CARDS: Topps XFL 2020, Topps XFL 2020 Now
ACQUIRED: IP 2023, San Antonio Brahmas v Houston Roughnecks

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Nick Holley was a multi-talented athlete that did it all for Kent State on offense from 2013-17.
• He played WR, RB and QB over his time at the school.
• As a RB in 2016, he carried the rock 195 times for 920 yards and 10 TDs.
• Going undrafted, he eventually latched on with the Rams in 2018.
• In 2020, he joined the Houston Roughnecks.
• A key contributor to the Roughnecks 5-0 run, Holley could be seen in the slot for H-Town.
• He posted 21 receptions for 267 yards and 2 TDs.
• Nick returned again to the XFL in 2023, with the Roughnecks as a late signing.
• He started 3 games, catching passes for 47 yards and a TD.
• Inextricably he’d be cut, much to the disappointment of Roughneck fans whom he became a fan favorite of.
• The Brahmas immediately claimed him, and within two games he was a key contributor to the Brahmas beating the Orlando Guardians, catching 4 passes for 103 yards in their win.
• On the ’23 season Nick finished with 14 catches for 192 yards and a TD.

NOTES:

Nick was a major factor in my XFL Fantasy Championship run, so I had to get his autograph on his cards. Nick joined the Brahmas before playing the Roughnecks, so I packed his cards and bet he might stop by the visitors side to talk to Roughneck fans and players. I was right, and I was able to get him to come over and sign these two cards for me. The Topps Now card of Nick, I’d probably have never risked in the mail as the print run on this card is just 169.