Former Rams wide receiver Torry Holt has been named one of 15 modern-era player finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2023, it was announced Wednesday. It is Holt's fourth-consecutive year as a finalist.
The seven-time Pro Bowl selection registered 920 career receptions for 13,382 yards and 74 touchdowns in 11 seasons – 10 with the Rams and one with the Jaguars. Holt recorded eight-straight seasons of at least 80 catches and 1,000 receiving yards during his time with the Rams, highlighted by a career-high 117 receptions for 1,696 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2003 that led to AP First Team All-Pro recognition. A Second Team All-Pro selection in 2006, Holt was later named to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 2000s.
Drafted sixth overall out of North Carolina State University in 1999, Holt's 52 receptions for 788 yards and six touchdowns made an instant impact in his first season and helped the Rams to a Super Bowl title. He posted 11 catches for 109 yards and one touchdown in Rams' 23-16 Super Bowl XXXIV victory over the Tennessee Titans.
Now that the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee has reduced the field to 15 finalists, it will next pick anywhere from four to nine new members during the week leading up to Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Ariz. to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio this August. That 2023 class will be unveiled at NFL Honors in February.
To celebrate Rams Legend Torry Holt's birthday, take a look at the best photos from his career with the Rams.
St. Louis Rams Torry Holt celebrates after scoring a touchdown during an NFL football game against the New York Jets on January 2, 2005 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. The Rams won 32-29 in overtime. (AP Photo/G. Newman Lowrance)
St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, right, smiles as he hugs teammate Torry Holt after the Rams beat the Philadelphia Eagles 29-24 in the NFC Championship game in St. Louis, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt celebrates his touchdown receiption from quarterback Marc Bulger during the opening drive of the Rams against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in St. Louis, Monday, Oct. 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Torry Holt #88 of the St. Louis Rams leaps over a defender to make a reception against the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 28, 2001 during an NFL football game in St. Louis. The Saints won 34-31. (AP Photo/G. Newman Lowrance)
St. Louis Rams receiver Torry Holt, left, breaks the tackle of Indianapolis Colts defender Mike Doss as he picks up 36 yards on a pass from quarterback Mark Bulger in the first quarter in Indianapolis, Monday, Oct. 17, 2005. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
St. Louis Rams Torry Holt, rear, pulls down a one handed catch for 13 yards as Arizona Cardinals Antrel Rolle defends during the first quarter of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz., Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
St. Louis Rams Torry Holt #81 of the National Football Conference NFC All-Stars goes airborne for a pass while defended by Denver Broncos Champ Bailey #24 of the AFC at the NFL Pro Bowl on February 12, 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Wide receiver Torry Holt #81 of the St. Louis Rams goes airborne trying to catch a pass over cornerback Reggie Howard #25 of the Miami Dolphins at Pro Player Stadium on October 24, 2004 in Miami, Florida. The Dolphins defeated the Rams 31-14. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2000, file photo, St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt (88) holds up the football as he scores a touchdown as teammate Issac Bruce reacts in the third quarter during Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta. Heading into Sunday's, Jan. 3, 2010, finale against the San Francisco 49ers, the Rams (1-14) are one loss from clinching the first No. 1 draft pick they have earned through incompetence since 1963. (AP Photo/Dave Martin,file)
St. Louis Rams Torry Holt tries to evade Tennessee Titans Pacman Jones in the second half Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005 in St. Louis. Holt caught 9 passes for 163 yards as the Rams beat the Titans 31-27.(AP photo/Tom Gannam)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt (81) runs with the football during a Week 8 NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 26, 2003. The Rams defeated the Steelers 33-21. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt, right, catches a fourth-down touchdown pass in the fourth quarter as Seattle Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant defends Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005 at Qwest Field in Seattle. The Rams closed to 24-16 with exactly 7 minutes left with the touchdown to Holt who was playing his first game in four weeks after being sidelined by strained knee ligaments, but the Seahawks beat the Rams 31-16. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
St. Louis Rams' Torry Holt (81) catches a 1-yard pass for a touchdown as Chicago Bears' Devin Hester looks on during the second quarter of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 11, 2006 in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt (81) is pulled down by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Kelly Jennings after catching a pass during the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
St. Louis Rams quarterback wide receiver Torry Holt (81) catches a pass during an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers, Nov. 18, 2007 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Greg Trott)
Torry Holt #81 of St. Louis Rams celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers on December 16, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri. Green Bay defeated St. Louis 33-14. (AP Photo/G. Newman Lowrance)
FILE In this Dec. 20, 2007, file photo, St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt, left, runs with the ball after catching a pass in front of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor during the first quarter of an NFL football game in St. Louis. The St. Louis Rams release wide receiver Torry Holt, one of the stalwarts of their glory days. (AP Photo/Kyle Ericson, File)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt (81) scores against San Francisco 49ers cornerback Nate Clements (22) in the first quarter of their NFL football game in San Francisco, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Saint Louis Rams Torry Holt plays in an NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium, on September 23, 2007 in Tampa Bay, Florida. The Buccaneers won 24 to 3. (AP Photo/Tom DiPace)
St. Louis Rams wide receivers Ricky Proehl (87) and Torry Holt (88) high-five during the NFC Divisional Playoff, a 45-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers on January 20, 2002, at the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt (81) runs after the catch during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005 in Seattle. (Peter Read Miller via AP)
St. Louis Rams tight end Cameron Cleeland is congratulated by Torry Holt (left) and Joey Goodspeed after a 17-yard tochdown reception with 2:11 left for the winning points in 27-20 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in NFC Wild-Card Playoff game at Qwest Field in Seattle, Wash. on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005. (Kirby Lee via AP)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt (88) runs down field in 1999. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)
FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2000, file photo, St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt outruns Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber (20) on a 73-yard touchdown reception during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. Holt was selected as a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2021 on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt (88) runs with the ball against the Chicago Bears in 1999. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt (88) runs upfield during Super Bowl XXXVI Feb. 3, 2002, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The New England Patriots defeated the St. Louis Rams 20–17. (Allen Kee via AP)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt (88) celebrates his nine-yard touchdown catch during Super Bowl XXXIV, a 23-16 St. Louis Rams victory over the Tennesee Titans on January 30, 2000, at the Louisiana Superdome in Atlanta, Georgia. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
ST. LOUIS - OCTOBER 18: Wide receiver Torry Holt #81 of the St. Louis Rams catches a pass against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Edward Jones Dome on October 18, 2004 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Rams defeated the Buccaneers 28-21. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt (88) runs upfield during Super Bowl XXXVI Feb. 3, 2002, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The New England Patriots defeated the St. Louis Rams 20–17. (Allen Kee via AP)
Captains for the St. Louis Rams including Grant Wistrom #98, Torry Holt #81 and Marshall Faulk #28 wait for the coin toss against the Kansas City Chiefs during an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. on Dec. 8, 2002. The Chiefs defeated the Rams 49-10. (AP Photo/G. Newman Lowrance)
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt (88) catches a pass during Super Bowl XXXIV, a 23 - 16 St. Louis Rams victory over the Tennessee Titans on Jan. 30, 2000, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)
