Tight end, Miami, 2003–06
Greg Olsen
- Hometown
- Wayne, NJ
- Born
- Mar 11, 1985, in Paterson, New Jersey
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Greg Olsen played tight end at Miami (2003–06). The Chicago Bears took Olsen in the first round, No. 31 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8catches, career hightwice; last vs. North Carolina, 2006137receiving yards, career highat Florida State, 20052receiving touchdowns, career highat Temple, 2005Honors
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2006 Miami 11 games, 40 catches, 489 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Florida State | L 10–13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Florida A&M | W 51–10 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 24 |
| Sep 16 | at Louisville | L 7–31 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Houston | W 14–13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 7 | vs. North Carolina | W 27–7 | 8 | 95 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 28 | at Georgia Tech | L 23–30 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 41 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 10–17 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 11 | at Maryland | L 13–14 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 18 | at Virginia | L 7–17 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 32 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Boston College | W 17–14 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 30 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Nevada | W 21–20 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 33 |
2005 Miami 10 games, 31 catches, 435 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atFlorida State | L 7–10 | 8 | 137 | 0 | 26 |
| Sep 17 | at Clemson | W 36–30 | 2 | −7 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Colorado | W 23–3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 1 | vs. South Florida | W 27–7 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 63 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Duke | W 52–7 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 15 | at Temple | W 34–3 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 21 |
| Oct 29 | vs.North Carolina | W 34–16 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 5 | atVirginia Tech | W 27–7 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 12 | at Wake Forest | W 47–17 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Virginia | W 25–17 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 30 |
2004 Miami 8 games, 16 catches, 275 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs.Florida State | W 16–10 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 48–0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Sep 23 | atHouston | W 38–13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 2 | atGeorgia Tech | W 27–3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Louisville | W 41–38 | 3 | 89 | 1 | 51 |
| Oct 23 | at NC State | W 45–31 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 19 |
| Oct 30 | atNorth Carolina | L 28–31 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 17 |
| Nov 13 | atVirginia | W 31–21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2007 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅞″ |
| Weight | 254 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 10½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.55 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.04 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.48 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
14 seasons, 196 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2014–16) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2015–16)
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2015–16.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chicago Bears | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Carolina Panthers | 7 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Carolina Panthers | 9 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Carolina Panthers | 14 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Seattle Seahawks | 11 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 196 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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