Robert Soderholm | |
Position: | Long snapper |
Birth Date: | 15 September 2000 |
Birth Place: | Stafford, Virginia |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 242 |
High School: | Mountain View (Stafford, Virginia) |
College: | VMI (2018–2022) |
Undraftedyear: | 2023 |
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Robert William Soderholm III (born September 15, 2000) is an American football long snapper. He played college football for the VMI Keydets.
Soderholm grew up in Stafford, Virginia and attended Mountain View High School.[1] He played linebacker and long snapper on the football team after having played center in middle school.[2] Soderholm decided to attend the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) on an Army ROTC scholarship and walk-on to the football team.[3]
Soderholm became the VMI Keydets' long snapper during his freshman season. He was named first team All-Southern Conference (SoCon) as a senior.[4] Soderholm used the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to VMI for a fifth season.[5] He repeated as a first team All-SoCon selection during his senior season.[6] After the conclusion of his college career Soderholm played in the 2023 Senior Bowl.[7]
Soderholm went unselected in the 2023 NFL draft. He took part in a rookie minicamp with the Seattle Seahawks on a tryout basis, but he was not offered a contract.[8]
Soderholm was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve shortly after his final football season.[3]