Corey Holmes

Corey Holmes was a very popular player among Saskatchewan Roughrider fans.  Holmes was best known for his kick return ability, but he also filled in very will at running back or as an extra receiver.  Holmes was originally signed by t he Riders in April of 2001, seeing action in just 3 games in his rookie season.  Holme's best season offensively came in 2005 when he had 899 yards rushing.  Holmes was actually leading the league in rushing early in the season, but returned to his backup and kick return role when Kenton Keith returned to the lineup.  Holmes was twice named to the CFL All-Star team as a special teams player and also twice won the Oustanding Special Teams Player award (2002 and 2005).  In that 2005 season, bnesides the 899 yards rushing, Holmes had 523 yards receiving on 56 catches, 1157 yards on kickoff returns and 835 tyards on punt returns.  Rider fans were not happy when Holmes was traded to Hamilton prior to the 2006 season along with S Scott Gordon for the first pick in the Ottawa Renegade dispersal draft.  The Riders needed a QB, however, and selected Kerry Joseph who would go on to lead the Riders to the Grey Cup in 2007.  Holmes got to share in the Grey Cup victory, however, when the Riders reaquired him halfway through the 2007 season for WR Jason Armstead.  Holmes was released by the Riders just prior to the 2008 season.

Games Played and Rushing
Year Team GP TC Yds Avg TD Long
2001 SASK 3 1 3 3 0 3
2002 SASK 17 45 334 7.4 5 56
2003 SASK 10 29 192 6.6 3 21
2004 SASK 18 100 635 6.4 2 35
2005 SASK 18 139 899 6.5 1 56
2006 HAM 10 64 369 5.8 1 25
2007 SASK 9 14 73 5.2 2 17
2007 HAM 7 14 74 5.3 0 11
Receiving
Year Team Rec Yds Avg TD Long
2001 SASK 1 8 8 0 8
2002 SASK 24 285 11.9 1 47
2003 SASK 19 177 9.3 0 24
2004 SASK 51 536 10.5 0 39
2005 SASK 56 523 9.3 1 32
2006 HAM 22 263 8 0 28
2007 SASK 10 135 13.5 2 36
2007 HAM 9 53 5.9 0 10
Kickoff Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long
2001 SASK 2 48 24 0 29
2002 SASK 45 101 22.6 0 42
2003 SASK 25 557 22 0 52
2004 SASK 37 702 19 0 45
2005 SASK 43 1157 26.9 1 81
2006 HAM 22 472 21.5 0 35
2007 SASK 33 584 17.7 0 34
2007 HAM 22 424 19.3 0 39
Punt Returns
Year Team PR Yds Avg TD Long
2001 SASK 4 42 10.5 0 16
2002 SASK 82 102 12.5 1 76
2003 SASK 34 424 12.5 1 87
2004 SASK 74 705 9.5 1 66
2005 SASK 55 835 15.2 2 89
2006 HAM 25 125 5 0 20
2007 SASK 35 411 11.7 0 31
2007 HAM 14 74 5.3 0 20
Missed Fieldgoal Returns
Year Team MFGRet Yds TD Long
2001 SASK 0 0 0 0
2002 SASK 0 0 0 0
2003 SASK 0 0 0 0
2004 SASK 4 126 0 42
2005 SASK 3 41 0 26
2006 HAM 2 6 0 9
2007 SASK 0 0 0 0
2007 HAM 1 29 0 29
Fumbles
Year Team F FL OFR
2001 SASK 0 0 0
2002 SASK 1 0 1
2003 SASK 4 3 0
2004 SASK 2 1 0
2005 SASK 6 4 1
2006 HAM 5 1 1
2007 SASK 3 2 0
2007 HAM 0 0 0
Passing
Year Team PA PC % Yds TD Int
2001 SASK 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 SASK 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 SASK 1 1 100 9 0 0
2003 SASK 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 SASK 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 SASK 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 HAM 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007 SASK 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 HAM 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 Pacific