Will Holly

Will Holly

New Orleans Saints
Tight End
Personal information
Date of birth: February 21, 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth: Sebastian, FL
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Sebastian River High School, Sebastian River, FL
College: UTEP Miners
NFL Draft: 2019 / Round: 7 / Pick: 205
Debuted in 2019 for the New Orleans Saints
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2019-Present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2022
Receptions 48 Receiving Yards 710 Receiving Touchdowns 8

Will Holly (born February 21st, 1995), is an American football tight end who plays for the New Orleans Saints.

Recruiting

Holly accepted a scholarship offer from Texas early in the recruiting cycle.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Will Holly TE	Sebastian River, FL	Sebastian River High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	1st Round
	Skill:   Potential:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

College career

Holly was redshirted his first season on campus and then spent his freshman and sophomore seasons behind Nathan Taylor and Pat O'Connell. Heading into this junior season, Holly won the starting position over O'Connell. Holly impressed quickly as he became a favorite end zone target for quarterback Brad Davis. Behind their strong passing attack and solid defense, the Longhorns made it to the 2017 National Championship game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Texas won the game 34-19 as Holly had the biggest game of his career and was named MVP after having 6 receptions, 74 yards and 2 TDs.

In a surprising move, Will Holly decided to transfer away from the reigning champs to the newly formed UTEP Miners for his senior season. Holly had a quick start but UTEP decided to move to a run-focused offense centered around sophomore RB Justin Barksdale after 3 games. The Miners would only throw for a total of 8 TDs in 2018, only 2 to Holly.

College statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Texas Longhorns
Season	Receiving
	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2014	Redshirted
2015	13	0	0	0	0.0	0
2016	14	0	1	27	27.0	0
2017	16	16	32	446	13.9	8
UTEP Miners
Season	Receiving
	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
2018	12	12	23	381	16.6	2
NCAA Career Totals	55	28	56	854	15.3	10

Professional career

Draft

Holly was selected with the 205th overall pick of the 2019 NFLHC Draft by the New Orleans Saints.

New Orleans Saints

Holly has been listed as the backup TE for the Saints but has seen some action in each season due to injuries.

Regular season

Year Team Games Starts Receiving Rating Rec Yds Avg TD 2019 NO 16 3 3 46 15.33 1 72 2020 NO 16 5 7 114 16.29 2 73 2021 NO 16 10 38 550 14.47 5 75 2022 NO 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 77 Career 48 18 48 710 14.79 8

Contract History Year Team Contract Year Contract Information Notes Years Total Guaranteed Non-Guaranteed 2019 NO 1st 4 2 0 0.5 Drafted 2020 NO 2nd 0 0.5 2021 NO 3rd 0 0.5 2022 NO 4th 0 0.5 Career 4 2 0 2

Injury History
Year	Team	Injury Information		Notes
		Games Missed	Type
2019	NO	0	N/A
2020	NO	0	N/A
2021	NO	0	N/A
2022	NO	0	N/A
Career		0