Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Central Michigan
Michael Oliver
LB • 6'0" • 238 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Oliver shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Michael Oliver built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Michael Oliver's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Michael Oliver, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Central Michigan. Michael Oliver shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 193
- TFL
- 13
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Michael Oliver quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 193
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cass Technical · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Cass Technical · 77 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39 |
| 2017 Postseason | Central Michigan | 9 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 9 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Central Michigan | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 72.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 14 | 82 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 72.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Michael Oliver played LB for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Oliver recorded 193 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Central Michigan paired 15 primary output with 36.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 36.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Central Michigan
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
36.6
Usage
9.8
Consistency
70.4
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 1. UAlbany: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Akron: 1. Miami: 0. Western Michigan: 2. Eastern Michigan: 2. New Mexico State: 0. Bowling Green: 1.5. Buffalo: 1. Northern Illinois: 1.5. Ball State: 1. Toledo: 1.5. Miami (OH): 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 5 by 30.8. UAlbany: 3 by 22.5. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Akron: 5 by 30.8. Miami: 6 by 25. Western Michigan: 10 by 61.7. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 45. New Mexico State: 6 by 25. Bowling Green: 10 by 56.7. Buffalo: 5 by 30.8. Northern Illinois: 5 by 35.8. Ball State: 6 by 35. Toledo: 8 by 48.3. Miami (OH): 9 by 52.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ San Diego State | L 11-48 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Miami (OH) | L 21-26 | 9 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Toledo | W 49-7 | 8 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Ball State | W 45-44 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Northern Illinois | W 48-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Buffalo | L 20-43 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Bowling Green10+ tackles | W 38-20 | 10 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs New Mexico State | W 42-28 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 42-16 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Western Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | L 15-31 | 10 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Miami | L 12-17 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Akron | W 45-24 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Wisconsin | L 0-61 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs UAlbany | W 38-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Michael Oliver story
Michael Oliver built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Michael Oliver's career was his defensive production: 193 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 3 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Central Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Michael Oliver's production has multiple signals. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Central Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Oliver moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Central Michigan
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 5.8 | 1.4 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Central Michigan | 4 | 35.9 | 6.8 | 4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 4 | 35.9 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 2 | 13.6 | 2.6 | -2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Central Michigan | 15 | 36.6 | 9.8 | 13 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 15 | 36.6 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | -15 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Western Michigan
Week 5 · L 15-31 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Toledo
Week 7 · L 10-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 6 · W 42-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Bowling Green
Week 8 · W 38-20 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Toledo
Week 14 · W 49-7 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Central Michigan
15 primary output · 36.6 efficiency · 9.8 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Central Michigan
72.2
15 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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0 primary · 5.8 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
2
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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