Dallin Holker NFL Draft 2024: Scouting Report for New Orleans Saints TE

HEIGHT: 6'3"

WEIGHT: 241

HAND: 10¼"

ARM: 33⅝"

WINGSPAN: 78⅛"

40-YARD DASH: 4.78

3-CONE: 6.83

SHUTTLE: 4.21

VERTICAL: 32.5"

BROAD: 10'2"

POSITIVES

— Smooth, graceful mover overall. Above-average foot quickness and change of direction.

— Good YAC player. Runs with confidence; has the movement skills to weave through the second level.

— Mobility allows him to be an effective blocker. Typically able to hit his landmarks quickly and adjust out in space.

NEGATIVES

— Not a particularly explosive mover. Lacks instant burst when he needs it.

— Poor catch radius. Struggles to adjust to throws outside his frame or go to the ground for the ball.

— Rarely used on timing routes or as a security blanket over the middle. Needs to be on the move.

2023 STATISTICS

— 12 G, 64 REC, 767 YDS (12.0 AVG), 6 TD

NOTES

— Born April 7, 2000

— 3-star recruit in BYU's 2018 class, per 247Sports

— Transferred from BYU to Colorado State in 2023

— 16 career starts

— Spent 2019 and 2020 on mission in Vina del Mar, Chile

— Missed a majority of the 2022 season with an ankle injury

OVERALL

Dallin Holker checks a lot of the boxes to be a useful TE2 with blocking skills and yards-after-the-catch ability.

Holker's selling point is his ease of movement. He is a smooth, controlled athlete who has zero issues navigating through the second and third levels. He has enough speed to run away from linebackers and the agility to beat safeties on deeper routes such as seam benders and sail routes.

Those same movement skills show up when Holker has the ball. He is a graceful and confident runner. Holker rarely hesitates to plunge up the field when he sees green grass, but he has the vision to know when and how to make a move to make someone miss. Holker does needs a bit of a runway to get started, though, which is why flat routes and shallow crossers are his trademark.

Holker is largely limited to that style of play. He does not have an impressive catch radius or reliable hands. Holker too often fights the ball even in routine instances, and he doesn't have the concentration or quick hands to reliably snap to throws outside his frame.

As a blocker, Holker is more than good enough. He is not a bully, but his movement skills allow him always to get to the spot first. Holker also plays with good intensity and sticks on blocks.

Holker is likely close to his ceiling given his age and experience. His limited catch radius may also hurt his chances to emerge as a bonafide NFL starter. With that said, Holker's blocking utility and movement skills make him a solid off-ball TE and H-back candidate as a backup.

GRADE: 5.9 (Backup/Draftable — 6th/7th Round)

OVERALL RANK: 191

POSITION RANK: TE10

PRO COMPARISON: Jake Ferguson

Written by B/R NFL Scout Derrik Klassen

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