Week 3: Mack Hollins, Las Vegas Raiders

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Mack Hollins, who starred at Wootton High School in Rockville, has been named the DC Touchdown Club Pro Football Player of the Week after catching eight passes for 158 yards and one touchdown in the Raiders’ 24-22 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

Hollins set career-highs for catches and yardage and made a pair of clutch plays late in the game as the Raiders tried to force overtime. On fourth and 15, Hollins made an outstanding over-the-shoulder catch for a 48-yard gain to keep a drive alive. He later caught a nine-yard touchdown pass while being closely defended on fourth-and-goal. That brought the Raiders within 24-22, but a two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful.

Hollins also made a nice play earlier in the game to down a punt at the Titans’ 2-yard line.

“Mack always works hard,” Raiders Coach Josh McDaniels said. “I think that’s why he was voted as a [team] captain. His effort and the way he performs has been a bright spot for us, for sure.”

Hollins has worked hard for everything he has achieved throughout his football career. He graduated Wootton High in 2012 without any scholarship offers and spent a post-graduate year at Fork Union Military Academy. That yielded an opportunity to walk on at the University of North Carolina, where he first earned attention as a special teams standout before blossoming as a wide receiver.

Hollins was selected in the fourth round of the 2017 Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles and played there until he was waived late in the 2019 season. He was claimed by the Miami Dolphins, where he played until signing with the Raiders as a free agent this past offseason.