#81 Andre Holmes
Class: Senior
Position: WR
Height: 6-5
Weight: 206
Hometown: Elk Grove, Ill.
High School: James B. Conant
Named a 2010 preseason Division II honorable mention All-American by the Consensus Draft Service...Caught two passes in the NFLPA Texas vs. the Nation All-Star Game on Feb. 5...Has been invited to participate in the 2011 NFL Combine in Indianapolis...Named honorable mention All-American by D2football.com following the 2010 season.
2010: Put together the most productive season of any wide receiver in the 119-year history of Hillsdale College football...Set single-season school records for receptions (104), and receiving yards (1,368), and caught 11 touchdown passes...Set a single-game school record in the team's first-round playoff game at St. Cloud State with 16 receptions, and his 208 receiving yards were the second-most in a game in school history...Named First-Team All-GLIAC for second year in a row, and Second-Team All-Region, and earned honorable mention All-American honors from D2football.com...Had five 100-yard receiving games, and he went over 126 yards in each of those games...Had 30 more receptions than any other player in the GLIAC, and 468 more receiving yards than any other player in the conference...Averaged 114 receiving yards per game, and the next-closest player in the conference to that total had 81 receiving yards per game.
2009: Electric playmaker at wide receiver who emerged as one of the GLIAC’s most difficult players to cover in 2009…Finished second in the GLIAC in receptions and first in receiving yards…Named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week after catching five passes for 119 yards and three touchdowns in the first half of a 45-14 rout of Wayne State Oct. 24…Named First-Team All-GLIAC, the fourth different Hillsdale wide receiver to receive the distinction in the past three seasons…Set career high with 153 receiving yards in 37-35 win over Michigan Tech in home opener Sept. 5…Caught a career-high nine passes twice, including the team’s second-round playoff game at Grand Valley State…Had four 100-yard receiving games…Named the team’s offensive player of the week, the big stick and E.P.E.P. award once each.
2008: Exciting playmaker and one of the toughest covers in the GLIAC with his size and speed...Caught 29 passes for 490 yards and four scores...Averaged 17 yards per catch, and had three receptions of 59 yards or more...Named the team’s Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14...Had his first collegiate 100-yard receiving day on Nov. 1 vs. Ferris State.
2007: Earned steady playing time as a backup wide receiver...Played in all 11 games, finishing with nine receptions for 158 yards...Has a great combination of height and wingspan that make him a tough cover...Also a member of the men’s track team, and won the GLIAC title in the outdoor triple jump at the conference championships.
2006: Redshirted in 2006.
High School: Started at wide receiver for the Cougars for one season...Helped lead team to state playoff spot in 2004...Finished seventh in the state in long jump as part of track team...Qualified for the state meet in four events, including two relay events and the triple jump...Born June 16, 1988...Parents are Kevin and Mary.
