{"id":61653,"date":"2025-05-19T06:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/61653\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T06:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:02:12","slug":"former-oregon-state-wideout-jailen-holmes-finds-his-transfer-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/61653\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Oregon State wideout Jailen Holmes finds his transfer destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"J7BJRFUKX5EI7DHYL4PE7TO74I\">Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/beavers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/beavers\/\">Oregon State<\/a> wide receiver Jailen Holmes has a new home in a familiar state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CMPYULQD5NAFVJYZV7FX36MRO4\">Holmes, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/beavers\/2025\/04\/pair-of-oregon-state-wide-receivers-enter-transfer-portal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/beavers\/2025\/04\/pair-of-oregon-state-wide-receivers-enter-transfer-portal.html\">entered the transfer portal in April<\/a> following spring practices, announced his commitment to University of Alabama-Birmingham on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4IZCCR6K5ZDYHD53OY6YV65REM\">Holmes \u2014 originally from Madison, Alabama \u2014 played one season for Oregon State in 2024, earning a redshirt after appearing in just one game against Air Force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VTJ67NJHTJALZNDGOEUV4AGFUY\">He previously played two seasons at Independence Community College in Kansas, and heads to UAB with a total of three years of eligibility remaining.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZGWFQJ7VNZGB3PDCJ6NKJGAUBU\">In his final year at Independence, his most recent regular run of play, Holmes caught 13 passes for 164 yards across nine games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YQNH2Y3K3NB75HFNSICGYDSIAQ\">Holmes was originally a zero-star junior college recruit according to 247Sports\u2019 rankings, but will seek to outperform that designation with the Blazers this fall. He will be playing a little over 90 miles south of where he grew up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YGZZQG3M3FDZ3MTUZVTQWAALPA\">&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/staff\/RyanClarke\/posts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/staff\/RyanClarke\/posts.html\">Ryan Clarke<\/a> covers college sports for The Oregonian\/OregonLive. Reach him at RClarke@Oregonian.com or on Twitter\/X:<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RyanTClarke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RyanTClarke\">@RyanTClarke<\/a>. Find him on Bluesky:<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/ryantclarke.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/ryantclarke.bsky.social\">@ryantclarke.bsky.social<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Oregon State wide receiver Jailen Holmes has a new home in a familiar state. 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