Recorded five tackles in season’s first win over UTEP (9/9)
Made four tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, and one pass deflection in comeback win over Minnesota (9/23)
Accounted for five tackles against Penn State (9/30)
Had first career fumble recovery alongside five tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss in win at Wisconsin (11/11)
Recorded his only interception of the season with three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in home win against Purdue (11/18)
Recorded five tackles in final two games of season at Illinois (11/25) and in the Las Vegas Bowl versus Utah (12/23)

2022 Junior:

Appeared in eight games, starting four, recording 24 tackles, an interception, three passes defended and two forced fumbles
Made two solo tackles and recorded one pass defended in a win over Nebraska (8/27)
In first career start recorded five total tackles, four solo, and grabbed his first career interception against Duke (9/10)
Made two total tackles, one solo, against Southern Illinois (9/17)
Recorded two solo tackles and logged and two fumbles against Penn State (10/1)
First time a Northwestern player to force two fumbles in the same game since Jimmy Hall in 2014 against Notre Dame
Led the team with a career-high nine total tackles, five solo, and one pass defended against Wisconsin (10/8)
Posted four total tackles, two solo, and one pass defended against Iowa (10/29)

2021 Sophomore:

Appeared in five games, making his collegiate debut against Indiana State (9/11)

2020 First-Year:

High School:

Three-star prospect committed to Northwestern on June 22, 2019
47th-ranked cornerback in the nation and 18th-ranked player in Tennessee (247Sports)
Four-year letter winner and 2019 team captain
Finished prep career with 109 tackles, five tackles for loss and six interceptions
Had 86 catches, 1,295 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns on offense
Three-time All-Region and All-State selection
Named 2019 Defensive Player of the Year
Selected as the Williamson County Male Athlete of the Year as a junior
Selected to the Dandy Dozen as a senior
Also earned All-District honors three times in basketball
National Honor Society Member, High Honor Roll and Murphy Fair Academic All-State honoree
Chose Northwestern over offers from Purdue, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Indiana, Louisville, Rutgers, South Carolina and Virginia
Anticipated major is business