Jevón Holland isn’t too worried about what will come from his impending free agency. The 24-year-old safety could be one of the top players on the open market in March, and if that means he’s too expensive for the Miami Dolphins to keep then so be it.
“I do [want to stay in Miami], but I’m also open to the possibility of being somewhere,” Holland said earlier this week on a podcast with NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe. “I wouldn’t hate the idea of coming back, I wouldn’t hate the idea of leaving. … I’m really not stressed about anything. Like, whatever ends up happening is gonna happen for a reason.”
Holland joined the Dolphins as a second-round pick in 2021 and wasted no time emerging as a leader in the Miami secondary. But after recording five interceptions, four sacks, four forced fumbles, and seven tackles for loss in his first three seasons, Holland had arguably his worst year in 2024.
In his fourth NFL season, Holland finished without an interception, one sack, one forced fumble, and two tackles for loss. Pro Football Focus, which once called Holland the top free agent of 2025 but has since dropped him to No. 3, gave the safety a 63.0 grade in 2024 — the lowest of his career and way south of his 90.4 grade in 2023.
Still, Holland is a young player with a track record of success in the NFL and leadership that has earned rave reviews from veteran teammates. It’d be a shock if there wasn’t a healthy and robust market for Holland.
Miami has a lot of work to do to become salary cap compliant, let alone have room to make Holland among the highest paid safeties in the NFL. At least for now, the safety’s departure in free agency looks much more likely than not.
