Player Career

Ed Oliver Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ed Oliver story

Ed Oliver built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Houston, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Ed Oliver's career was his defensive production: 192 tackles, 52.5 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, and 11 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Houston. 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 Ed Oliver's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 1 rushing yard and 13 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston.

The arc is straightforward: Ed 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Houston

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonHouston39.552.614.4
2016 Regular SeasonHouston39.552.614.40
2017 PostseasonHouston3250.914.9-7.5
2017 Regular SeasonHouston3250.914.90
2018 Regular SeasonHouston28.557.714.4-3.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Navy

Week 13 · W 24-14 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5.5

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

vs Louisville

Week 12 · W 36-10

8

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#3

@ East Carolina

Week 7 · W 42-20 · Conference game

8

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#4

@ Rice

Week 1 · W 45-27

5.5

Havoc Plays

89.6 takeover

Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.6 takeover score.

#5

vs Tulsa

Week 7 · W 38-31 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

87.5 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Houston

39.5 primary output · 52.6 efficiency · 14.4 usage

79.3

#2

2016 Regular Season · Houston

79.3

39.5 primary · 52.6 efficiency · 14.4 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Houston

72.9

32 primary · 50.9 efficiency · 14.9 usage

Milestones

18

Impact games

24

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games