 Holton in 2016 | |||||||
| No. 16, 80 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | August 22, 1991 Miami, Florida | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| 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.
Holton was recruited to play junior college football at the College of Dupage.[1] There, Holton excelled on the field at wide receiver over his two years at the school. After his time there, he had offers from the University of Alabama, Florida State University, Ohio State University, TSU and Auburn but he chose Cincinnati to continue his college career.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||||||||
On May 10, 2016, Holton signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2016 NFL Draft.[3] He played in 15 games his rookie season, recording two receptions for 34 yards while playing regular role on special teams.[4]
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]
On January 15, 2019, Holton signed a reserve/future contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.[9] He was waived on May 8, 2019.[10]
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]
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]
