Jeff Holland

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Jeff Holland
Personal information
Born: (1997-09-27) September 27, 1997 (age 26)
Jacksonville, Florida
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: Outside linebacker
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:6
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

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.

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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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand 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 s9 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]

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References

  1. ↑ Hays, Chris (December 29, 2014). "Muschamp hiring looks to have lured LB Jeff Holland to Auburn". Orlando Sentinel.
  2. ↑ Green, Tom (January 1, 2018). "Jeff Holland: 'I haven't even thought about' NFL Draft decision". AL.com.
  3. ↑ Stevens, Matthew (January 3, 2018). "Auburn DE/LB Jeff Holland announces he'll enter 2018 NFL draft". The Montgomery Advertiser.
  4. ↑ Scarborough, Alex (January 4, 2018). "Auburn's Davis, Holland declare for NFL draft". ESPN.com.
  5. ↑ "Jeffery Holland Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Broncos sign eight college free agents". DenverBroncos.com. May 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018.
  7. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (September 1, 2018). "Broncos trim roster to 53 players". DenverBroncos.com.
  8. ↑ "Broncos sign OLB Jeff Holland and G Avery Gennesy to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. September 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Broncos release A.J. Johnson, call up Jeff Holland from practice squad". MileHighSports.com. November 29, 2018.
  10. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (August 11, 2019). "Broncos sign cornerback Rashard Causey". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  11. ↑ Urban, Darren (August 12, 2019). "Cardinals Claim Linebacker Jeff Holland From Waivers". AZCardinals.com.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Bills claim defensive end Jeff Holland". BuffaloBills.com. August 26, 2019.
  14. ↑ Brown, Chris (August 31, 2019). "Bills cut roster down to 53 players". BuffaloBills.com.
  15. ↑ "Chargers Promote TE Stephen Anderson to Active Roster". Chargers.com. October 1, 2019.
  16. ↑ Crabtree, Curtis (April 28, 2020). "Coleman Shelton signs tender with Rams, Jeff Holland waived". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  17. ↑ @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.
  18. ↑ "Falcons sign OLB Jeff Holland". AtlantaFalcons.com. June 10, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Falcons sign four free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. June 17, 2021.
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