Melvin Holland Jr.

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Melvin Holland Jr.
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    206
  • Hometown:
    Ashburn, Va.
  • Position:
    WR
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Previous School:
    Minnesota
  • gp
    8
  • yds
    145
  • yds/g
    18.1
  • td
    2
Bio

2017 (JUNIOR, MINNESOTA): Saw action on special teams against Buffalo, at Oregon State and against Middle Tennessee and then missed the rest of the season with an injury ... Received a senior captain award from the team.

2016 (SOPHOMORE, MINNESOTA): Saw action against Indiana State and competed on special teams agaisnt Washington State.

2015 (FRESHMAN, MINNESOTA): Played in eight games and made two catches for eight yards ... Made his season and collegiate debut against TCU -- competed at Colorado State and against Kent State -- notched the first catch of his career, a three-yard reception, against Ohio -- made one catch for five yards at Northwestern -- competed at Purdue, against Michigan and Central Michigan.

2014: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Briar Woods High School ... helped lead his team to a 13-2 record as a senior and a berth in the Virginia 5A championship game ... notched five catches for 199 yards and three touchdowns in championship game ... team won state titles during his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons ... made 64 catches for 1,032 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior ... returned six kickoffs for 219 yards and one touchdown ... made 52 tackles, which included nine tackles-for-loss ... returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown ... recovered one fumble ... coached by Charlie Pierce ... named a four-star recruit by ESPN, who also ranked him as the No. 12 player in Virginia and as the No. 48 wide receiver in his class ... 247Sports pegged him as a three-star recruit and as the No. 21 player in Virginia ... received three-star status from Rivals and Scout.

PERSONAL: The son of Melvin Holland Sr. and Yolanda J-Davis... born on December 3, 1995, in Tallahassee, Fla.

ACADEMIC: Received his bachelor's in business marketing from Minnesota.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 15 11
Yards 145 91
Yards per game 18.1 15.2
Yards per catch 9.7 8.3
Touchdowns 2 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 Southeast Missouri L, 70-38
Oct 20 at Tennessee State L, 41-14
Oct 27 at Austin Peay L, 41-10
Nov 3 Murray State W, 27-24
Nov 10 at UT Martin L, 38-13
Nov 17 Eastern Kentucky L, 37-6
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at Chattanooga L, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #7 Kennesaw State L, 49-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Utah State L, 73-12 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at #9 Jacksonville State L, 48-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Eastern Illinois L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Southeast Missouri L, 70-38 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Tennessee State L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Austin Peay L, 41-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Murray State W, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UT Martin L, 38-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Eastern Kentucky L, 37-6 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Chattanooga L, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #7 Kennesaw State L, 49-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Utah State L, 73-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at #9 Jacksonville State L, 48-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Eastern Illinois L, 52-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Southeast Missouri L, 70-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Tennessee State L, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Austin Peay L, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Murray State W, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UT Martin L, 38-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Eastern Kentucky L, 37-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Chattanooga L, 34-10 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Sep 6 #7 Kennesaw State L, 49-10 3 50 16.7 28 0 - -
Sep 13 at Utah State L, 73-12 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at #9 Jacksonville State L, 48-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Eastern Illinois L, 52-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Southeast Missouri L, 70-38 1 10 10.0 10 0 - -
Oct 20 at Tennessee State L, 41-14 2 17 8.5 12 1 - -
Oct 27 at Austin Peay L, 41-10 2 9 4.5 9 0 - -
Nov 3 Murray State W, 27-24 2 27 13.5 20 1 - -
Nov 10 at UT Martin L, 38-13 1 11 11.0 11 0 - -
Nov 17 Eastern Kentucky L, 37-6 3 17 5.7 7 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at Chattanooga L, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 #7 Kennesaw State L, 49-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Utah State L, 73-12 - - - - - -
Sep 22 at #9 Jacksonville State L, 48-20 - - - - - -
Sep 29 Eastern Illinois L, 52-38 - - - - - -
Oct 6 Southeast Missouri L, 70-38 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Tennessee State L, 41-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Austin Peay L, 41-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 Murray State W, 27-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UT Martin L, 38-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 17 Eastern Kentucky L, 37-6 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at Chattanooga L, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #7 Kennesaw State L, 49-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Utah State L, 73-12 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at #9 Jacksonville State L, 48-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Eastern Illinois L, 52-38 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Southeast Missouri L, 70-38 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Tennessee State L, 41-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Austin Peay L, 41-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Murray State W, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UT Martin L, 38-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Eastern Kentucky L, 37-6 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at Chattanooga L, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #7 Kennesaw State L, 49-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Utah State L, 73-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at #9 Jacksonville State L, 48-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Eastern Illinois L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Southeast Missouri L, 70-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Tennessee State L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Austin Peay L, 41-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Murray State W, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UT Martin L, 38-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Eastern Kentucky L, 37-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at Chattanooga L, 34-10 1 - 4 - - 4
Sep 6 #7 Kennesaw State L, 49-10 1 - 50 - - 50
Sep 13 at Utah State L, 73-12 - - - - - -
Sep 22 at #9 Jacksonville State L, 48-20 - - - - - -
Sep 29 Eastern Illinois L, 52-38 - - - - - -
Oct 6 Southeast Missouri L, 70-38 1 - 10 - - 10
Oct 20 at Tennessee State L, 41-14 1 - 17 - - 17
Oct 27 at Austin Peay L, 41-10 1 - 9 - - 9
Nov 3 Murray State W, 27-24 1 - 27 - - 27
Nov 10 at UT Martin L, 38-13 1 - 11 - - 11
Nov 17 Eastern Kentucky L, 37-6 1 - 17 - - 17
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at Chattanooga L, 34-10 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 #7 Kennesaw State L, 49-10 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at Utah State L, 73-12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at #9 Jacksonville State L, 48-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Eastern Illinois L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Southeast Missouri L, 70-38 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Tennessee State L, 41-14 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 at Austin Peay L, 41-10 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 Murray State W, 27-24 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at UT Martin L, 38-13 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 17 Eastern Kentucky L, 37-6 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at Chattanooga L, 34-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #7 Kennesaw State L, 49-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Utah State L, 73-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at #9 Jacksonville State L, 48-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Eastern Illinois L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Southeast Missouri L, 70-38 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Tennessee State L, 41-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Austin Peay L, 41-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Murray State W, 27-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UT Martin L, 38-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Eastern Kentucky L, 37-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 8 15 1.9 145 18.1 9.7 2 28
Total 8 15 1.9 145 18.1 9.7 2 28
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 8 - - - - - - - 0
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 8 - 145 - - 145 18.1
Total 8 - 145 - - 145 18.1
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 12 1.5 - 2 - - - - - - - 0
Total 12 1.5 - 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 8 15 1.9 145 18.1 9.7 2 28
Conference 6 11 1.8 91 15.2 8.3 2 20
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 9 2.3 104 26.0 11.6 1 28
Away 4 6 1.5 41 10.3 6.8 1 12
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 2 2.0 27 27.0 13.5 1 20
Losses 7 13 1.9 118 16.9 9.1 1 28
Month
August 1 1 1.0 4 4.0 4.0 0 4
September 1 3 3.0 50 50.0 16.7 0 28
October 3 5 1.7 36 12.0 7.2 1 12
November 3 6 2.0 55 18.3 9.2 1 20
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 8 - 145 - - 145 18.1
Conference 6 - 91 - - 91 15.2
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 4 - 104 - - 104 26.0
Away 4 - 41 - - 41 10.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 1 - 27 - - 27 27.0
Losses 7 - 118 - - 118 16.9
Month
August 1 - 4 - - 4 4.0
September 1 - 50 - - 50 50.0
October 3 - 36 - - 36 12.0
November 3 - 55 - - 55 18.3
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 12 1.5 - 2 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 12 2.0 - 2 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 6.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 0.9 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 6 2.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Tech football honoring seniors before Saturday contest vs. Eastern Kentucky
  • Article
  • November 16, 2018
Tech football honoring seniors before Saturday contest vs. Eastern Kentucky

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As Tennessee Tech closes its football season on Saturday, it will be a day of celebration as the Golden Eagles will honor 12 of its own in a Senior Day recognition. Tech hosts Eastern Kentucky in the finale with kickoff scheduled for 1:35 p.m. Roger Ealey and Grant Swallows will provide broadcast duties for 98.5 KISS FM and the Golden Eagle Sports Network, while Dylan Vazzano, Sam Brooks and Wayne Anderson will handle the task for WCTE and ESPN+ (subscription required).

  • November 16, 2018
Fisher named OVC co-Offensive Player of the Week
  • Article
  • November 04, 2018
Fisher named OVC co-Offensive Player of the Week

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- With the Tennessee Tech football team earning the Homecoming win on Saturday, the Golden Eagles earned some rewards on Sunday. True freshman quarterback Bailey Fisher split the Ohio Valley Conference's Offensive Player of the Week honor with Southeast Missouri senuir running back Marquis Terry. The honor was voted on by the league's sports information contacts.

  • November 04, 2018
Alexander gets first win as Golden Eagles end 11-game skid with Homecoming win
  • Article
  • November 03, 2018
Alexander gets first win as Golden Eagles end 11-game skid with Homecoming win

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It’s simple to type out the result, describe the big plays and just simply knock out a game story. But Tennessee Tech’s 27-24 win over Murray State on Saturday wasn’t just any other game. This was a statement, evidence in what head coach Dewayne Alexander planned to achieve with the Golden Eagles as he earned his first win as Tech's coach.

  • November 03, 2018
Carling, Holland Jr., Poplar among NFF's list of graduate student-athletes
  • Article
  • September 05, 2018
Carling, Holland Jr., Poplar among NFF's list of graduate student-athletes

IRVING, Texas – As the college football season began last week, thousands of student-athletes took to the field to begin another campaign. But nationally, 1,200 of those student-athletes had received their degrees and continued to wear their school colors proudly. The National Football Foundation released its annual list of graduate student-athletes on Wednesday with three Tennessee Tech players among the list as Alex Carling, Melvin Holland Jr. and Josh Poplar were represented.

  • September 05, 2018