Florida International Panthers · EDGE RoomEDGE

#33 DeeJay Holmes Jr.

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Ole Miss (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'1" · 260 lbHometown  Pahokee, FL · Pahokee

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LDE2

Placement

Backup

Room

EDGE

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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EDGE room context

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DeeJay Holmes Jr. holds the LDE · Backup spot in Florida International Panthers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LDE · StarterKenton SimmonsStarter

RDE · StarterDante AndersonStarter

LDE · BackupDeeJay Holmes Jr.Backup

RDE · BackupRobert WilliamsBackup

Transfer history

2026Ole Miss→Florida International Panthers

Background & career

DeeJay Holmes Jr. is a 6'1", 260-pound left defensive end for the Florida International Panthers. The redshirt junior transfer from Ole Miss hails from Pahokee, Florida, where he attended Pahokee High School. Holmes was a three-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting class, earning a rating of 0.8756 and ranking 711 overall.

Previous schoolOle MissRecruiting3-star · No. 711 nationalOriginPahokee, FL · Pahokee