He can attribute all of his collegiate and professional sporting success to his older brother, Brendan Holba, a high school teacher and varsity softball coach at York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Holba was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round, 213th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft.

[7] He was selected in the draft to be the replacement for long time veteran Greg Warren.

[8] On September 2, 2017, Holba was waived after losing the competition for the vacant long snapper position to Canaday.

[9] On November 14, 2017, Holba was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars after long snapper Matt Overton sustained a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve.

[11] On December 5, 2018, Holba signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers as a replacement for suspended long-snapper Kyle Nelson.

[15] On November 30, he was signed to the active roster after Zak DeOssie was placed on injured reserve, playing 5 games with the Giants.