2013 Merrimack College Football Roster

1 Artis Holt

  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 185
  • Hometown Baltimore, Md.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) St. Joseph's
  • Major Business

Biography

2013: Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team Defense ... Started all 11 games at cornerback ... Ranked among team leaders with 63 tackles, including 44 solo stops ... Averaged 5.7 tackles per game ... Also added a sack ... Tied for the team lead with four interceptions ... Also recovered a fumble ... Finished his career second in the all-time record books with 1,795 kickoff return yards ... Returned 18 kickoffs for 399 yards, averaging 22.2 yards per return ... Led the way with eight tackles against Wagner in season opener (9/6) ... Finished with a key interception at AIC (9/13) ... Recorded back-to-back 10-tackle performances against Pace and LIU Post in consecutive weeks ... Defended three passes on two different occasions ... Saved his best for his career finale, finishing with three interceptions against Southern Connecticut (11/16) ... Ranked 23rd nationally in passes defended ... Finishes career with eight interceptions, tied for fifth most all-time.

2012: Named 2012 Preseason All-American for the Northeastern region by USA College Football ... New England Football Writers All-Star ... NE-10 All-Conference First Team honoree ... Appeared in all 10 games... Finished with team-leading 61 tackles, including four for loss ... Totaled two interceptions and 18 pass breakups ... Recovered two fumbles and forced one.

2011: Started all 10 games as a junior … Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team selection  … Recorded 33 total tackles, 3.5 for a loss … Had two interceptions and one fumble recovery … Had five solo tackles and an interception against AIC (11/5) …Recovered a fumble and had an interception against St. Anselm (10/1) … Also had an 81-yard kick return touchdown against New Haven (10/29).

2010: Appeared and started in nine games as a sophomore … Collected 29 tackles (24 solo, 5 assisted) and nine pass breakups…Returned 23 kicks for 471 yards and six punts for 33 yards … Returned six kicks for 134 yards and a career long return of 38 yards at Bryant (9/18) … Totaled 504 all-purpose yards.

2009: Did not appear in a game as a freshman.


CAREER HIGHS

Points scored: 6, New Haven, 10/29/11 ; Southern Conn. St., 11/16/13 
Touchdowns: 1, New Haven, 10/29/11 ; Southern Conn. St., 11/16/13 
Rush attempts: 1, at Wagner, 09/06/13 
Rush yards: 1, at Wagner, 09/06/13 (1 carries)
Long rush: 1, at Wagner, 09/06/13 
Total offense attempts: 1, at Wagner, 09/06/13 (1 rush,0 pass)
Total ofense yards: 1, at Wagner, 09/06/13 (1 rush,0 pass)
All-purpose yards: 160, at New Haven, 09/01/12 
Punt returns: 3, at Stonehill College, Sep 24, 2010 
Punt return yards: 26, at Stonehill College, Sep 24, 2010 (3 returns)
Long punt return: 18, at Stonehill College, Sep 24, 2010 
Kick returns: 7, at New Haven, 09/01/12 
Kick return yards: 160, at New Haven, 09/01/12 (7 returns)
Long kick return: 81, New Haven, 10/29/11 
Interceptions: 3, Southern Conn. St., 11/16/13 
Long interception return: 47, Southern Conn. St., 11/16/13 
Tackles: 10, Pace, 09/28/13 (7-3); American Int'l, 9/15/2012 (6-4); at LIU Post, Oct 05, 2013 (8-2)
Sacks: 1.0, at Saint Anselm, 10/19/13 (1-0)
Tackles for loss: 2.0, at Stonehill College, 10/13/12 (2-0)
Fumbles forced: 1, Stonehill, 11/09/13 ; Assumption, 11/3/2012 
Fumbles recovered: 1, at Saint Anselm, 10/01/11 ; Assumption, 11/3/2012 ; American Int'l, 9/15/2012 
Pass breakups: 5, Assumption, Oct 16, 2010 
Blocked kicks: 1, at Saint Anselm, 10/19/13 




 

Career Summary
PUNT RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g
2010 9 6 33 0 18 5.5 3.7
2011 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2012 10 4 9 0 14 2.2 0.9
2013 11 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1
TOTAL 40 11 43 0 18 3.9 1.1

 

KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g
2010 9 23 471 0 38 20.5 52.3
2011 10 14 414 1 81 29.6 41.4
2012 10 21 511 0 61 24.3 51.1
2013 11 18 399 0 73 22.2 36.3
TOTAL 40 76 1795 1 81 23.6 44.9

 

INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g
2010 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2011 10 2 16 0 15 8.0 1.6
2012 10 2 37 0 37 18.5 3.7
2013 11 4 73 1 47 18.2 6.6
TOTAL 40 8 126 1 47 15.8 3.2

 

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk
2010 9 24 5 29 0.0 9 0 0 0
2011 10 23 10 33 3.5 12 0 1 0
2012 10 47 14 61 4.0 20 1 2 0
2013 11 44 19 63 2.5 15 1 0 1
TOTAL 40 138 48 186 10.0 56 2 3 1

 

SACKS g ua a total yards
2010 9 0 0 0.0 0
2011 10 0 0 0.0 0
2012 10 0 0 0.0 0
2013 11 1 0 1.0 7
TOTAL 40 1 0 1.0 7


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    2013Senior

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