2021 Draft Profiles: Jevon Holland

With the second-round pick that came from the Houston Texans as a result of the 2019 trade involving tackle Laremy Tunsil, the Dolphins selected Oregon safety Jevon Holland.

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Round: 2 (36th overall) • Position: DB • Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 196 • College: Oregon

He became the fourth Oregon player drafted by the Dolphins, the first since Dion Jordan in 2013.

COLLEGE CAREER

• Played two seasons at Oregon before opting out of the 2020 season.

• Played all 13 games with two starts as a freshman in 2018 before starting all 14 games for Oregon the following season.

• Had nine interceptions in two seasons at Oregon and was one of four players in the FBS ranks with at least four picks in both 2018 and 2019.

• He became in the 2018 Redbox Bowl the first Oregon freshman with an interception in a bowl game since 2014.

• Ranked 10th nationally in punt return yards in 2019 with 244, with an average of 15.3 yards on 16 returns.

• Had an 81-yard punt return against 16th-ranked Auburn in 2019 when he also came up with an interception.

COLLEGE HONORS

2019: AP Pac-12 All-Conference selection. ... Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team. ... Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist.

2018: PFF National Team of the Week (Week 3).

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