Tyree Hollins (born March 26, 1992) is a

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

for the

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...

of the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

(CFL). He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

at Grambling State University and attended Carroll High School in

Monroe, Louisiana Monroe (historically french: Poste-du-Ouachita) is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolita ...

. He has also been a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL.

College career

Hollins played in 37 games for the

Grambling State Tigers The Grambling State Tigers and Lady Tigers represent Grambling State University in NCAA intercollegiate athletics. Grambling's sports teams participate in Division I (I-FCS for football) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). ...

from 2011 to 2014, recording nine interceptions for 147 return yards. He accumulated 72 tackles, five interceptions, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery his senior year.

Professional career

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Hollins signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in May 2015. He made his CFL debut on July 5, 2015 against the

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...

. He played in thirteen games, all starts, for the team during the 2015 season, recording 44 defensive tackles, seven pass knockdowns, and five special teams tackles. Hollins spent one game on the practice roster and four games on the injured list. He was released by the team on June 19, 2016.

Montreal Alouettes

Hollins was signed to the

' practice roster on August 17, 2016.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats
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