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Brian Holloway

LB · Texas State · Sr.

All-Conf HMNew England — drafted 1981, Rd 1, Pick 19, #19 overall
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Brian Holloway

LB · Texas State · Sr

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#417 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2020–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R1 · #19
New England · 1981

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-Sun Belt

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches
2020
Texas State
2021
Texas State
2022
Texas State
2023
Texas State
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New EnglandEntering 46th NFL season

#19Rd 1 · Pick 19
New EnglandEntering 46th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced
2022Texas State4-8HC: Jake Spavital · Balanced
2023Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2023)

All-Sun Belt

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Texas State1056016.01.5--4--
2022Texas State49225.01.0------
2021SMU110.00.0------
2020SMU960.00.01----
Career1648921.02.514--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 50–36

at Southern Miss

6 TOT  ·  4 SOLO  ·  1 TFL

Edged out Southern Miss on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Mason Cobb’s 2022 season.

Mason Cobb

79%match

Oklahoma State · 2022

#2

Donovan Manuel

Florida International · 2023

All-Conference USA
67%
#3

James Patterson

Buffalo · 2022

All-MAC
67%
#4

DJ Schramm

Boise State · 2022

All-Mountain West
65%
#5

Chris Ojoh

New Mexico State · 2022

65%

Matches Mason on

TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Marvin Ham II's senior season at Arkansas State (2024).

Arkansas State · 2024

#2

Marques Watson-Trent

Georgia Southern · 2023

All-Sun Belt
70%
#3

Marlowe Wax

Syracuse · 2023

70%
#4

Aiden Fisher

Indiana · 2025

All-Big TenNFL Rd 7
70%
#5

Keyshaun Elliott

Arizona State · 2025

All-Big 12NFL Rd 5
70%

Matches Marvin on

Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Height

Differs from Marvin on

Hurry rate (higher)
TFL rate (higher)