Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs North Carolina A&T | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17@ Kennesaw State | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Total | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 44 |
#85
Grant Hollier
Sophomore tight end for Georgia State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 225 lb · Woodstock, GA
CFB Index 49 · #76 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Georgia State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
65
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 32.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 44 yds, at Kennesaw State
The play that turned itSwung Georgia State from 46% to 78% to win.South Alabama at Georgia State · 38-31
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Georgia State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2025.
Grant Hollier
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Second year in the Georgia State receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 44 rec yds, 1 receptions against Kennesaw State, Week 2, 2026.
65 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 58 yds at Coastal Carolina.Coastal Carolina · L 27-402025
20258 games
- Signed with Georgia State3-star out of River Ridge
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Georgia State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dell McGee — 3-11 over that span.
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2026Georgia State2-0HC: Dell McGee · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Strength: long catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 32.5 YDS/g, 32.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #5 of 16 Sun Belt TEs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 21 | 288 | 13.7 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 23 | 353 | 15.3 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Georgia State
Returning around him
- 46% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #106 · 2026 recruiting class #84
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Var'Keyes Gumms’s 2022 season.
66%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Var'Keyes on
Height
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Var'Keyes on
Reception volume (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kaelan Chudzinski's freshman season at Boston College (2025).
71%match
Matches Kaelan on
TD rate
Height
Yards / reception
Differs from Kaelan on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Total EPA (college ability) (higher)
The tight end room · Georgia State
- #85Grant Hollier288 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Avion McBride13 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Wesley Campbell VI6 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Matt Buron1 game · 2025
- #44Kyle Mullenixno box-score line yet
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology