Alexander Hollins

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Alexander Hollins
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Hollins with the Lions in 2022
No. 13 – BC Lions
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-24) November 24, 1996 (age 27)
Yazoo City, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:166 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school: Yazoo County
College: Eastern Illinois
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:46
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:91
Receiving yards:1,290
Receiving touchdowns:10
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  CFL.ca

Alexander Hollins (born November 24, 1996) is an American gridiron football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Eastern Illinois. Hollins has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns.

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Early life and high school

Hollins grew up in Yazoo City, Mississippi, and attended Yazoo County High School. As a senior, he had 64 receptions for 1,346 yards and 15 touchdowns. [1]

College career

Hollins began his collegiate career at Copiah–Lincoln Community College. He caught 11 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore before transferring to Eastern Illinois University for the final two years of his NCAA eligibility. [1]

In his first season with the Panthers, Hollins led the team with 47 receptions for 694 yards and seven touchdowns. [2] As a senior, he caught 80 passes for 1,102 yards and 16 touchdowns and was named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference. Hollins had 127 receptions, 1,796 yards and 23 touchdowns in 22 games at Eastern Illinois. [3]

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Hollins signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019. [4] He was waived by the team at the end of training camp during final roster cuts. [5] Hollins was re-signed by the Vikings to their practice squad on September 12, 2019. [6] Hollins was promoted to the Vikings active roster on December 2, 2019. [7] Hollins played in four games as a rookie and caught two passes for 46 yards in the Vikings' final regular season game against the Chicago Bears. [8]

Hollins was waived by the Vikings on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10]

Cleveland Browns

Hollins was signed off the Vikings' practice squad to the Cleveland Browns' active roster on December 28, 2020. [11] The Browns waived Hollins on August 23, 2021. [12] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 15, 2021. [13] The Browns waived Hollins off their practice squad on December 21, 2021. [14]

BC Lions

Hollins signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on March 1, 2022. [15] He made his CFL debut on October 8, 2022, where he had three catches for 47 yards and one touchdown against the Toronto Argonauts. [16]

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  2. ↑ King, Sandy (July 23, 2019). "EIU football ready to show off new offense". Herald & Review . Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Engel, Patrick (April 27, 2019). "Former Eastern Illinois wide receiver Alexander Hollins signs with Minnesota Vikings as undrafted free agent". Journal Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ Peters, Craig (April 29, 2019). "Vikings Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". Vikings.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Alexander Hollins: Exits Minnesota". CBSSports.com . RotoWire. August 30, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ Gates, Christopher (September 12, 2019). "Vikings elevate Nate Meadors to active roster, sign Alexander Hollins to practice squad". DailyNorseman.com. SB Nation . Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ Ratke, Kyle (December 2, 2019). "Vikings place LB Ben Gedeon on IR, sign WR Alexander Hollins". Vikings Wire. USA Today . Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  8. ↑ Young, Lindsey (August 7, 2020). "Kirk Cousins Embracing Continuity & Turnover of 2020 Vikings". Vikings.com. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ Peters, Craig; Smith, Eric (September 5, 2020). "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Vikings Claim LB Ryan Connelly, Add 13 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Browns sign WR Alexander Hollins". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Browns place K Cody Parkey on injured reserve, reduce roster to 80". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 23, 2021. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Browns place 6 on reserve/COVID lists, make additional roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 15, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Browns place DE Takkarist McKinley on injured reserve, sign DE Porter Gustin to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 21, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Lions add RB Anderson III, WR Hollins - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  16. ↑ "Game Notes". Canadian Football League. October 8, 2022.
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