Nick Holz

Holz was born on March 26, 1984, in Walnut Creek, California. He grew up in Danville, California, and attended De La Salle High School in Concord, where he was teammates with Maurice Jones-Drew and Brian Callahan. Holz played football as a wide receiver at De La Salle and was named the team's Most Inspirational Player as a senior, helping them win the state championship while having 10 receptions for 93 yards. He redshirted in 2002 and saw no action in 2003 before becoming the team's starting holder in 2004, a position Holz stayed in for his final three years. Holz became known as the holder for Mason Crosby for three years and was the first three-year holder at Colorado in 20 years. Holz caught his only three career passes for 29 yards in 2006 and won The Regiment Award for being the Colorado player with the "greatest contribution with the least recognition." ==Coaching career==

Early career After having graduated from Colorado following the 2006 season, Holz joined the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 2007 as a video intern and offensive quality control coach, having a connection to head coach Bill Callahan, whose son Holz was teammates with back in high school. In 2008, Holz became an offensive and operations assistant with the Stanford Cardinal, and was also an assistant quarterbacks coach. Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders After four years at Stanford, Holz became an offensive assistant with the Oakland Raiders (later Las Vegas Raiders) of the National Football League (NFL) in 2012. He was able to coach his high school teammate Maurice Jones-Drew in the 2014 season. He became the assistant wide receivers coach in 2017, returned to offensive quality control coach in 2018, and became assistant wide receivers coach a second time in 2021. Jacksonville Jaguars On February 22, 2023, Holz was hired to be the passing game coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars, replacing Jim Bob Cooter. Tennessee Titans On February 5, 2024, Holz was hired as the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans. On January 22, 2026, it was announced that Holz would not be retained under new head coach Robert Saleh. Las Vegas Raiders (second stint) On February 27, 2026, Holz was hired as the Las Vegas Raiders' passing game coordinator under new head coach Klint Kubiak. ==References==