Holmes Named D2Football.com All-American
Dimitri Holmes was named a D2Football.com All-American on Tuesday. Holmes was selected to the first team as an all-purpose player.
LIBERTY, Mo. - Senior Dimitri Holmes was named a D2Football.com All-American on Tuesday. Holmes was selected to the first team as an all-purpose player.
Holmes adds this latest accolade to a 2014 season that saw him earn the South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, DAKTRONICS All-Region first team, Don Hansen All-Super Region Two second team and BSN All-Super Region II first team. He was a second team BSN All-American and third team Don Hansen All-American in 2013.
In 2014, Holmes caught 50 passes for 782 yards and seven touchdowns with a league-leading 78.2 average yards per game and returned 22 kickoffs for 598 yards with two touchdowns with an average of 24.5 yards per return. Holmes earned All-Conference honors in each of his four seasons with first team nods in his final three seasons. He ends his collegiate career as the South Atlantic Conference record-holder in career receptions (267) and career receiving yards (4,231).
Azusa Pacific running back Terrell Watson was named Offensive Player of the Year while CSU-Pueblo defensive end Darius Allen earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. CSU-Pueblo head coach John Wristen is the 2014 Coach of the Year.
The D2Football.com All-America Team was selected by the staff of D2Football.com with input from coaches, scouts, media members, and sports information directors from around the country. Players from 65 institutions were named to this year's team. To view the full team, click here.
