New York Giants safety Jevon Holland has earned NFC Defensive Player of the Month honors for September, and the award fits the way he’s opened the season.
Through the first three games, Holland has been everywhere. He has three interceptions and four passes defensed, with a pick in each of the Giants’ first three games. His interception of Cam Ward helped seal New York’s win over the Tennessee Titans.
The coverage numbers back up the production. Holland has been targeted only eight times, given up just two catches for 59 yards, and is allowing a passer rating of 57.8, which is the best mark of his career by a wide margin.
Doug Farrar recently included Holland among the NFL’s “ Secret Superstars ”, and that label looks less secret by the week.
There were signs in 2025 that this kind of breakout was possible, even if the box score didn’t fully show it. His advanced metrics - including completion percentage allowed, yards per target allowed, passer rating allowed, and missed tackle rate - were all comparable to former Giant Xavier McKinny.
Holland also had a couple of interceptions wiped out by penalties elsewhere on the defense, including a pick-6 that didn’t count.
This season, though, everything appears to be clicking. He’s thriving in Dennard Wilson’s more aggressive scheme and has quickly become a major piece of the Giants’ defense, exactly the kind of player New York hoped it was getting when it signed him away from the Miami Dolphins to a thre-year, $45.3 million contract before the 2025 season.
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