Traeshon Holden

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Traeshon Holden
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Holden in 2024
No. 7 – Dallas Cowboys
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2001-08-12) August 12, 2001 (age 24)
Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Narbonne (Los Angeles, California)
College: Alabama (2020–2022)
Oregon (2023–2024)
NFL draft: 2025: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Traeshon Holden (born August 12, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Oregon Ducks.

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Early life

Born in Kissimmee, Florida, Holden attended and played high school football St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland before transferring to Narbonne High School in Los Angeles, California for his senior season. Holden was rated a four-star prospect and committed to play college football at Alabama over offers from Clemson, Florida, Oregon, and USC. [1] [2]

College career

Alabama

In his true freshman season, Holden played in five games but didn't have any receptions.

In Holden's sophomore season, he played in 15 games and finished the season with 21 receptions for 239 receiving yards. Holden played in the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Georgia Bulldogs and he finished the game with 6 receptions for 28 yards in the 33–18 loss. [3]

Oregon

On December 11, 2022, Holden transferred to Oregon. [4] On February 15, 2023, he was dismissed from the team following his felony arrest. [5] He was subsequently reinstated after being cleared of all charges. [6]

College statistics

SeasonSeasonGamesReceivingRushing
GPGSRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD
2020 Alabama 50000.00000.00
2021 Alabama 1502123911.41000.00
2022 Alabama 1052533113.26000.00
2023 Oregon 1423745212.262126.01
2024 Oregon 862846216.5322211.00
Career [7] 52131111,48413.4164348.51

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+18 in
(1.88 m)
205 lb
(93 kg)
31+58 in
(0.80 m)
9+78 in
(0.25 m)
4.57 s1.54 s2.69 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)
10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
All values from NFL Combine [8] [9]

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Holden signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. [10] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [11] [12]

References

  1. "Traeshon Holden, Narbonne High, Wide Receiver". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. South, Hank (March 2, 2019). "Four-star WR commits to Alabama". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. "Alabama Football Falls to Georgia in the CFP National Championship Game, 33-18". Alabama Crimson Tide. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. Oregonian/OregonLive, James Crepea | The (December 12, 2022). "Former Alabama receiver Traeshon Holden transferring to Oregon Ducks". oregonlive. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. "Oregon WR Traeshon Holden, Alabama transfer, dismissed from program following felony arrest". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. "Oregon Reinstates WR Traeshon Holden After Charges Against Him Are Dropped". CFB-HQ On SI. February 27, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  7. "Traeshon Holden College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. "Traeshon Holden Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  9. "Traeshon Holden College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  10. Yarrish, Tommy. "UDFA Tracker: Cowboys still adding players following 2025 Draft". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  11. Walker, Patrik. "2025 Roster Tracker: Deuce among list of Cowboys cuts". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  12. Walker, Patrik. "2025 Cowboys Roster: Holden, Grier fill out practice squad". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved August 29, 2025.