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Rashad Holman, CB
Round 6, Pick 16 , Overall 179
From: Louisville

Height/Weight: 5-11/190
Speed (40 time): 4.50
 

Interceptions
Year G No. Yards Avg. Long TD Passes Def.
1997 10 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
1998 10 2 0 0.0 0 0 12
1999 11 5 57 11.4 34 0 10
2000 11 6 32 5.3 18 0 20
Totals 42 14 89 6.4 34 0 42

Tackles
Year G Tackles Solo Assisted For Loss Sacks
1997 10 10 NA Na 0 0
1998 10 51 41 10 1 0
1999 11 45 39 6 0 0
2000 11 51 42 9 0 0
Totals 42 157 NA NA 1 0

  
 

   
   


 

Analysis by Pro Football Weekly:
 

Notes: His 40-time was taken while running on a very fast surface. High school wide receiver who also played basketball and baseball. Did not play in 1996. Lettered in '97, started one game and finished the year with 10 stops, no passes broken up and one interception. Also returned a fumble 70 yards for a score. Has started the past three years. Had 51 tackles, 12 passes broken up and two picks in '98; 45 tackles, 10 passes broken up and five interceptions in '99; and 51 tackles, 20 passes broken up and six int. last season, when he was a second team All-Conference USA selection.
Positives: Adequate size. Very good athletic ability and agility. Can jump through the roof. Above-average tackler. Has some ball skills. At times will do a nice job of playing the ball. Held his own in Louisville's 2000 game with Florida State. At times looks like he has enough speed. 
Negatives: Inconsistent in almost all areas. Lacks top speed and recovery ability. At times is slow coming out of his break. Is a different player in different games. Lacks upper-body strength.
Summary: Has moments and games when he looks like a legitimate NFL prospect and games when he does not look like he is good enough for the next level. Needs to play the way he played against Florida State all the time.


Info from The War Room:

Player Bio
A three-year starter for the Cardinals, Holman definitely is not lacking experience. He has good height and adequate speed. He has good size and is a willing tackler, but he gives too much away in his tackling abilities. Holman might have already reached his maximum potential. His lack of speed is a big hindrance, and since he is not that good of a tackler a move to safety might not be the answer either. -- Profile by STATS, Inc.

Info from CBS SportsLine:

Compact senior corner has been the backbone of the Cardinals' secondary since early in his sophomore season. Holman is an agile cover man with flexible hips and adequate playing speed to compete for an NFL job this summer.

He plays the ball well and has learned to use positioning and fine change of direction skills to play man coverage. He will struggle in transition to close on the ball and needs further work on his reads and route recognition to act more instinctively. He is best in bump and run situations where his good functional strength allows him to direct receivers.

He is not smooth in space and needs extensive work in zone coverage. He is a sure tackler in run support against the sweep displaying the ability to get off blockers. He has only adequate speed and range and needs to rely on instincts, toughness and positioning to anticipate routes.

Possible nickel corner with further development. Good free-agent addition.

Info from FansOnly.com:

POSITIVES... Very productive pass defender with explosive straight-line speed... Shows good hip flexibility and leg strength... Excels in man and bump-&-run coverage, consistently jamming the receivers at the line... Turns and runs smoothly coming out of his backpedal... Mirrors receivers' moves with impressive effectiveness... Shows the range and recovery quickness to make plays at the opposite end of the field... Has great timing and body adjustment skills going up for the ball... Very aggressive with receivers in the open... Plays on the fringes to lend solid run support... Knows how to go low to deliver proper wrapup tackles and has made dramatic improvements being more physical coming off the edge.

NEGATIVES... Lets minor injuries hamper his play... Struggles in transition to burst and close on the ball... Seems to lack the ability to quickly diagnose the plays... More comfortable playing man coverage, showing poor route awareness in the zone... Lacks fluid movements working in space.

CAREER NOTES... Mainstay in the Cardinals' secondary, starting for the last three years... One of the best man coverage defenders in the game, evidenced by his 43 pass deflections during his time as a starter... That figure is surpassed only by Sam Madison (44, 1993-96) on the school's career-record list... Facing the opposition's top receiver each week, he went on to not only contain his man, but also secure 14 interceptions for his career... Only Leon Williams (15, 1978-81), Ray Buchanan (15, 1989-92) and Madison (16) had more pass thefts in Cardinals history... As superb as he has been in defending vs. the pass, Rashad also established himself as a physical hitter, collecting 157 tackles during his time at Louisville.
         
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