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Jacob Hollister (born November 18, 1993) is an American professional football tight end
who is a free [Link] played college football at [Link] has been a member of the New
England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders,
and Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).== Early years ==
Born and raised in Bend, Oregon, Hollister graduated from its Mountain View High School in
2012 and was a three-sport letterman in football, basketball, and [Link] a senior
quarterback, he was the state's Class 5A player of the year after leading the Cougars to the
state title, and originally signed to play college football at the University of Nevada in
Reno.== College career ==
Hollister redshirted for the Wolf Pack as a true freshman in 2012, then transferred to
Arizona Western College, a community college in Yuma, where he switched positions to
tight [Link] then played three seasons (2014–16) under new head coach Craig Bohl
at the University of Wyoming in Laramie in the Mountain West [Link] was a team
captain and first-team all-conference as a senior, when the much-improved Cowboys played
in the conference championship game and Poinsettia Bowl.=== Statistics ===
== Professional career ==
=== New England Patriots ===
Not selected in the 2017 NFL draft, Hollister was soon signed by the New England Patriots
on April 30 to a three-year, $1.67 million contract that included $90,000 guaranteed and a
signing bonus of $10,[Link] Patriots also signed his twin brother Cody as an undrafted
free agent; they became the only active pair of twins on the same team in 2017 and the third
set of twins to currently play in the [Link] Week 1 of the 2017 preseason, Hollister caught
seven passes for 116 yards against the Jacksonville [Link] put together a solid
preseason performance while competing with James O'Shaughnessy for the Patriots
possible third tight end spot behind veterans Rob Gronkowski and Dwayne [Link]
ultimately won the spot as an undrafted rookie, and made his NFL debut in Week 2 against
the New Orleans Saints, recording his first career catch, which went for seven
[Link] made it to Super Bowl LII, but the Patriots lost 41–33 to the Philadelphia
[Link] entered the 2018 season as the third tight end on the depth chart, behind
Gronkowski and [Link] was limited to just eight games while dealing with hamstring and
chest injuries, and was placed on injured reserve on January 8, 2019, prior to the Patriots'
[Link] reached Super Bowl LIII in February in Atlanta and defeated the Los
Angeles Rams 13–3.=== Seattle Seahawks (first stint) ===
On April 29, 2019, the Patriots traded Hollister to the Seattle Seahawks for a seventh-round
pick in the 2020 [Link] was waived on August 31, 2019, then signed to the practice squad
the next [Link] weeks later, he was promoted to the active roster on October [Link]
November 3, he caught a 10-yard walkoff touchdown pass against the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers in overtime to give the Seahawks the win, 40–[Link] in the same game,
Hollister scored the first touchdown of his NFL career, a one-yard reception late in the first
half, after drawing a pass interference penalty in the end [Link] Week 10 against the San
Francisco 49ers, Hollister caught 8 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown in the 27–24
overtime [Link] the last drive of Seattle's Week 17 rematch against the 49ers, Hollister
made a critical fourth-down catch on the 1-yard line with Seattle trailing [Link], he
was tackled inches short of the goal line by rookie linebacker Dre Greenlaw, and Seattle
turned the ball over to lose the game and the National Football Conference (NFC) West
[Link], in the 2019 season, Hollister finished with 41 receptions for 349 receiving
yards and three receiving [Link] March 16, 2020, the Seahawks placed a second-
round restricted free agent tender on [Link] signed the one-year contract on April 21,
2020.=== Buffalo Bills ===
On March 19, 2021, Hollister signed a contract with the Buffalo Bills for one year, reuniting
him with his quarterback at Wyoming, Josh [Link] was released by the Bills on
August 31, 2021.=== Jacksonville Jaguars ===
On September 3, 2021, Hollister signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.=== Las Vegas Raiders
(first stint) ===
Hollister signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on March 22, [Link] was placed on injured
reserve on August 30, 2022 and then, on September 2, 2022, he was released by the
Raiders.=== Minnesota Vikings ===
On September 27, 2022, Hollister signed with the Minnesota Vikings practice squad.=== Las
Vegas Raiders (second stint) ===
On November 11, 2022, Hollister was signed by the Raiders off the Vikings practice
[Link] was released on December 17, 2022.=== Seattle Seahawks (second stint) ===
On December 28, 2022, Hollister was signed to the Seahawks practice [Link] practice
squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 14, 2023.=== Las Vegas
Raiders (third stint) ===
On August 2, 2023, Hollister signed with the [Link] was placed on injured reserve on
August 27, and then released three days later with an injury settlement.=== Carolina
Panthers ===
On August 4, 2024, Hollister signed with the Carolina [Link] was released on August
27.== Personal life ==
Jacob is the twin brother of Cody Hollister, a wide receiver who most recently played for the
Tennessee Titans in the NFL.
