7  Vonnie Holmes Class: Senior Hometown: Palmdale, Calif. High School: Palmdale Last College: College of the Canyons Height / Weight: 6-0 / 170 Position: Defensive Back Experience: 1L

Starter at one cornerback spot in 2007 ... Joined the Aztecs during fall camp ... One of five SDSU players to attend Palmdale High School ... Full first name is JaVonte.

2007: Played in all 12 contests, starting seven times in his first year at SDSU ... Logged 26 tackles and tied for the team lead in interceptions with four ... Had his first career interception in his first career game in the second quarter against WSU ... Second pick in as many games in the fourth quarter of the team's game with ASU ... Third interception in three games versus PSU, tallying one in the fourth quarter ... Also tallied three stops against the Vikings ... Fourth pick of the year vs. Cincinnati, returning it for a 35-yard TD ... First SDSU player to have an INT in four straight games since Eric Lewis in 1995 ... Saw his interception streak end at CSU, but still contributed two tackles in his first career start ... Starter at Utah, recording three stops ... Three stops, including his first for a loss, in the win over Wyoming ... Three tackles, PBU at UNLV ... Career-high seven tackles and recovered a fumble in the loss to TCU ... Tied for 61st nationally and was third in the MWC in INTs per game (0.3).

At College Of The Canyons: Played two seasons (2004-05) at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Calif. ... Helped team to a state and national title his first year with a 14-0 record ... In 2005, COC went 10-0 in the regular season and advanced to the SoCal championship game ... Listed as the No. 41 junior college recruit by Rivals.com in 2006.

High School: Played basketball and ran track at Palmdale High School ... Served as team captain as a senior in 2004.

Personal: Born April 1985, in Lancaster, Calif. ... Son of Brenda and Jerry Holmes ... Majoring in geography with a minor in sociology.

HOLMES' CAREER STATISTICS

Career Highs: Tackles: 7 vs. TCU (11/24/07); TFL: 0.5 vs. WYO (11/3/07); INT: 1, four times; PBU: 1 vs. Cincinnati (9/29/07); FR: 1 vs. TCU (11/24/07).