High School: Four-year starter under head coach Scott Feldman at McCaskey High School in Lancaster, PA...teammate of current Blue Hen running back Niquan Lee...led team to 10-2 record as a junior when team won Lancaster-Lebanon League title and advanced to district title game...selected to the 2003 Pennsylvania Big 33 team and was the No. 8 ranked offensive lineman in the country by superprep.com...earned high school All-American honors by G&W and Student Sports and was named first team All-State by the Associated Press (Big School) as a senior and Pennsylvania Football News as a junior and senior...also named to Harrisburg Patriot-News Platinum 33 and the Sports Fever All-State Supreme team...two-time first team All-Lancaster Lebanon League all-star and was twice named the league’s Lineman of the Year...named Lancaster-Lebanon League Player of the Year as a senior...also earned letters in basketball and track and field.

At Delaware: Junior and second-year member of squad after transfer from Penn State University...one of team’s biggest players at 6-6 and 320 lbs...adds solid support to veteran offensive line...one of seven Blue Hen offensive linemen who have starting experience at Delaware...has been slowed by shoulder injury that kept him from competing in spring drills...can play either tackle or guard positions...switched number from 68 to 74 this season...2005: First-year transfer from Penn State...came to Delaware in June and earned starting spot in pre-season drills...appeared in six games with three starts, starting at left guard vs. West Chester and at right guard vs. Holy Cross and Towson...suffered shoulder injury vs. Richmond Oct. 15 and missed the remainder of the season...team went 6-5 for head coach K.C. Keeler...helped pave the way for All-American running back Omar Cuff and offensive attack that ranked third in the Atlantic 10 and 20th in NCAA I-AA in rushing offense (119.64)....At Penn State: 2004: Backup offensive tackle who did not see action as a redshirt freshman...team went 4-7 under head coach Joe Paterno...2003: Did not see action as a freshman and retained freshman eligibility...team went 3-9.

Personal: Joel Frederick Holler...born April 5, 1984...son of Fred and Judy Holler...has an older brother and younger sister...enjoys listening to music in his spare time.