Jeff Holland
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Born: | Jacksonville, Florida | September 27, 1997||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||||||
College: | Auburn | ||||||||
Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||
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Jeffrey Holland (born September 27, 1997) is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Auburn. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Early years
Holland attended Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida. He committed to Auburn University to play college football.[1]
College career
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
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Broad jump | |||||||
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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
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
On August 12, 2019, Holland was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals.[11] He was waived on August 25, 2019.[12]
Buffalo Bills
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
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
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
On June 10, 2021, Holland signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[18] He was waived on June 17.[19]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 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.
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