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Five things to know about Dolphins’ No. 36 pick Jevon Holland

Orlando Sentinel | May 1, 2021

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The Miami Dolphins selected Oregon’s Jevon Holland with the No. 36 pick in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft; learn more about Miami’s new safety.

Oregon saftey Jevon Holland interferes with USC wide receiver Drake London on Nov,. 2, 2019. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

The former Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist was one of four FBS players with four or more interceptions in 2018 and 2019. ...

Jevon Holland, center, intercepts a pass in front of Stanford wide receiver Osiris St. Brown on Sept. 21, 2019.
Jevon Holland, center, intercepts a pass in front of Stanford wide receiver Osiris St. Brown on Sept. 21, 2019.

Holland (6-1; 196), who opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns, is the first Oregon player since Jairus Byrd (2006 & 2007) to lead the team in interceptions for two consecutive years.

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