Jump to content

Colin Holba

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Holbi1kenobi (talk | contribs) at 02:20, 24 October 2024 (→Early life: and college career). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Colin Holba
No. 49, 40, 69
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-08) July 8, 1994 (age 30)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 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
Games played:19
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Colin Holba (born July 8, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville. Holba was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round (213th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft.

He is also the author of the critically acclaimed story, LEAP!, a book which he wrote about his journey with football while living in hotel rooms during the COVID impacted 2020 NFL season. In the summer of 2023 Colin and his brother Brendan recorded and published the audiobook through Audible.

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 a valedictorian at Eastern High School.[1] Inspired by the influence of his older brother, Brendan, an outstanding AP Human Geography teacher at York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, Colin worked tirelessly to manage the University of Louisville Baseball team while training to be a long snapper.

College career

In the spring of 2013 Holba attended an open tryout held by Coach Charlie Strong and the Louisville Football team. Initially, he was rejected after a poor showing. However, as fate would have it, Holba was invited back for a private tryout where he impressed the coaching staff and was awarded a walk on position as a long snapper. In the fall of 2015, Holba was awarded a full scholarship by new Coach Bobby Petrino. He was the starting long snapper in 2015 and 2016 for the Cardinals and participated in the 2017 Reese's Senior Bowl. While in college he met his wife Lauren Dale Holba, former Ladybird. They married June 23, 2018.

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4+1⁄4 in
(1.94 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.[2][3]

Pittsburgh Steelers

Holba was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round, 213th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft.[4] He was the first Louisville Cardinal to be drafted in the 2017 NFL Draft.[5] On May 11, 2017, the Steelers signed Holba to a four-year, $2.52 million contract with a signing bonus of $129,314.[6]

He was selected in the draft to be the replacement for long time veteran Greg Warren. Throughout training camp, he competed with Kameron Canaday.[7] On September 2, 2017, Holba was waived after losing the competition for the vacant long snapper position to Canaday.[8]

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.[9] On June 14, 2018, Holba was waived by the Jaguars.[10]

San Francisco 49ers (first stint)

On December 5, 2018, Holba signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers as a replacement for suspended long-snapper Kyle Nelson.[11]

On September 17, 2019, Holba was released by the 49ers.[12]

In October 2019, Holba was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL Draft.[13]

New York Giants

On November 12, 2019, Holba was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants.[14] On November 30, he was signed to the active roster after Zak DeOssie was placed on injured reserve, playing 5 games with the Giants.[15] On April 28, 2020, the Giants waived Holba.[16]

Los Angeles Rams (first stint)

On December 9, 2020, Holba was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.[17]

San Francisco 49ers (second stint)

On December 29, 2020, Holba was signed by the San Francisco 49ers off the Rams practice squad.[18] He was waived on January 6, 2021.[19]

Los Angeles Rams (second stint)

On January 15, 2021, Holba was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.[20] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2021.[21] He was waived on May 12, 2021.[22]

Cincinnati Bengals

On December 30, 2021, Holba was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.[23] He was released on January 18, 2022.[24]

Holba announced his retirement from professional football on February 28, 2022.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Colin Holba-2016 Football". www.gocards.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Colin Holba Draft and Combine Prospect Profile
  3. ^ NFL Draft: Steelers selection of Holba
  4. ^ "Steelers select Holba in the sixth round". Steelers.com. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Keown, Jeremy (April 30, 2017). "Long snapper Colin Holba is drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers". Card Chronicle. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Spotrac.com: Colin Holba contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Ourlads.com: Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart: 08/01/2017". ourlads.com. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Steelers trim roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Jaguars sign long snapper Colin Holba to active roster". Jaguars.com. November 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. June 14, 2018.
  11. ^ "49ers Announce Several Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 5, 2018.
  12. ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 17, 2019.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Fennelly, John (November 12, 2019). "Giants re-sign TE Scott Simonson, add three to practice squad". Giants Wire (USA Today). Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  15. ^ Eisen, Michael (November 30, 2019). "LS Zak DeOssie placed on IR; Colin Holba signed from practice squad". Giants.com.
  16. ^ Eisen, Michael (April 28, 2020). "Giants sign 10 rookie free agents, waive 6 players". Giants.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  17. ^ Los Angeles Rams [@RamsNFL] (December 9, 2020). "#LARams transaction: we've signed LS Colin Holba to the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 29, 2020.
  19. ^ "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. January 6, 2021.
  20. ^ DaSilva, Cameron (January 15, 2021). "Rams elevate QB Bryce Perkins, make 2 other roster moves". Rams Wire. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  21. ^ Jackson, Stu (January 18, 2021). "Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts". TheRams.com.
  22. ^ Williams, Charean (May 12, 2021). "Rams waive long snapper Colin Holba". NBCSports.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  23. ^ "Reader, Ray Back To Active Roster, Holba Signed To Practice Squad". Bengals.com. December 30, 2021. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  24. ^ "Bengals Make Roster Moves Ahead Of AFC Divisional Round". Bengals.com. January 18, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  25. ^ @ColinHolba (February 28, 2022). "Dear Football Thanks for the journey of a lifetime https://colinholba.com/blog/dear-football... @ Home" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colin_Holba&oldid=1253041818"