No. 85 – New Orleans Saints | |
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Lehi, Utah, U.S. | April 7, 2000
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Lehi (Lehi, Utah) |
College: | BYU (2018–2022) Colorado State (2023) |
Undrafted: | 2024 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Dallin Holker (born April 7, 2000) is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado State and BYU.
Holker attended Lehi High School in Lehi, Utah. As a senior, he had 97 receptions 1,766 yards and 22 touchdowns and was named the Deseret News 5A MVP. [1] He committed to Brigham Young University (BYU) to play college football. [2]
As a true freshman at BYU in 2018, he played in 12 games and had 19 receptions for 235 yards and a touchdown. Holker spent 2019 and 2020 on his mormon missionary, and did not play football. [3] He returned in 2021 to play in 13 games and recorded 14 receptions for 200 yards and a touchdown. After playing in three games in 2022, he entered the transfer portal. [4] In December 2022, Holker announced he was transferring to Colorado State University. [5] He became the starting tight end at Colorado State in 2023. [6] [7] In 2023, Holker was one of three finalists for the Mackey Award which is awarded to the nation's best tight end. [8]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 241 lb (109 kg) | 33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.78 s | 1.66 s | 2.81 s | 4.21 s | 6.83 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 15 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [9] [10] |
Holker signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2024. [11]
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