the holder's actual position, on the team's official depth chart, is generally either the punter or the backup quarterback. some high school football teams will place a wide receiver or running back at the holder position because of their good hands (this is not unheard of at other levels; steve tasker, a wide receiver and punt gunner, also played holder at various times in his nfl career, as does his son luke tasker, also a wide receiver. others include tight end jay novacek and safety keith lyle).