Johnny Holton
Miami, Florida | |||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
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Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Coconut Grove (Miami, Florida) | ||||
College: | Cincinnati | ||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||
Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Johnny Holton Jr. (born August 22, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Cincinnati and was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New York Giants.
College career
Holton was recruited to play junior college football at the
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
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6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.54 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
8 reps | |||||
All values from NFL Combine[2]
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Oakland Raiders
On May 10, 2016, Holton signed with the
On September 3, 2018, Holton was waived by the Raiders and was later re-signed to the practice squad, with his position being changed from wide receiver to cornerback.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on November 21, 2018, as a wide receiver.[6] He was waived on November 26, 2018, and re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8]
Philadelphia Eagles
On January 15, 2019, Holton signed a reserve/future contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.[9] He was waived on May 8, 2019.[10]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On May 13, 2019, Holton signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[11] He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on September 7, 2019.[14]
The Steelers released Holton on March 16, 2020.[15]
New York Giants
Holton was signed by the New York Giants on September 2, 2020.[16] He was released on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 for the team's week 3 game against the San Francisco 49ers,[19] and reverted to the practice squad after the game on September 28.[20] He was released on October 5, 2020.[21]
References
- ^ Martin, Kyle (August 11, 2016). "Johnny Holton, From Flag Football Talent To NFL Prospect". Raiders.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Johnny Holton Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Raiders Announce Undrafted Free Agent Signings". Raiders.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ "Johnny Holton 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders sign Brandon LaFell; waive Holton". Raiders.com. September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders Elevate Holton; Make Practice Squad Additions - 11.21.18". Raiders.com. November 21, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders Waive Holton". Raiders.com. November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders Return Cowser and Holton to Practice Squad". Raiders.com. November 28, 2018.
- ^ Erby, Glenn (January 19, 2019). "Eagles sign two WR's to reserve/future contracts". The Eagles Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Erby, Glenn (May 8, 2019). "Eagles waive WR Johnny Holton". Eagles Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Popejoy, Curt (May 13, 2019). "Steelers Sign WR Johnny Holton". Steelers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Steelers make roster cuts". Steelers.com. August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Steelers announce 2019 practice squad". Steelers.com. September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Holton promoted to 53-man roster". Steelers.com. September 7, 2019.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (March 16, 2020). "Steelers make multiple roster moves". Steelers.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Giants sign C Jon Halapio, WR Johnny Holton". Giants.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 5, 2020). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Giants sign 14 to practice squad; 2 spots open". Giants.com.
- ^ "Giants' Johnny Holton: Elevates from practice squad". CBSSports.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Holton: Dropped down to practice squad". CBSSports.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Holton: Cut from practice squad". CBSSports.com. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
External links
- Cincinnati Bearcats bio
- Media related to Johnny Holton at Wikimedia Commons