Will Holden (American football)

Will Holden
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Holden in the 2017 NFL preseason.
No. 73 – New Orleans Saints
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1993-09-14) September 14, 1993
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight: 311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Green Cove Springs (FL) Clay
College: Vanderbilt
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 157
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Games played: 7
Games started: 5
Player stats at NFL.com

Will Holden (born September 14, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Vanderbilt.

College career

Holden graduated from Vanderbilt University in December 2016 with a degree in Human and Organizational Development, where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha.[1] He recently proposed to his long-time girlfriend from Vanderbilt, Casey Musicant.

Professional career

Prior to the combine, Holden played guard at the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl. Holden has an impressive week of practices leading up to the shrine game and was identified by NFL analyst as one of the players who raised his draft stock.[2] Holden also attended Vanderbilt's Pro Day, but was satisfied with his combine performance and opted to only do positional drills. New England Patriot's head coach Bill Belichick and representatives from 28 NFL teams attended Vanderbilt's Pro Day to scout Holden, Zach Cunningham, and nine other players.[3] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, he was projected to be a third or fourth round draft pick from the majority of scouts and analysts. He was ranked the tenth best offensive tackle by NFLDraftScout.com.

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 BP
6 ft 7 in
(2.01 m)		 311 lb
(141 kg)		 33 1⁄4 in
(0.84 m)		 10 1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 5.47 s 1.83 s 3.10 s 4.72 s 7.72 s 28 in
(0.71 m)		 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		 23 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4][5]

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals selected Holden in the fifth round (157th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the seventh offensive tackle selected in 2017 and the 17th offensive linemen.[6] On May 12, 2017, the Cardinals signed Holden to a four-year, $2.66 million contract with a signing bonus of $268,132.[7] He played in seven games with five starts in his rookie season.

On September 2, 2018, Holden was waived by the Cardinals.[8]

Indianapolis Colts

On September 13, 2018, Holden was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad.[9] He was released on September 24, 2018.[10]

New Orleans Saints

On October 2, 2018, Holden was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Halyburton, Kate Pearson (2016-11-25). "Vanderbilt's Will Holden Redefining Student-Athlete". Last Word on College Football. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  2. ↑ Chase Goodbread (January 21, 2017). "What we learned from Shrine Game: UCLA CB could rise to Round 1". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pro Day Results: Clemson, Vandy, Illinois, PSU". NFL.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Will Holden, DS #10 OT, Vanderbilt". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Will Holden contract". NFL.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ Cox, Seth (April 29, 2017). "Arizona Cardinals take Will Holden with first of two 5th round picks". RevengeOfTheBirds.com.
  7. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Will Holden contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ Urban, Darren (September 2, 2018). "Cardinals Undergo Roster Changes, Build Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com.
  9. ↑ "Roster Moves: Colts Sign T Will Holden To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 13, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Roster Moves: Colts Claim CB Arthur Maulet Off Waivers; Release RB Christine Michael". Colts.com. September 24, 2018.
  11. ↑ Katzenstein, Josh (October 2, 2018). "Saints cut Brandon Tate, add four players to practice squad". NOLA.com.
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