Northwestern University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 90
Taishan Holmes
- Height:
- 6-3
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tappahannock, Virginia
- High School:
- Essex / Garden City College (Kan.)
- Prev School:
- UMass
2022 Graduate Student:
2020 (UMass):
- Tied a career-high with two solo tackles in his Northwestern debut against Nebraska (8/27)
- Recorded 0.5 TFL against Southern Illinois (9/17)
- Appeared in eight games throughout the season
- Totaled 12 tackles, with four solo and eight assisted
- Recorded a season-high five tackles at Florida State (10/23), including helping in four takedowns
2020 (UMass):
- Started at nose tackle in all four games
- Secured six tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, on the season
- Began his UMass career with a pair of solo takedowns, including a 10-yard TFL, at Georgia Southern (10/17)
- Capped the season with three tackles, including an assisted sack, at Liberty (11/27)
- Competed collegiately at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, for head coach Tom Minnick in 2019
- Helped Garden City finish the 2019 season with an 8-3 overall record
- Had 17 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, in nine games played at Garden City
- Competed in six games for Virginia State during the 2018 season and total 11 tackles
Football - Purdue Game Week Press Conference (10/13/25)
Monday, October 13
Football - Penn State Postgame Press Conference (10/11/25)
Saturday, October 11
Football - Northwestern Stuns Penn State on the Road, 22-21 (10/11/25)
Saturday, October 11
Football - Penn State Game Week Press Conference (10/6/25)
Monday, October 06
