TRANSACTIONS:
2012 Draft, 3rd Round (94th pick overall)
CAREER NOTES:
Played in 39 games with 26 starts at Virginia Tech…Career totals included 109 tackles (73 solo), with a 7-yard sack, 4.5 stops for losses of 12 yards, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 22 pass deflections and 12 interceptions for 166 yards in returns (13.8-yard avg.)…Added 219 yards on 10 kickoff returns (21.9-yard avg.) and 812 yards with a pair of touchdowns on 68 punt returns (11.9-yard avg.)…His 68 punts rank 5th and 813 punt return yards rank 6th in school history…Hosley’s 9 picks in 2010 tied the school single-season record that was set by Ron Davidson in 1967… Also tied the school record, held by several players, when he intercepted 3 passes vs. North Carolina State in 2010.
2011 SEASON:
Holsey was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2nd-team by the 45 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association…Started 13 games at cornerback, missing the Boston College contest with a hamstring strain suffered vs. Wake Forest and sat out most of the league title clash after he suffered a concussion in the first quarter vs. Clemson. The coaches took his helmet so he wouldn't try to get back in the game…Finished with a career-high 59 tackles (33 solo), a quarterback pressure, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Deflected 12 passes and gained 56 yards on 3 interception returns (18.7-yard avg.)…Had a 29-yard kickoff return and ran back 18 punts for 228 yards, leading the ACC while ranking 11th in the nation with a 12.7-yard average…Had 3 punt returns for 97 yards, including a long of 55 vs. Appalachian State...Recorded 7 tackles (6 solo), and 2 interceptions vs. Arkansas State...Forced his 1st career fumble and had his 1st fumble recovery along with 3 solo tackles at Marshall...Returned an interception 14 yards in the 2nd quarter and had 6 tackles with a breakup in the Clemson game...Posted 7 tackles and returned a punt 17 yards vs. Miami...Had a solo tackle before leaving the Wake Forest game in the 1st quarter due to a hamstring injury...Contributed 6 tackles at Georgia Tech...Posted 9 tackles and 2 pass deflections vs. North Carolina and tied for the team lead with 10 tackles (7 solo) at Virginia…Had 3 solo tackles before leaving with a concussion injury in the 1st quarter vs. Clemson in the ACC Championship Game…Had 4 pass break-ups in the Sugar Bowl vs. Michigan.
2010 SEASON:
Holsey received All-America 2nd-team honors from the Associated Press and was a first-team choice by Walter Camp…Also named 1st-team All-ACC…Started 13 games, sitting out the East Carolina clash due to a team rules violation…Recorded 39 tackles (34 solo), deflected 8 passes and tied the school record while leading the nation with 9 interceptions for 110 yards in returns (12.2-yard avg.)…Gained 190 yards on nine kickoff returns (21.1-yard avg.) and 236 yards on 19 punt returns that included 1 touchdown. His average of 12.4 yards per runback ranked 2nd in the ACC and 19th nationally...Posted 4 tackles, a breakup and an interception vs. Boston College…Had 6 tackles, 4 pass breakups and 3 interceptions at N.C. State, clinching the win with his final interception, which he returned 42 yards to set up an insurance touchdown…Returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown vs. Central Michigan…Contributed 4 tackles and turned in a 58-yard punt return vs. Wake Forest…Had a 61-yard punt return and an interception vs. Duke…Picked off 2 more passes in the 4th quarter vs. North Carolina…Collected 9 tackles and posted a crucial fourth-quarter interception and 32-yard return at Miami…Returned a kickoff 50 yards vs.Virginia…Intercepted a pass and broke up another throw vs. Stanford in the Orange Bowl.
2009 SEASON:
Played in all 13 games with no starts…Posted 11 tackles (6 solo) with a 7-yard sack and 1.5 stops for losses of 8 yards…Ranked 4th in the ACC with 31 punts for 348 yards (11.2-yard avg.) as he became the1st freshman to return a punt for a touchdown under head coach Frank Beamer with his 64-yard return vs. Marshall.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Holsey attended Atlantic High School in Delray Beach (Fla.)…A 3-year starter, he recorded 37 tackles and 5 interceptions as a senior and also caught 15 passes for 300 yards and 5 touchdowns…Returned 3punts and 2 kickoffs for touchdowns in 2008, but a late season injury forced him to miss Atlantic’s regional semifinal playoff game, which turned out to be the team’s only loss of the season.
PERSONAL:
University Studies major, enrolled in apparel, housing and resource management (consumer studies)…Son of Beverly Holsey…Born Jayron Todd Hosley on Sept. 18, 1990 in Boynton Beach, Fla.
