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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Yazoo City, Mississippi, U.S. | November 24, 1996||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 166 lb (75 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Yazoo County | ||||||
College: | Eastern Illinois | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
CFL status: | American | ||||||
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Alexander Hollins (born November 24, 1996) is an American gridiron football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Eastern Illinois. Hollins has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns.
Hollins grew up in Yazoo City, Mississippi, and attended Yazoo County High School. As a senior, he had 64 receptions for 1,346 yards and 15 touchdowns. [1]
Hollins began his collegiate career at Copiah–Lincoln Community College. He caught 11 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore before transferring to Eastern Illinois University for the final two years of his NCAA eligibility. [1]
In his first season with the Panthers, Hollins led the team with 47 receptions for 694 yards and seven touchdowns. [2] As a senior, he caught 80 passes for 1,102 yards and 16 touchdowns and was named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference. Hollins had 127 receptions, 1,796 yards and 23 touchdowns in 22 games at Eastern Illinois. [3]
Hollins signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019. [4] He was waived by the team at the end of training camp during final roster cuts. [5] Hollins was re-signed by the Vikings to their practice squad on September 12, 2019. [6] Hollins was promoted to the Vikings active roster on December 2, 2019. [7] Hollins played in four games as a rookie and caught two passes for 46 yards in the Vikings' final regular season game against the Chicago Bears. [8]
Hollins was waived by the Vikings on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10]
Hollins was signed off the Vikings' practice squad to the Cleveland Browns' active roster on December 28, 2020. [11] The Browns waived Hollins on August 23, 2021. [12] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 15, 2021. [13] The Browns waived Hollins off their practice squad on December 21, 2021. [14]
Hollins signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on March 1, 2022. [15] He made his CFL debut on October 8, 2022, where he had three catches for 47 yards and one touchdown against the Toronto Argonauts. [16]
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