New York Giants cornerback Darnay Holmes, who was selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, has been named a 2019-20 Pac-12 Tom Hansen Conference Medal recipient.
The conference made the announcement on Thursday.
Holmes was a stalwart in the football program’s defensive backfield, starting 33 of his 35 games played over three seasons. He led the team in interceptions at the end of each campaign, totaling eight. Holmes twice returned interceptions for touchdowns and added a kickoff-return score. He earned Honorable Mention acclaim from the Pac-12 in 2018 and 2019.
Off the field, the African American studies major has qualified for the UCLA Athletic Director’s Honor Roll four times (Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019 and Winter 2020). Holmes, a native of Pasadena, Calif. and graduate of Calabasas HS, has also given back to the communities that helped shape him. The Darnay Holmes Mentorship Program, part of The Future Elite Academy in Westlake Village, Calif., helps guide young people through obstacles on their athletic journeys. He was also fundamental in bringing the Pasadena Giants youth football program to his hometown.
In addition to Holmes, another UCLA Bruin, Madison Kocian, was named a recipient.
The Pac-12 Tom Hansen Conference Medal is awarded annually to an “outstanding senior male and female student-athlete based on the exhibition of the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership.”
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