2014 Football Roster
Roster
Deon Hollins
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Marshall
2016 - Namedย to the watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award ... Saw action in 10 games as a reserve along the defensive line ... Credited with five tackles on the season, 2.0 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss.
2015 -ย Saw action in 13 games and made 12 starts ... Second-team All-Pac-12 Conference selection(coaches) ... Provides consistent pass rush off the edge ... Fourth on the squad with 2.5 sacks ... Sixth on the team with 4.5 tackles for loss.ย
2014 - Appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts ... His 9.0 sacks led the team, ranked 28th in the NCAA and seventh in the Pac-12 ... Third on the team with 10.0 tackles for loss ... Recorded a best of 3.0 sacks in the bowl win over Kansas State ... Made multiple tackles in 10 games and a best of four tackles in games vs. Arizona State, Utah, USC and K-State ... Presented the Captain Don Brown Award for Most Improved Player at the annual team banquet.
2013 - Saw action in 11 games on special teams and as a reserve linebacker ... Credited with seven tackles on the season, including 1.0 tackles for loss ... Had a best of three stops against Nevada ... Earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll in 2013 Fall Quarter.
HIGH SCHOOL - A four-star recruit according to scout.com and rivals.com โฆ No. 206 recruit on the rivals.com 250 and ranked as the nationโs No. 260 player by scout.com โฆ Selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl (1.5 sacks) โฆ Rated as the nationโs No. 103-ranked recruit, the No. 7 outside linebacker and the No. 12 recruit in the state of Texas by ESPN.com โฆ A PrepStar All-American and the No. 22 OLB in the nation โฆ Ranked as the nationโs No. 21 outside linebacker and the No. 2 OLB in the Midlands Region, by scout.com โฆ Rated as the No. 18 OLB in the nation and the No. 25 recruit in Texas by rivals.com โฆ SuperPrepโs No. 33-ranked linebacker nationally and the No. 30-rated recruit in Texas โฆ Ranked as the nationโs No. 10 outside linebacker by Tom Lemming โฆ Named Area Defensive Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Houston โฆ Coached by James Williams at Marshall HS in Fort Bend, TX during his final two years in high school ... Credited with 62 career quarterback hurries ... Made 76 tackles, 44 for loss and totaled 24 sacks as a senior when team went 13-1 โฆ District 25-4A Defensive Player of the Year ... In 2011, he recorded 70 tackles, 16 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery โฆ Named first-team All-District and Defensive Lineman of the Year ... Earned first-team All-District honors as a sophomore and second-team honors as a freshman while at Houston, TX Yates HS.
PERSONAL - Full name: Deon Tavaris Hollins, Jr. ... Born in Houston, TX ... Parents: Deon Hollins, Sr. and NaToya Frederick-Satcherwhite ... Has one brother, Isaiah ... Lists his biggest athletic thrill to date as winning the District championship his senior season ... The NFL's Von Miller is the athlete he admires most ... Hobbies include reading and Sudoku ... Interested in a career in business ... Sociology major.
