Joshua Holsey

American football player (born 1994)

American football player

Joshua Holsey

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

Washington Redskins (2017–2018)
Oakland Raiders (2019)*

* 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

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