Colin Holba

Colin Holba
Free agent
Position: Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-08) July 8, 1994
Louisville, Kentucky
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Louisville (KY) Eastern
College: Louisville
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 213
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Games played: 7
Games started: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Colin Holba (born July 8, 1994) is an American football long snapper who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Louisville. Holba was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round (213th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[1]

Early life

While in high school, Colin played two years of football and three years of baseball. He also made honor roll for all four years of high school and graduated as valedictorian at Eastern High School.[2]

College career

Colin played college football at the University of Louisville.[3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 248 lb
(112 kg)		 33 5⁄8 in
(0.85 m)		 9 5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 5.19 s 28 in
(0.71 m)		 9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)
All values from 2017 NFL Combine.[4]

Holba was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round, 213th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[5] He was the first Louisville Cardinal to be drafted in the 2017 NFL Draft.[6] On May 11, 2017, the Steelers signed Holba to a four-year, $2.52 million contract with a signing bonus of $129,314.[7]

He was selected in the draft to be the replacement for long time veteran Greg Warren. Throughout training camp he competed with Kameron Canaday.[8] On September 2, 2017, Holba was waived after losing the competition for the vacant long snapper position to Canaday.[9]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On November 14, 2017, Holba was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars after long snapper Matt Overton sustained a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve.[10]

On June 14, 2018, Holba was waived by the Jaguars.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Colin Holba". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Colin Holba-2016 Football". www.gocards.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  3. ↑ "Colin Holba 2017". www.insider.espn.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  4. ↑ 2017 Scouting Combine: Colin Holba (ST01)
  5. ↑ "Steelers select Holba in the sixth round". Steelers.com. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ "2017 NFL Draft: Colin Holba gets drafted in the 6th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers". www.cardchronicle.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
  7. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Colin Holba contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ourlads.com: Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart: 08/01/2017". ourlads.com. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Steelers trim roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Jaguars sign long snapper Colin Holba to active roster". Jaguars.com. November 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. June 14, 2018.
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