2023 Ole Miss Signee DeeJay Holmes Arrested: Report

According to reports, 2023 Ole Miss signee DeeJay Holmes was arrested on Monday night.

Matt Galatzan | Apr 26, 2023

The Ole Miss Rebels have a talented 2023 football recruiting class signed and sealed heading into the summer. But one of those players has now run into some trouble.

According to reports from the Palm Beach Post, Rebels defense end/edge signee DeeJay Holmes was arrested on Monday night on charges of eluding an officer with active sirens - a third-degree felony.

The arrest occurred at 7:28 PM, and Holmes will need to appear in court for committing a criminal violation.

Even combining the Early Signing Period in December, however, one would be hard pressed to find a more productive pass rusher in the country than DeeJay Holmes. The Pahokee (Fla.) High School star broke the storied school's sack record and set the pace nationally with 32.5 sacks as a senior in 2022. He tallied 19.5 more as a junior, per MaxPreps.

In total, over two seasons with the Blue Devils, Holmes accounted for 209 tackles, 53 tackles for loss, 52 sacks, 86 hurries, seven forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries, four pass deflections, and an interception in just 21 games.

He averaged a staggering 2.5 sacks per game over that time.

Holmes, back-to-back Palm Beach County Defensive Player of the Year award winner, helped Pahokee to nine wins as a senior.

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Published Apr 26, 2023

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TheGroveReport.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels.