2025 Football Roster
Sep 12 (Fri)
6:30 p.m.
Holden Staes
- Position:
- TE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 250
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Westminster School
- Prev School:
- Tennessee
CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Appeared in 36 career games with 12 starts ... 35 career games with 12 starts ... Played two seasons at Notre Dame (2022-23) where he played in 22 games with nine starts ... Spent one season at Tennessee (2024) with 13 games played and three starts ... Made collegiate debut against Marshall (9/10) in 2022 ... First collegiate start came at North Carolina (9/24) in 2023 ... First-career touchdown reception came against Tennessee State (9/2) in 2022 ... Owns one career 100-yard receiving game ... Has one career multi-touchdown game.
2025 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in one game.
Old Dominion (8/30): Made Indiana debut ... Caught one pass for 4 yards.
2024 (Junior Season - Tennessee)
Season: Appeared in 13 games with three starts.
UT-Chattanooga (8/31): Caught two passes for 13 yards. vs. NC State (9/7): Made one catch for 18 yards. Kent State (9/14): Lone reception covered 16 yards. at Oklahoma (9/21): Had two catches for 8 yards. Florida (10/12): Gained 5 yards on two receptions. Alabama (10/19): Lone catch went for 5 yards. Kentucky (11/2): Three-catch day totaled 27 yards. at Georgia (11/16): One reception covered 9 yards. UTEP (11/23): Caught two passes for 30 yards.
2023 (Sophomore Season - Notre Dame)
Season: Appeared in 11 games with eight starts ... First-career touchdown reception came against Tennessee State (9/2).
Tennessee State (9/2): Lone reception capped the first-half scoring ... Caught a 4-yard touchdown pass for first collegiate score. at NC State (9/9): Posted first-career 100-yard receiving game with 115 yards on four catches ... Caught a pair of touchdown passes ... Hauled in a 40-yard score in the third quarter ... Added a 35-yard receiving touchdown in the fourth quarter to cap the Notre Dame scoring. Central Michigan (9/16): Lone reception was a 4-yard touchdown grab in the fourth quarter. at Louisville (10/7): Caught two passes for 16 yards. USC (10/14): Gained 10 yards on two receptions. Pittsburgh (10/28): Two grabs totaled 14 yards. at Clemson (11/4): Lone reception went for 7 yards. Wake Forest (11/18): Made two catches for 6 yards.
2022 (Freshman Season - Notre Dame)
Season: Appeared in 11 games with one start ... Made collegiate debut against Marshall (9/10) ... First collegiate start came at North Carolina (9/24) ... Caught first-career pass against BUY (10/8).
Marshall (9/10): Made collegiate debut. at North Carolina (9/24): Registered first collegiate start. BYU (10/8): First collegiate catch went for 11 yards and a first down.
Prep/Personal
Tight end for head coach Gerry Romberg at Westminster School ... Consensus four-star prospect per ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3 ... Tabbed a top-300 national prospect by ESPN (No. 278) and On3 (No. 201) ... Rated a top-10 tight end prospect nationally by ESPN (No. 7), Rivals (No. 8) and On3 (No. 9) ... Ranked a top-30 prospect in Georgia by ESPN (No. 27), Rivals (No. 27) and On3 (No. 23) ... Selected team captain as a senior ... Tabbed team MVP his final prep season ... Three-time first-team all-region selection (2019-21) ... Participated in the Polynesian Bowl ... Son of Michelle and Steven Staes ... Has two siblings: Ethan an Grace ... Born June 10, 2003
