Tight end, San José State, 2015–18
Josh Oliver
- Number
- No. 89
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Paso Robles, CA
- Born
- Mar 21, 1997
Josh Oliver played tight end at San José State (2015–18). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Oliver in round 3, No. 69 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8catches, career hightwice; last vs. Hawai’i, 2018158receiving yards, career highvs. Hawai’i, 2018Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | San José State | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2016 | San José State | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 19 |
| 2017 | San José State | 35 | 296 | 8.5 | 1 | 21 |
| 2018 | San José State | 56 | 709 | 12.7 | 4 | 70 |
| Career | 98 | 1,067 | 10.9 | 7 | 70 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | San José State | 89 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | San José State | 89 | TE | So. | ||
| 2017 | San José State | 89 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | San José State | 89 | TE | Sr. | 6′5″ | 250 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | San José State | 5 | 1.25 | – | – | 6.3 | – |
| 2016 | San José State | 4 | 0.99 | – | – | 4.0 | – |
| 2017 | San José State | 52 | 0.39 | 26th (n=507) | 0.52 | 20.1 | 7% |
| 2018 | San José State | 95 | 0.46 | 38th (n=497) | 0.53 | 43.7 | 12% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2018 San José State 12 games, 56 catches, 709 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | L 38–44 | 8 | 86 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 0–31 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Sep 15 | at | L 22–35 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 41–44 | 8 | 158 | 1 | 70 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 30–42 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 3–52 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 20 | at | L 13–16 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 50–37 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Nov 3 | at | L 9–24 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 24–62 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 38 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 12–21 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Nov 24 | at | L 13–31 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 29 | – |
2017 San José State 10 games, 35 catches, 296 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. | L 22–42 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 34–13 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 9 | at | L 0–56 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 13–41 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 10–27 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 26–37 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 20–41 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 7–52 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 14–42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 20–17 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 17 | – |
2016 San José State 4 games, 3 catches, 26 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 66–35 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 17–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 10–44 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 3–42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
2015 San José State 4 games, 4 catches, 36 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 49–23 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Oct 10 | at | W 33–27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 16–17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. | W 27–16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–34).
| Drill | Combine 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅝″ |
| Weight | 249 lb |
| Arm length | 33½″ |
| Hand size | 10¾″ |
| Wingspan | 78⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34″ |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.21 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.47 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 66 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | Baltimore Ravens | 11 | 9 | 66 | 0 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Ravens | 12 | 14 | 149 | 2 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 22 | 213 | 2 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 22 | 258 | 3 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 15 | 160 | 4 |
| 2026 (so far) | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 |
| NFL career | 66 | 88 | 907 | 11 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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