D.J. Holt Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA High School: Crespi Carmelite HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 242 Position: LB Birthdate: 12/01/1988 Experience: 2007-11

CAL CAREER (Career Stats): Has played in 37 of 38 possible over the past three seasons of his four campaigns with the program (2007-10) and each of the last 37, while totaling 20 starts ... Cal's active career leader with three forced fumbles (all recorded in 2010), while ranking second among all active players behind Mychal Kendricks in both tackles (136) and tackles for loss (10.0, -26 yards), tied for second in fumble recoveries (2) also behind only Kendricks, and third in pass breakups (6) ... has added 2.0 sacks, dropping opponent quarterbacks for a combined total of 13 yards, and a quarterback hurry.

2011 (Game-By-Game Stats): Listed as the nation's No. 15 draft-eligible inside linebacker by Phil Steele, who also named him third-team preseason All-Pac-10.

2010 (Game-By-Game Stats): Started all 12 games and ranked second on the club with 85 tackles after leading the squad for much of the season before Mike Mohamed took over the team lead late in the campaign ... led the team with three forced fumbles and was tied for fourth in the Pac-10 with an average of 0.25 forced fumbles per contest ... tied for 13th in the Pac-10 with his 7.1 per-game tackle average ... fourth on the club with 5.5 sacks (-21 yards) and tied for fourth with 2.0 sacks (-13 yards) ... added three pass breakups, a quarterback hurry and a fumble recovery ... recorded a career-high 16 tackles at Nevada that were the most by a Cal defender since Thomas DeCoud also had 16 stops at Washington on Nov. 17, 2007, and tied for the most by a Cal defender in 2010 ... also had a forced fumble at Nevada ... other double-digit tackle games came vs. Stanford (12, 1.0 TFL, -1 yard) and vs. Oregon (10, 0.5 TFL, -0 yards, forced fumble) ... had nine tackles in back-to-back games vs. Arizona State and at Oregon State, adding a nine-yard sack that was the first of his collegiate career against the Sun Devils, as well as a four-yard sack and a forced fumble at Oregon State ... added seven tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-5 yards) and a pass breakup vs. Colorado ... had six stops each at Arizona and vs. Washington, adding a fumble recovery vs. the Huskies ... had four tackles and a career-high-tying two pass breakups in the season opener vs. UC Davis and four tackles at USC ... had at least one tackle in all 12 games ... had 1.0 tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry at UCLA ... a third-team midseason All-Pac-10 choice of Phil Steele.

2009 (Game-By-Game Stats): Started eight of 13 games and contributed 37 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss (-4 yards), three pass breakups and a fumble recovery which he returned 16 yards ... team was 7-1 during his eight starts with the only game he started that Cal lost being vs. Oregon State ... started the first three games of the season vs. Maryland, vs. Eastern Washington and at Minnesota, then again for four straight contests at UCLA, vs. Washington State, at Arizona State and vs. Oregon State, and once more at Stanford ... recorded a season-high-tying seven tackles twice vs. Oregon State (also career-high 2.0 TFL, -1 yard) and vs. Eastern Washington (also 0.5 TFL, -2 yards) ... added six tackles and a career-high-tying two pass breakups in the season opener vs. Maryland ... had four stops on three separate occasions at Minnesota, vs. Washington State (also 0.5 TFL, -1 yard) and at Arizona State ... fumble recovery that he returned 16 yards came in the first quarter at UCLA and set the ball up on the Bruins' 43-yard line, where quarterback Kevin Riley would connect with wide receiver Marvin Jones on the next play for a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 14-0 Cal lead.

2008 (Game-By-Game Stats): A reserve linebacker who played in 12 of 13 games off the bench with 14 tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) ... missed only the Michigan State season opener ... recorded a season-high four tackles in his collegiate debut at Washington State and two tackles in four other games at Maryland, vs. Oregon, at USC and vs. Washington ... registered his 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) at Maryland.

2007: Redshirted ... earned Scout Team Player of the Year honors on defense.

HIGH SCHOOL: SuperPrep All-American choice and also a member of the media outlet's All-Far West team ... the nation's No. 21 prospect at linebacker and No. 43 overall player in California according to Rivals ... listed on the Long Beach Press-Telegram's Best in the West team and named the Los Angeles Daily News Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... named MVP of his Senior All-Star Game with 4.0 sacks and a fumble return for a touchdown ... also the 2006 Serra League Defensive Player of the Year as a senior when he totaled 73 tackles and 14.0 sacks ... rushed for 250 yards on 26 carries with six touchdowns offensively as a senior, while catching 47 passes for 840 yards and nine touchdowns ... the Southern Section Division X Defensive Player of the Year as a junior when he led his squad to the CIF Division X title with an 11-3 record ... four-year varsity starter.

PERSONAL: Full name is Donnell Lamont Holt ... parents are Shawn and Monica Bridges ... born December 1, 1988 ... cousin Troy Lewis played cornerback at Wyoming, completing his career in 2007 ... major is American studies.

CAREER STATISTICS

HOLT'S CAREER GAME HIGHS
Tackles: 16 (at Nevada, 2010)
Tackles For Loss: 2.0 (vs. Oregon State, 2009)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 9 (vs. Arizona State, 2010)
Sacks: 1.0 (twice, last at Oregon State, 2010)
Sack Yards: 9 (vs. Arizona State, 2010)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (three times, last vs. Oregon, 2010)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (twice, last vs. Washington, 2010)
Fumble Return Yards: 16 (at UCLA, 2009)
Long Fumble Recovery: 16 (at UCLA, 2009)
Pass Breakups: 2 (twice, last vs. UC Davis, 2010)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (vs. UCLA, 2010)

LAST UPDATED: October 11, 2011