Defensive tackle, Houston, 2016–18
Ed Oliver
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 292 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
- Born
- Dec 12, 1997, in Houston, Texas
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Ed Oliver played defensive tackle at Houston (2016–18). He won the 2017 Outland Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 2017 and 2018. The Buffalo Bills took Oliver in the first round, No. 9 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. Navy, 20172sacks, career highfour times; last at East Carolina, 2018Honors
- 2016Bill Willis Trophy
- 2016American Rookie of the Year
- 2017Outland Trophy
- 2017, 2018Consensus All‑American
- 2017American Defensive Player of the Year
All-America: consensus 2017 and 2018; AP 2016; Sporting News 2016; CBS Sports 2016; ESPN 2016; Fox Sports 2016; Sports Illustrated 2016; USA Today 2016
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 Houston 8 games, 54 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Rice | W 45–27 | 13 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Arizona | W 45–18 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | at Texas Tech | L 49–63 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Texas Southern | W 70–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Tulsa | W 41–26 | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at East Carolina | W 42–20 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Navy | W 49–36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Memphis | L 31–52 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 Houston 12 games, 73 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | atArizona | W 19–16 | 11 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Rice | W 38–3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Texas Tech | L 24–27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Temple | W 20–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. SMU | W 35–22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | atTulsa | L 17–45 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Memphis | L 38–42 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at South Florida | W 28–24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs.East Carolina | W 52–27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Tulane | L 17–20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Navy | W 24–14 | 14 | 9 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Fresno State | L 27–33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Houston 12 games, 65 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Oklahoma | W 33–23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Lamar | W 42–0 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Cincinnati | W 40–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Texas State | W 64–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. UConn | W 42–14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atNavy | L 40–46 | 11 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Tulsa | W 38–31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | atSMU | L 16–38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. UCF | W 31–24 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Tulane | W 30–18 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Louisville | W 36–10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. San Diego State | L 10–34 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅞″ | |
| Weight | 287 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.73 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 32 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 92 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 38 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 36 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 29 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 42 | 9.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 92 | 223 | 30.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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