Colin Holba

Colin Holba (born July 8, 1994) is an American football long snapper who is 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]

Colin Holba
Colin Holba in 2018
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:255 lb (116 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 2019
Games played:18
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life

While in high school, Holba 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

Holba played college football at the University of Louisville.[3] While in college he met his wife Lauren Dale Holba, former Ladybird. They married June 23, 2018.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
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]

San Francisco 49ers

On December 5, 2018, Holba signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers as a replacement for suspended long-snapper Kyle Nelson.[12]

On September 17, 2019, Holba was released by the 49ers.[13]

In October 2019, Holba was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL Draft.[14]

New York Giants

On November 12, 2019, Holba was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.[15] On November 30, he was signed to the active roster after Zak DeOssie was placed on injured reserve playing 5 games with the New York Giants.[16] On April 28, 2020, the Giants waived Holba.[17]

References
  1. "Colin Holba". www.nfl.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. "Colin Holba-2016 Football". www.gocards.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. "Colin Holba 2017". www.insider.espn.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  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. April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  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.
  12. "49ers Announce Several Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 5, 2018.
  13. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 17, 2019.
  14. Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  15. Fennelly, John (November 12, 2019). "Giants re-sign TE Scott Simonson, add three to practice squad". Giants Wire (USA Today). Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  16. Eisen, Michael (November 30, 2019). "LS Zak DeOssie placed on IR; Colin Holba signed from practice squad". Giants.com.
  17. Eisen, Michael (April 28, 2020). "Giants sign 10 rookie free agents, waive 6 players". Giants.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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