| Personal information | |||||
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| Born: | September 27, 1997 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||
| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Jeffrey Holland (born September 27, 1997) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Auburn. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Early life
[edit]Holland attended Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida. He committed to Auburn University to play college football.[1]
College career
[edit]Holland played at Auburn from 2015 to 2017. As a junior in 2017, he was named an All-American by Sports Illustrated after recording 45 tackles and 10 sacks.[2] After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL draft.[3][4]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Broad jump | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
249 lb (113 kg) |
33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) |
4.79 s | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | |||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | ||||||||||||
Denver Broncos
[edit]Holland signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2018.[6] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29, 2018.[9]
On August 11, 2019, Holland was waived by the Broncos.[10]
Arizona Cardinals
[edit]On August 12, 2019, Holland was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals.[11] He was waived on August 25, 2019.[12]
Buffalo Bills
[edit]On August 26, 2019, Holland was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills.[13] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[14]
Los Angeles Chargers
[edit]On October 1, 2019, Holland was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.[15] He was released on December 3, 2019.
Los Angeles Rams
[edit]On December 11, 2019, Holland was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on December 31, 2019. He was waived on April 27, 2020.[16]
Holland had a tryout with the Las Vegas Raiders on August 23, 2020.[17]
Atlanta Falcons
[edit]On June 10, 2021, Holland signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[18] He was waived on June 17.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ Hays, Chris (December 29, 2014). "Muschamp hiring looks to have lured LB Jeff Holland to Auburn". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Green, Tom (January 1, 2018). "Jeff Holland: 'I haven't even thought about' NFL Draft decision". AL.com.
- ^ Stevens, Matthew (January 3, 2018). "Auburn DE/LB Jeff Holland announces he'll enter 2018 NFL draft". The Montgomery Advertiser.
- ^ Scarborough, Alex (January 4, 2018). "Auburn's Davis, Holland declare for NFL draft". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Jeffery Holland Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Broncos sign eight college free agents". DenverBroncos.com. May 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 1, 2018). "Broncos trim roster to 53 players". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ "Broncos sign OLB Jeff Holland and G Avery Gennesy to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Broncos release A.J. Johnson, call up Jeff Holland from practice squad". MileHighSports.com. November 29, 2018.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 11, 2019). "Broncos sign cornerback Rashard Causey". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 12, 2019). "Cardinals Claim Linebacker Jeff Holland From Waivers". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 25, 2019). "Hakeem Butler, Josh Shaw Moved To Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ "Bills claim defensive end Jeff Holland". BuffaloBills.com. August 26, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Chris (August 31, 2019). "Bills cut roster down to 53 players". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ "Chargers Promote TE Stephen Anderson to Active Roster". Chargers.com. October 1, 2019.
- ^ Crabtree, Curtis (April 28, 2020). "Coleman Shelton signs tender with Rams, Jeff Holland waived". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ @AlbertBreer (August 23, 2020). "And here's today's tryout/visit list. Ex-Ohio State QB Cardale Jones and ex-Lions RB Theo Riddick worked out for Vegas" (Tweet). Retrieved August 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Falcons sign OLB Jeff Holland". AtlantaFalcons.com. June 10, 2021.
- ^ "Falcons sign four free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. June 17, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Auburn Tigers bio Archived January 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine