Film Session: Dallin Holker NFL Draft prospect profile

Pro scouting report of Colorado State tight end Dallin Holker

Dallin Holker is a Senior tight end at Colorado State University. He started his collegiate career playing at BYU, appearing in 29 games with four starts in three seasons before transferring to Colorado State. Holker appeared in 12 games with the Rams, earning a unanimous second-team All-American selection by all five NCAA selectors and was a finalist for the prestigious Mackey Award, awarded annually to the nation’s best tight end.

What to make of Dallin Holker as a tight end? Here are my takeaways from Holker’s college film.

As a receiver, Holker shows good acceleration at the line of scrimmage to close cushions versus Off coverage. Against the press, he can win by using his hands to clear DB contact. He has some understanding of the coverages he’s playing against, showing good processing to manipulate defenders’ blind spots vs. bail.

As a separator, he has some explosive traits, including good bursts at the breakpoint. He can win with his foot speed on full-speed routes and is effective when isolated on the boundary. He can process zones on the first and second levels well, specifically navigating voids on crossers and mesh concepts. Against tight coverages, he has active hands and solid play strength at the breakpoint to stay clear of defender contact. Holker is most effective as an F or split away from the formation.

Holker is an exceptional pass catcher. He has excellent concentration and grip strength. He shows high-end physical toughness in contested situations and can win in traffic. He has outstanding body control at the catch point when adjusting to sideline and endzone targets. He also shows good adjustments to low, high, and over-the-shoulder targets. Holker shows an intuitive ability to catch away from his frame and a willingness to fully extend for passes. He shows above-average processing on scramble drills to create opportunities for his quarterback on broken plays.

After the catch, Hokler uses a lot of creativity to gain extra yards. He is elusive, showing good lateral agility and quickness. Holker has a solid dead leg in certain situations and can win his foot speed after the catch.

Colorado State primarily used Holker as an H-back in the run game. Holker showed good tempo, pad level, and hat placement on slice blocks. He can self-id targets climbing to the second level. He has solid strength on contact. Holker shows the necessary physical toughness against BIGs and solid overall block sustain on base blocks when asked to block inline.

Holker’s concern in the passing game starts with Jam/Press. Against competent defensive backs who can effectively jam/press, he has below-average anticipation in these situations to consistently win. He also lacks a solid release plan versus press. Throughout his route, he has to improve his tempo and stems and lacks the ability to manipulate hips effectively. Holker’s ball tracking also has to improve; at times, he can turn his head for the ball to the wrong side of the quarterback.

Holker can work on finishing blocks better in the run game, as the Rams often used him as a lead blocker.