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2018 Football Roster

15 Alexander Hollins

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Major Kinesiology & Sports Studies
  • Hometown Yazoo City, Miss.
  • Highschool Yazoo County

Biography

2018 - First Team All-American (PhilSteele.com)
2018 - Second Team All-American (STATS)
2018 - Third Team All-American (Hero Sports)
2018 - First Team All-OVC
2018 - Walter Payton Award Finalist (21st in voting)
2017 - OVC All-Newcomer Team

2018 (SENIOR):
Started all 11 games at wide receiver... was among nation's top wide receivers ranking as one of only three to finish the season ranked in the top 15 in touchdowns, receptions and receiving yards... was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award finishing 21st in voting... named first team All-Ohio Valley Conference... was second in the FCS with 16 touchdown receptions... total ranked third on the EIU and OVC single season list... ranked ninth in the FCS in receptions with 80... total ranked fifth on EIU single season list... ranked 15th in receiving yards with 1,102 yards... total ranked seventh on EIU single season list... opened season with nine catches for 127 yards and three touchdowns against SEC member Arkansas... earned OVC Player of the Week honors for that performance... had five 100-yard receiving performances for the year with a high of 167 against Indiana State... ended EIU career with nine 100-yard receiving games which ranked sixth all-time at school... had three games with ten catches against Indiana State, Murray State and at Jacksonville State... had five games with multiple touchdowns including three touchdown catches at Arkansas and against Indiana State... ended career with 23 touchdown receptions which ranked seventh on EIU career list... ended career with 127 receptions which ranked 10th on EIU career list... ended career with 1,796 yards which ranked 11th on EIU career list... finished season with 98 points which ranked 11th in FCS in scoring for the season... was named a multiple time All-American earning first, second and third team honors during 2018... first team honors by PhilSteele.com... 

2017 (JUNIOR): Started all 11 games at wide receiver... was team's top receiver with 47 catches for 694 yards and seven touchdowns... named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer team... ranked fourth in the OVC in receiving yards and fifth in the OVC in receptions... was fourth in the league in touchdown receptions... had four games with more than 100 yards receiving... season high 125 yards at Tennessee Tech with three touchdown receptions... had 118 yards on seven receptions with two touchdowns against Southeast Missouri... had eight catches for 114 yards at UT Martin... had 107 yards receiving including a touchdown reception that tied the game in regulation in the final seconds against Eastern Kentucky... had four kickoff returns for 57 yards early in the season... added eight rushes for 62 yards including a 55-yard rush at Austin Peay... 

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played 2016 season at Copiah-Lincoln CC in Wesson, Mississippi… helped lead the team to a 7-2 record catching 11 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns… also saw time as a kickoff returner averaging 22.3 yards per return on 13 kickoff return attempts… 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Yazoo County HS... as a senior caught 64 passes for 1,346 yards and 15 touchdowns… during junior season hauled in 33 passes for 680 yards and 15 touchdowns… earned Mississippi Class 4A All-State honors as a senior…

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2017Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 170 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2018Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 170 lbs
    15
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