Sam Holl 25 Class: Senior Hometown: Katy, Texas High School: Katy HS Height / Weight: 6-2 / 210 Position: NB Experience: 3L

ALL-BIG 12 CANDIDATE

Hard-hitting veteran safety... Third-year junior and returning All-Big 12 honoree... Second-year starter at down safety... BU's leading returning tackler (113 in 2011)... Selected 2012 first-team All-Big 12 in Blue Ribbon Yearbook preseason publication... Has squatted 545 pounds.

2011 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games, making 10 starts at down safety... Named second-team All-Big 12 by Rivals.com and honorablemention All-Big 12 by league coaches... Selected first-team All-Texas by Dave Campbell Texas Football... Totaled 113 tackles (second-most on squad) including 83 solo stops and 2.5 tackles for loss (-8 yards)... Tied for second on team with three interceptions... Ranked fifth in Big 12 with 8.7 tackles-per-game and tied for eighth in interceptions... Had four tackles vs. No. 14 TCU and again vs. Stephen F. Austin... Recorded career-first interception and then-career-high nine tackles at No. 14 Kansas State... Led team with 11 tackles (9 solo) vs. Iowa State... Added 10 tackles and one for loss in Homecoming win against Missouri... Posted 21 tackles in OT road win at Kansas -- tied for 10th-most in single game in Baylor history... Had game-high 16 tackles and PBU in win over No. 5 Oklahoma... Earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors for Dec. 5 after tallying 16 tackles (11 solo) and two interceptions in game 12 win vs. Texas... Made 11 stops (4 solo) and forced fumble in Valero Alamo Bowl win over Washington.

2010 (True Freshman): Played in 11 of 13 games during true freshman season to earn first collegiate letter... Saw action primarily on special teams, played snaps from scrimmage in three contests... Totaled two tackles, both solo... One of six true freshmen to play during 2010... Missed opener while recovering from hamstring injury... Played first collegiate game in win over Buffalo in second week, participated on special teams... Did not play third game (coach's decision), played final nine regular-season games... Played from scrimmage in win at Rice in fourth game and win vs. Kansas in fifth game - made career-first tackle vs. KU... Made special-teams tackle in 12th game vs. No. 16 Oklahoma... Played some safety in Texas Bowl vs. Illinois.

High School: All-state safety from Katy (Texas) High School... Played three varsity seasons for head coach Gary Joseph at Katy... Rated No. 7 safety prospect in Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine... Named to Houston's Top 100 Footballers in 2009 by VYPE magazine and Houston Chronicle... Named second-team AP Class 5A All-State as senior in 2009... Selected 2009 All-Greater Houston Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Greater Houston by Houston Chronicle... Led Katy to 14-2 record, state 5A DII runner-up finish and final No. 4 ranking as senior... Selected 2009 District 17-5A Defensive MVP, Special Teams MVP and unanimous first-team all-district... Totaled six interceptions and led district with 16.0 yards-per-punt return as a senior... Led Katy to 2008 DII 5A state championship and 13-3 record as junior... Set school record for tackles by compiling 178 along with 12 passes broken up and one interception... Selected 2008 District 17-5A Co-Defensive MVP... Member of Katy's 2007 undefeated 5A DII state title team that finished 16-0.

Personal: Son of Mark and Nylene Holl... Full name is Sam Barton Holl... Born June 27, 1992, in Katy, Texas... Sister, Holly, plays catcher on Baylor's softball team... Majoring in general studies.

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