NFL CAREER – This former BYU and Colorado State standout joined the Saints as a free agent following the 2024 NFL Draft and secured a roster spot. The Utah native played in 12 games for New Orleans with two starts and caught three receptions for 21 yards and added one special teams tackle.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed by Saints as an undrafted free agent, 4/27/24.
2020 – Saw action in 12 games with two starts for New Orleans and totaled three receptions for 21 yards and one special teams tackle…Appeared in his first game, which he started, seeing action on offense and on special teams in Week Five at Kansas City, Oct. 7, on Monday Night Football…Recorded first career coverage tackle at Carolina, Nov. 3…Caught the first pass of his career for ten yards in Week 14 at N.Y. Giants, Dec. 8. Had two catches for 11 yards in finale at Tampa Bay, 1/5/25.
COLLEGE – Played at Colorado State in 2023 and enjoyed one of the most productive single-seasons by any Ram in program history…Unanimous second-team All-American by all five NCAA selectors, John Mackey Award finalist and NFL Scouting Combine participant…Team captain tallied 767 yards on 64 receptions with six touchdowns…Reception and yardage totals were the most by any FBS TE during the regular season…767 receiving yards were the second-most in a single-season by a CSU TE…64 receptions were the third-most in a single-season by a CSU TE…Spent three seasons at BYU (2018-22), with the 2019 and 2020 seasons on his mission in Vina del Mar, Chile…Recorded 42 receptions for 521 yards and three TDs in BYU career…Appeared in three games in 2022, finishing with nine catches for 86 yards and a TD…Played in all 13 games in 2021, with 14 catches for 200 yards and one TD…Played in 13 games as a freshman (2018), starting four, totaling 19 receptions for 235 yards and a TD.
PERSONAL – Played at Lehi (Utah) HS…A three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN…Ranked No. 16 player Utah by 247Sports…Led Lehi to the state championship as senior…Named 2017 Deseret News 5A MVP…Salt Lake Tribune 5A All-State first-team selection…Posted 97 receptions 1,766 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior in 2017, the second-most yards in state history, despite missing two games. Had over 100 receiving yards in eight of 12 games and went over 150 in six contests as a senior…Averaged 147.2 receiving yards per game, when he recorded 105 receptions for 1,295 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior…Also played basketball at Lehi…Wife, Taye Raymond-Holker, also transferred from BYU and was on the CSU Track & Field team as a sprinter and jumper and won two MWC championships in 2022-23…Brother-in-law, Dax Raymond was originally signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2019 out of Utah State and had stints on the Bears and Green Bay Packers practice squads…Also fluent in Spanish…Participated in team's 2024 Thanksgiving turkey giveaway event at Dryades YMCA…In March, joined students at Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School for a Finance & Football event presented by Hancock Whitney…Born on April 7, 2000 in Lehi, Utah.
