2018 Team Captain
2018 Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
PFF College C-USA Team of the Week (Sept. 15, 2018)
PFF College C-USA Team of the Week (Nov. 2, 2018)
Season Highs:
- Tackles: 12, at Ball State (Sept. 22)
- Tackles For Loss: 2.5, vs. Maine (Sept. 8)
- Sacks: 1, at Louisville (Sept. 15)
- Forced Fumbles: 1, at Louisville (Sept. 15)
- QB Hurries: 2, at Charlotte (Oct. 13)
- Pass Breakups: 1, 2 times, last vs. Maine (Sept. 8)
2017 (r-So.) | 12/1: Holt played in all but one contest for the Hilltoppers, earning a start in the regular-season finale at FIU. He picked up 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks on the season, all of them coming in back-to-back weeks in November at Marshall and vs. Middle Tennessee. He had 34 tackles for the year, 24 of which came in the final five games. He tied his career-best with seven takedowns on Nov. 4 at Vanderbilt, while also adding six tackles in two games down the stretch.
2016 (r-Fr.) | 14/2: Holt saw action in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman, picking up two starts at Miami (Ohio) as a fullback and in the Boca Raton Bowl as a linebacker. He served as WKU’s only consistent two-way player in 2016 as the team’s No. 1 fullback and a reserve outside linebacker. He tallied 39 tackles (18 solo) on the year with a career-best seven tackles (three solo) against Houston Baptist. He added a pair of half-tackles for loss against HBU and at Marshall and recovered a fumble against FIU to setup a score. Holt also intercepted one pass against Old Dominion and had three pass breakups (Rice, HBU and Memphis). Offensively, he had one carry for a yard against HBU. Of the 11 main defensive categories, Holt was one of only three players, and the only non-senior, to record a statistic in seven categories.
2015 (Fr.): Holt redshirted his first season on The Hill. As a scout team contributor, Holt routinely rotated between working as a fullback and linebacker.
HS/Misc.: Holt prepped at Bowling Green High School for coach Kevin Wallace where he played primarily linebacker and full back. Holt tallied 95 tackles, 35 tackles for loss and 18 sacks. Holt garnered First Team All-State honors from the Associated Press as a defensive lineman. He was also named the Class 5-A District Two Player of the Year by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association. Holt is the son of former defensive coordinator Nick Holt and the younger brother of former two-year WKU starter at middle linebacker Nick Holt.
