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Colin Holba
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Colin Holba in 2018
No. 40 – San Francisco 49ers
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-08) July 8, 1994 (age 30)
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
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2018
Games played:10
Games started:0

Colin Holba (born July 8, 1994) is an American football long snapper for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). 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]

Early life

While in high school, Colin 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

Colin played college football at the University of Louisville.[3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m) 		248 lb
(112 kg) 		33+5⁄8 9+5⁄8 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]

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. 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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.

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