Houston freshman DB Javen Holmes brings size, production, and ball skills
Javen Holmes enters Houston as a 6-2, 205-pound defensive back with real “playmaker” vibes: in his senior season at Madison Prep Academy, he posted 51 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 4 pass breakups, 4 interceptions, and 2 forced fumbles, after an even bigger junior year with 87 tackles and a pick-six. Houston and recruiting outlets list him as a three-star prospect and a top-50 player in Louisiana, which fits a rangy safety who looks built to tackle and disrupt throws. The upside: physicality, length, and instinctive ball production. The question: how quickly his coverage technique catches up to the contact skills.
