Place of birth: Austin, Texas Name Holmes Onwukaife Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Position Linebacker | Weight: 245 lb (111 kg) Date joined 2010 Undrafted: 2014 | |
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Date of birth: (1992-07-15) July 15, 1992 (age 24) High school: Cedar Park (TX) Cedar Park Role American football linebacker College Florida State Seminoles football | ||
Holmes onwukaife
Holmes Onwukaife (born July 15, 1992) was an American football linebacker for the Florida State Seminoles. He played college football at Florida State from 2010-2014.
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Early years
Onwukaife attended Cedar Park High School in Cedar Park, Texas. He recorded 286 tackles during his career. A three-star recruit, he was ranked as the twenty-ninth best outside linebacker in the country by Rivals.com ,earning over 25 Division I scholarship offers including the likes of Ivy League (Harvard University).
College career
Onwukaife redshirted as a true freshman in 2010. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, he contributed in all 14 games, earning spots on the special teams & as a second rotation linebacker. As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, he battled numerous shoulder injuries requiring operations from Dr. James Andrews. He would later be declared medically disqualified for the remainder of the season. In 2013 as a redshirt junior, again Onwukaife was a solid contributor in rotation with the linebacker corps as well as the special teams units. In his senior year a continuation of shoulder injuries would lead to another medical disqualification and would prematurely end his college career. Onwukaife resumed on scholarship and later completed his undergraduate degree.
Personal
Onwukaife graduated in August of 2014, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Economics. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.
