Alexander Hollins

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Alexander Hollins
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Hollins with the Cleveland Browns in 2021
Free agent
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-24) November 24, 1996 (age 25)
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:166 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school:Yazoo County
College:Eastern Illinois
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • FCS All-American (2018)
  • First team All-OVC (2018)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:46
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Alexander Hollins (born November 24, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football for Eastern Illinois.

Early life and high school[]

Hollins grew up in Yazoo City, Mississippi and attended Yazoo County High School. As a senior, he had 64 receptions for 1,346 yards and 15 touchdowns.[1]

College career[]

Hollins began his collegiate career at Copiah–Lincoln Community College. He caught 11 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore before transferring to Eastern Illinois University for the final two years of his NCAA eligibility.[1]

In his first season with the Panthers, Hollins led the team with 47 receptions for 694 yards and seven touchdowns.[2] As a senior, he caught 80 passes for 1,102 yards and 16 touchdowns and was named first team All-Ohio Valley Conference. Hollins had 127 receptions, 1,796 yards and 23 touchdowns in 22 games at Eastern Illinois.[3]

Professional career[]

Minnesota Vikings[]

Hollins signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019.[4] He was waived by the team at the end of training camp during final roster cuts.[5] Hollins was re-signed by the Vikings to their practice squad on September 12, 2019.[6] Hollins was promoted to the Vikings active roster on December 2, 2019.[7] Hollins played in four games as a rookie and caught two passes for 46 yards in the Vikings' final regular season game against the Chicago Bears.[8]

Hollins was waived by the Vikings on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10]

Cleveland Browns[]

Hollins was signed off the Vikings' practice squad to the Cleveland Browns' active roster on December 28, 2020.[11] The Browns waived Hollins on August 23, 2021.[12] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 15, 2021.[13] The Browns waived Hollins off their practice squad on December 21, 2021.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bullock, JJ (September 19, 2018). "Hollins reflects on career game, future in football". The Daily Eastern News. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. ^ King, Sandy (July 23, 2019). "EIU football ready to show off new offense". Herald & Review. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Engel, Patrick (April 27, 2019). "Former Eastern Illinois wide receiver Alexander Hollins signs with Minnesota Vikings as undrafted free agent". Journal Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Peters, Craig (April 29, 2019). "Vikings Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". Vikings.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Alexander Hollins: Exits Minnesota". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. August 30, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  6. ^ Gates, Christopher (September 12, 2019). "Vikings elevate Nate Meadors to active roster, sign Alexander Hollins to practice squad". DailyNorseman.com. SB Nation. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  7. ^ Ratke, Kyle (December 2, 2019). "Vikings place LB Ben Gedeon on IR, sign WR Alexander Hollins". Vikings Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  8. ^ Young, Lindsey (August 7, 2020). "Kirk Cousins Embracing Continuity & Turnover of 2020 Vikings". Vikings.com. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  9. ^ Peters, Craig; Smith, Eric (September 5, 2020). "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "Vikings Claim LB Ryan Connelly, Add 13 Players To Practice Squad". Vikings.com. September 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "Browns sign WR Alexander Hollins". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Browns place K Cody Parkey on injured reserve, reduce roster to 80". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "Browns place 6 on reserve/COVID lists, make additional roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "Browns place DE Takkarist McKinley on injured reserve, sign DE Porter Gustin to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 21, 2021.

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