Career Highs
Receptions: 4 vs. Toledo (9/12/15)
Receiving Yards: 65 vs. Toledo (9/12/15)
Longest Receptions: 37 vs. Alabama (10/8/16)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs. Nicholls State (9/7/14)
Rushing Attempts: 2 vs. Alcorn State (10/1/16)
Rushing Yards: 48 vs. Alcorn State (10/1/16)
Rushing Touchdowns: 1 vs. Alcorn State (10/1/16)
Career (2014-16)
Played in 29 games with 12 starts … Caught 27 passes for 342 yards and a touchdown … Rushed twice for 48 yards and one score … Made a catch in 13 games … 16 catches converted first downs.
Senior (2016)
Collected 10 receptions for 140 yards, while rushing twice for 48 yards and a touchdown … Shared the team’s Special Teams MVP award with punter Toby Baker after tallying eight tackles on the punt and kickoff teams … 7 of 10 receptions resulted in a first down … vs. Texas State (Sept. 17): Tied for the team lead in receptions with three for 38 yards and a long of 19 … All three catches converted first downs … vs. No. 10 Texas A&M (Sept. 24): Followed up with another three-catch effort on four targets for 39 yards, including a 19-yard grab … Two receptions went for a first down … vs. Alcorn State (Oct. 1): Broke loose for a 26-yard rushing TD in the third quarter on his second attempt of the day … Finished with 48 yards on the ground … vs. No. 1 Alabama (Oct. 8): Caught two passes for 43 yards … Hauled in a career-long 37-yard pass inside the Alabama 10 to set up a TD run by Rawleigh Williams III two plays later … vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech (Dec. 29): Did not play due to a foot injury.
Junior (2015)
Missed a majority of the season due to a broken foot … Played in five games … Recorded four receptions for 65 yards … vs. Toledo (Sept. 12): Had four catches for 65 yards, including three that went for first downs … All four receptions were over 10 yards.
Sophomore (2014)
Appeared in all 13 games and started seven … Registered 13 receptions for 137 yards and one touchdown … vs. Nicholls (Sept. 6): Notched first touchdown as a Razorback in the home-opening win … vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 20): Hauled in a career-high three receptions for 34 yards … vs. UAB (Oct. 25): Made two receptions for 36 yards, including a career-long 18-yard catch.
Redshirt Freshman at Arizona Western CC (2013)
A three-star prospect and ranked as the No. 20 junior college wide receiver in the country by ESPN … Ranked as the No. 17 junior college prospect in Arizona and the No. 27 junior college wide receiver in the nation by 247Sports … In 2013, Hollister was a first-team all-conference selection after leading the team with 69 receptions for 934 yards and five touchdowns … Coached by Tom Monnick.
Freshman at Nevada (2012)
Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School
Helped lead Mountain View High School to the 5A state championship and was named first-team all-state in his senior season … Caught 12 passes for 146 yards in the state championship game, giving the city of Bend its first state title since 1940 … Finished the 2011 season with 64 receptions for 1,038 yards and 15 touchdowns … As a junior, he caught 72 passes for 1,270 yards and 15 touchdowns while helping Mountain View advance to the semifinal round of the state playoffs … Coached by Steve Turner … Also received scholarship offers from Wyoming and Troy … Was involved with FCA and Athletes for Orphans while in high school in addition to playing basketball and baseball.
Personal
Born on Nov. 18, 1993 … Son of Matt and Jennifer Connolly and Evan and Kathy Hollister … Twin brother, Jacob, is a senior tight end at Wyoming … Earned his undergraduate degree in marketing in May 2016 … Two-time Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2014, ’15).
