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Gabe Holmes
Gabe Holmes

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Miramar, Fla.

High School:
Saint Thomas Aquinas

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 247

Position:
Tight End



04/13/2013

Team Black Blanks Team Gold, 14-0

Running back Akeem Hunt finished with 134 yards rushing on 19 carries with one touchdown.

04/10/2013

Teams Set After Spring Draft

Team Black will take on Team Gold on Saturday in the Spring Game at Ross-Ade Stadium.

04/06/2013

Offense Wins Jersey Scrimmage on Final Play

The Boilermakers hosted an offense vs. defense scrimmage before next Saturday's spring game.

11/12/2012

Football Game Notes - at Illinois

Boilers look for backj-to-back road wins.

11/10/2012

Last-Second Field Goal Lifts Purdue Over Iowa, 27-24

Paul Griggs drilled a 46-yard field goal as time expired and Purdue stunned Iowa 27-24 Saturday, snapping a five-game losing streak.

09/08/2012

Purdue vs. Notre Dame

Purdue vs. Notre Dame

09/01/2012

Purdue vs. Eastern Kentucky (9/1/12)

Purdue vs. Eastern Kentucky (9/1/12)

2010: Appeared in all 12 games, making two starts as a true freshman ... had one catch for 14 yards at Ohio State on Oct. 23 ... made first career start at Illinois on Oct. 30.

High School: Three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... ranked as No. 27 tight end nationally by Scout.com ... caught 18 passes for 480 yards and three touchdowns despite missing three games with thigh injury ... second team All-Broward County ... had 11 catches for 80 yards as junior ... team won back-to-back 5A state championships ... Saint Thomas Aquinas was named the 2008 national champions by ESPN.com ... also earned three varsity letters in basketball ... coach was George Smith, who is a Purdue alum ... played AAU basketball with fellow Boilermaker Gary Bush.

Personal: Given name is Gabrison Brig Holmes ... born March 29, 1991 ... organizational leadership and supervision major ... father, Walter, was a long jumper for USA Track and Field at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.