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Holliday

Holliday won two national championships in the 100 meters but had just seven career catches in college and stands at 5-foot-5. He’s a late-round prospect, but look for Al Davis and the Raiders to begin negotiating with the Rams to jump up to No. 1 overall for Holliday.

Hall was waived/injured. Holliday is one of the better return men in the NFL, but undersized and mistake prone. Now 29, he’s running out of chances to stick in the league.

Holliday is a “wide receiver” for position’s sake, but doesn’t play a lick of offense at 5'5/166. He’ll push seventh-rounder Andre Debose for return duties.

Holliday doesn’t play receiver, so he’s a longshot for the 2012 roster even after Jacoby Jones’ miscues led in large part to the Texans’ season-ending loss. Iglesias was a final cut in Minnesota last September.

Coach Gary Kubiak suggested Holliday would finally stick if he proves to be a “special” returner. The 2010 sixth-rounder has responded with 90- and 87-yard returns in preseason action. Holliday finally showed improvement as a receiver in offseason practices, giving Kubiak another excuse to keep him on as the sixth wideout.

Meggett isn’t quite the returner that his Pro Bowl father and former Giants star, Dave, was in the 1980s. Rookie Keshawn Martin appears to be the early favorite to take over for Jacoby Jones, though Trindon Holliday and Juaquin Iglesias are also in the mix.

He’s off to a very good start. Holliday returned a kick 90 yards for a touchdown in the preseason opener, finishing with three kickoff returns for 159 yards and three punt returns for 23 yards. One of the fastest athletes on the planet, Holliday was the NCAA 100-meter dash champion in 2009.

The Colts were the only other team to put in a claim. Holliday was struggling before being waived by the Texans, but the Broncos have gotten similarly limited production from rookie Omar Bolden. Holliday should get a 2-3 week tryout.

The Texans just don’t have room for a return specialist anymore. Holliday was averaging a meager 19.4 yards per kickoff return and 9.2 yards per punt return through five games. They can use rookie WR Keshawn Martin as a returned going forward.

Holliday was a fan favorite coming out of LSU thanks to his world-class speed, but he goes just 5'6/169. With the NFL’s new kickoff rules, any value he had is circling the toilet.