FRISCO - He's a rookie.
He's a rookie who was undrafted.
Oh, and he's a wide receiver.
So new Dallas Cowboys roster member Traeshon Holden making a bold statement upon his arrival here at The Star is ...
Notable.
Having been undrafted, which is a blow to the ego of any college prospect, Holden was one of nine undrafted free agents the Cowboys picked up, and he's coming into rookie minicamp with an axe to grind.
Coming off his best-ever college season with Oregon, that saw him post 718 receiving yards, along with five touchdowns, Holden thought he would hear his name called. After all, what about his skill set being good enough for a collegiate career at Alabama and then the Ducks?
What about a two-year stretch of his college career with 82 receptions, 1,170 yards and 11 touchdowns?
But no call.
And you can ask any undrafted player, once they step foot into an NFL building, already fighting against the tide to make the roster, there is one mindset, and Holden's sole focus has now been revealed.
"Prove everybody wrong," Holden said via dallascowboys.com. "Everybody. I'm coming for heads. That's it."
That is quite the mentality to have, and we imagine that upon hearing that, head coach Brian Schottenheimer and his coaching staff will be excited to see how Holden goes about his business at The Star.
Oh, and speaking of coaches: Junior Adams was at Oregon, too. And now he's Holden's position coach in Dallas. That's no coincidence.
"Me and his relationship is more than player-coach," Holden said. "I call him if I just need to talk to somebody, and we've got a really good relationship. It's good that we have it in the pros for sure."
Not a speed burner, Holden has the height (6-2) to be a matchup winner, and his physicality in the run game as a blocker is something that Schottenheimer will be looking to see develop as camp continues.
With a deep receiver room and one that has a host of players looking to take that next step and become part of the 2025 season, Holden will be on the outside looking in, but with his mentality of taking people's heads off, he looms as one player to keep an eye on.
Or at least, for the other Cowboys to keep their heads on a swivel for.
