 Hollister with theSeattle Seahawks in 2020 | |||||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born | (1993-11-18)November 18, 1993 (age 32) Bend, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Mountain View (Bend, Oregon) | ||||||||
| College | Wyoming | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||||||
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Jacob Hollister (born November 18, 1993) is an American professionalfootballtight end. He playedcollege football atWyoming. He has been a member of theNew England Patriots,Seattle Seahawks,Buffalo Bills,Jacksonville Jaguars,Las Vegas Raiders, andMinnesota Vikings of theNational Football League (NFL).
Born and raised inBend, Oregon, Hollister graduated from itsMountain View High School in 2012 and was a three-sportletterman infootball,basketball, andbaseball. As a senior quarterback, he was thestate'sClass 5A player of the year after leading the Cougars to the state title,[1] and originally signed to playcollege football at theUniversity of Nevada inReno.
Hollisterredshirted for theWolf Pack as a true freshman in2012, then transferred toArizona Western College, a community college inYuma, where he switched positions to tight end. Hollister then played three seasons (2014–16) under new head coachCraig Bohl at theUniversity of Wyoming inLaramie in theMountain West Conference.[2] He was ateam captain and first-teamall-conference as a senior,[3] when the much-improvedCowboys played in theconference championship game andPoinsettia Bowl.[4]
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Receiving | |||
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| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||||
| 2014 | Wyoming | MWC | SO | TE | 8 | 17 | 244 | 14.4 | 2 |
| 2015 | Wyoming | MWC | JR | TE | 10 | 26 | 355 | 13.7 | 3 |
| 2016 | Wyoming | MWC | SR | TE | 12 | 32 | 515 | 16.1 | 7 |
| Career | Wyoming | 30 | 75 | 1,114 | 14.9 | 12 | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) | 239 lb (108 kg) | 4.64 s | 1.62 s | 2.70 s | 4.34 s | 7.12 s | 36+1⁄2 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 16 reps | |||
| All values fromWyoming'sPro Day.[5] | ||||||||||||
Not selected in the2017 NFL draft, Hollister was soon signed by theNew England Patriots on April 30 to a three-year, $1.67 million contract that included $90,000 guaranteed and asigning bonus of $10,000.[6][7][8] The Patriots also signed his twin brotherCody as an undrafted free agent; they became the only active pair of twins on the same team in 2017 and the third set of twins to currently play in the NFL.[9]
In Week 1 of the2017 preseason, Hollister caught seven passes for 116 yards against theJacksonville Jaguars.[10] Hollister put together a solid preseason performance while competing withJames O'Shaughnessy for the Patriots possible third tight end spot behind veteransRob Gronkowski andDwayne Allen. Hollister ultimately won the spot as an undrafted rookie, and made his NFL debut in Week 2 against theNew Orleans Saints, recording his first career catch, which went for seven yards.[11] Hollister made it toSuper Bowl LII, but the Patriots lost 41–33 to thePhiladelphia Eagles.[12]
Hollister entered the2018 season as the third tight end on the depth chart, behind Gronkowski and Allen. He was limited to just eight games while dealing with hamstring and chest injuries, and was placed oninjured reserve on January 8, 2019, prior to the Patriots'postseason.[13] They reachedSuper Bowl LIII in February inAtlanta and defeated theLos Angeles Rams 13–3.[14][15]
On April 29, 2019, the Patriots traded Hollister to theSeattle Seahawks for a seventh-round pick in the2020 draft.[16] He was waived on August 31,2019, then signed to thepractice squad the next day.[17][18] Six weeks later, he was promoted to the active roster on October 12.[19] On November 3, he caught a 10-yard walk-offtouchdown pass against theTampa Bay Buccaneers in overtime to give the Seahawks the win, 40–34.[20] Earlier in the same game, Hollister scored the first touchdown of his NFL career, a one-yard reception late in the first half, after drawing a pass interference penalty in the end zone.[1][21] In Week 10 against theSan Francisco 49ers, Hollister caught 8 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown in the 27–24 overtime win.[22] During the last drive of Seattle's Week 17 rematch against the 49ers, Hollister made a critical fourth-down catch on the 1-yard line with Seattle trailing 26–21. However, he was tackled inches short of the goal line by rookie linebackerDre Greenlaw, and Seattle turned the ball over to lose the game and theNational Football Conference (NFC) West title.[23] Overall, in the 2019 season, Hollister finished with 41 receptions for 349 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.[24]
On March 16, 2020, the Seahawks placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Hollister. He signed the one-year contract on April 21, 2020.[25]
On March 19, 2021, Hollister signed a contract with theBuffalo Bills for one year, reuniting him with his quarterback at Wyoming,Josh Allen.[26]
Hollister was released by the Bills on August 31, 2021.[27]
On September 3, 2021, Hollister signed with theJacksonville Jaguars.[28]
Hollister signed with theLas Vegas Raiders on March 22, 2022.[29] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2022[30] and then, on September 2, 2022, he was released by the Raiders.[31]
On September 27, 2022, Hollister signed with theMinnesota Vikings practice squad.[32]
On November 11, 2022, Hollister was signed by the Raiders off the Vikings practice squad.[33] He was released on December 17, 2022.[34]
On December 28, 2022, Hollister was signed to the Seahawks practice squad.[35] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 14, 2023.
On August 2, 2023, Hollister signed with the Raiders.[36] He was placed on injured reserve on August 27,[37] and then released three days later with an injury settlement.[38]
On August 4, 2024, Hollister signed with theCarolina Panthers.[39] He was released on August 27.[40]
Jacob is the twin brother ofCody Hollister,[1] awide receiver who most recently played for theTennessee Titans in theNFL.[41]
