2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 1
Garnett Hollis Jr.
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 201
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Battle Ground Academy
- Prev School:
- Northwestern
- Played in 39 career games, including 29 starts
- Finished his career with 124 tackles, including 77 solo stops, 12 pass breakups and two interceptions
2024 (Sr.)
- Played in 13 games and started 12
- Registered 46 tackles, including 27 solo stops, a tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and six pass breakups
- Finished with a pair of stops in the Frisco Bowl against Memphis
- Recorded three tackles at Texas Tech
- Totaled seven tackles, including three solos, against UCF
- Added a solo tackle and a pass breakup against Baylor
- Finished with seven tackles and a pass breakup at Cincinnati
- Big game at Arizona included four solo tackles, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups
- Posted his first TFL of the season and finished with six total stops against Kansas State
- Recorded a season-best nine tackles, including six solos against Iowa State
- Assisted one tackle against Kansas and at Oklahoma State
- Tallied one solo stop at Pitt
- Made his Mountaineer debut and tallied three solo stops, as well as a pass breakup, in the season opener against Penn State
- Transferred to WVU in March 2024 after spending four years at Northwestern
2023 (Jr.) – Northwestern
- Played for coach David Braun at Northwestern
- Member of the Leadership Council
- Helped lead the Wildcats to an 8-5 record, including a 5-4 mark in the Big Ten and a win over Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl
- Started all 13 games
- Finished with 49 tackles, including 33 solo stops, one interception, three pass breakups and a fumble recovery
- Recorded five tackles in five games (Utah, Illinois, Wisconsin, Penn State and UTEP)
- Had five solo tackles and a fumble recovery at Wisconsin
- Recorded four tackles, with three solo stops and a pass breakup in an overtime win over Minnesota
- Registered three tackles, including two unassisted and a fumble recovery against Purdue
2022 (So.) - Northwestern
- Appeared in eight games, starting four, recording 24 tackles, an interception, three passes defended and two forced fumbles
- Made two solo tackles and recorded one pass defended in a win over Nebraska
- In first career start, recorded five total tackles, including four solo, and grabbed his first career interception against Duke
- Made two total tackles, one solo, against Southern Illinois
- Recorded two solo tackles and logged two fumbles against Penn State
- Was the first time a Northwestern player forced two fumbles in the same game since Jimmy Hall in 2014 against Notre Dame
- Led the team with a career-high nine total tackles, five solo, and one pass defended against Wisconsin
- Posted four total tackles, two solo, and one pass defended against Iowa
2021 (Fr.) - Northwestern
- Appeared in five games, making his collegiate debut against Indiana State
2020 (COVID) - Northwestern
- Did not see game action
High School
- Played for coach Roc Batten at Battle Ground Academy
- Ranked No. 47 cornerback in the nation and No. 18 player in Tennessee (247Sports)
- Four-year letterwinner and 2019 team captain
- Finished prep career with 109 tackles, five tackles for loss and six interceptions
- Had 86 catches, 1,295 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns on offense
- Selected three-time all-region and all-state selection
- Named 2019 Defensive Player of the Year
- Selected as the Williamson County Male Athlete of the Year as a junior
- Selected to the Dandy Dozen as a senior
- Also earned all-district honors three times in basketball
- National Honor Society Member, High Honor Roll and Murphy Fair Academic All-State honoree
Personal
- Son of Garnett Sr. and Dominique Hollis
- One of two children (1 brother)
- Graduated with his bachelor’s degree in education and social policy at Northwestern in March 2024
- Pursuing his master’s degree in sport management
TV Highlights: Houston Game
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