Joshua Holsey
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Holsey with the Washington Redskins in 2017
No. 38
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1994-06-25) June 25, 1994 (age 29)
Fairburn, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Creekside (Fairburn, Georgia)
College:Auburn
NFL draft:2017 / Round: 7 / Pick: 235
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Joshua Holsey (born June 25, 1994) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Auburn, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+3⁄4 in
(1.77 m) 		190 lb
(86 kg) 		29+3⁄4 in
(0.76 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.48 s 1.51 s 2.62 s 4.40 s 6.99 s 35.0 in
(0.89 m)		 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		 15 reps
All values from Pro Day[2]

Washington Redskins

Holsey was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round, 235th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[3]

Holsey did not participate in 2018 training camp and preseason games after suffering a non-football related foot injury when a table landed on him.[4] The Redskins placed him on their non-football injury (NFI) list at the start of the 2018 season.[5] He was activated off the NFI list on November 12, 2018, but was waived the following day and re-signed to the practice squad.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 15, 2018.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on December 18, 2018, and was waived on May 13, 2019.[9][10]

Oakland Raiders

On August 13, 2019, Holsey was signed by the Oakland Raiders.[11] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[12]

References

  1. ^ Princiotti, Nora. "Redskins take S/LB Josh Harvey-Clemons, CB Josh Holsey in seventh round of draft". Washington Times. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Joshua Holsey College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Results: Redskins Select Auburn DB Joshua Holsey in the 7th Round". HogsHaven.com. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Tandler, Rich (July 25, 2018). "Freak accident sidelines Redskins' corner Josh Holsey for start of training camp". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Paras, Matthew (September 1, 2018). "Redskins 53-man roster: Kelley survives, Bibbs cut, Spaight released". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Crabtree, Curtis (November 13, 2018). "Washington activates Joshua Holsey from non-football injury list, places Geron Christian on IR". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  7. ^ "Redskins Place Geron Christian Sr. On Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. November 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "Redskins Sign Matt Flanagan, Joshua Holsey, Andrew East; Waive Kapri Bibbs, Marcus Smith". Redskins.com. December 15, 2018.
  9. ^ "Redskins Sign Five College Free Agents". Redskins.com. May 13, 2019.
  10. ^ "Redskins Sign Harlan Miller, Place Joshua Holsey On Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. December 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "Raiders sign Dorleant and Holsey, waive Cheevers and Townsend". Raiders.com. August 13, 2019.
  12. ^ "Raiders announce transactions - 8.30.19". Raiders.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

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