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Holland Out Against Jets

Miami Dolphins rookie second-round pick Jevon Holland was downgraded Sunday morning

Alain Poupart

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The Miami Dolphins will not have rookie safety Jevon Holland for the game against the New York Jets at Hard Rock Stadium after all.

There was some hope that Holland would be able to play after being activated off the Reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday, but he after being listed as questionable he was downgraded to OUT Sunday morning.

This means the Dolphins will be without two of their top rookies against the Jets, with first-round pick wide receiver Jaylen Waddle currently on the COVID-19 list. Running back Phillip Lindsay also is on the COVID-19 list.

Holland's absence will be mitigated somewhat by the return of fellow starter Brandon Jones, who will be back after missing two games with an elbow injury. To bolster the safety position, the Dolphins also elevated Sheldrick Redwine from the practice earlier in the week.

Jones likely will start alongside veteran Eric Rowe against the Jets.

Holland has been outstanding as a rookie after arriving as a second-round pick out of Oregon with one of the picks the Dolphins obtained in the big Laremy Tunsil trade back in September 2019.

Holland is tied for second on the team in interceptions with two and tied for second in passes defenses with nine, to go along with his two sacks.

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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