Ponchatoula High School outside linebacker Jamari Holloway is a two-sport athlete in the Louisiana Class of 2027. Standing at 6’3” and 185 pounds, Holloway has great height for his position.

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The two-year starter finished his senior season with 39 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, and one sack.

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Lee Brecheen says Holloway has great athletic ability and could easily put on 30-40 pounds in college.

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“He has great length and tons of room to grow into a 6’3”-6’4”, 230 pound defensive end or outside linebacker or become a bigger safety,” Brecheen says. “He’s long and can run.”

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Holloway has maintained a 4.2 GPA and completed college courses in English, Communications, Psychology, Algebra, and Statistics through his school’s dual-enrollment program.

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Ponchatoula football head coach Scott Shaffett commended Holloway's commitment to academics, calling him one of the school’s best student athletes.

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He has two offers from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, and Grinnell College in Iowa, and has attended camps at LSU and Auburn.

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Holloway says he was highly motivated this season following the passing of his grandmother.

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“My grandma who passed away has been my motivation,” Holloway says. “It sparked the change in how I worked this season.”

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That motivation translated into improvements across the board, Holloway says, the biggest improvements came in open field tackling and awareness.

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In college, he plans to major in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering so he can work on vehicles full time, one of his biggest passions.

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“When I got my first car and saw all the mods and things you could do to a car I fell in love with  the way you could make things how you want.” 

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Holloway's dream car is the Ferrari LaFerrari.

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He has one cousin that played football at Picayune High School in Mississippi and another cousin who plays at Pearl River High School.

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With the season over, Holloway shifts his focus to basketball, where he stars at power forward for the Green Wave.

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