Holton Hill: DB · Texas · #5.
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Holton Hill
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Texas. On tape: 9 tackles against Oklahoma State, Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 31
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-51vs Maryland | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs San José State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-27@ No. 4 USC | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-7@ Iowa State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-34vs Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-29vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-13vs No. 10 Oklahoma State | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 38-7@ Baylor | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ No. 10 TCU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL51 tackles · 6 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
49.7%
496 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
76.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
543 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas, 73 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
