Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Houston
Ed Oliver
DT • 6'3" • 292 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ed Oliver shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 9
- Overall
- No. 9
- NFL Team
- Buffalo Bills
Ed Oliver, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston. Ed Oliver shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 192
- TFL
- 52.5
- Sacks
- 13.5
- QB hurries
- 23
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 1
Featured Highlight
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Ed Oliver Houston Highlights
2018 · Houston · Player Highlight
Ed Oliver college highlights at Houston.
- Season
- 2018
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Ed Oliver quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · DT
- Career Tackles
- 192
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- Navy
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Westfield · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Westfield · 47 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 1 · Pick 9 · Buffalo Bills
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Junior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · DT 7th (top 3%) · American Athletic 65th (top 12%) · National 538th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 12 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 79.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 12 | 60 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 79.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Houston | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 72.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 12 | 69 | 14.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 72.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Houston | 8 | 54 | 14.5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 70.9 |
Related Context
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Ed Oliver played DT for Houston. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ed Oliver recorded 1 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, and 192 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Houston paired 39.5 primary output with 52.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 50.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2017 Postseason · Houston
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.7
Efficiency
50.9
Usage
14.9
Consistency
59.5
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 2. Arizona: 1.5. Rice: 1. Texas Tech: 4. Temple: 0. SMU: 4. Tulsa: 2.5. Memphis: 3.5. South Florida: 4. East Carolina: 2. Tulane: 2. Navy: 5.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 4 by 36.7. Arizona: 11 by 60.8. Rice: 6 by 35. Texas Tech: 5 by 60.8. Temple: 1 by 4.2. SMU: 4 by 56.7. Tulsa: 9 by 62.5. Memphis: 6 by 60. South Florida: 7 by 69.2. East Carolina: 4 by 36.7. Tulane: 2 by 28.3. Navy: 14 by 100
Split Comparison
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Wins2.6 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses2.8 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Navy
Best efficiency game
100 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/25 | vs Fresno StateSplash game | L 27-33 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | vs Navy10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 24-14 | 14 | 9 | — | 3.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ TulaneSplash game | L 17-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs East CarolinaSplash game | W 52-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ South FloridaSplash game | W 28-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/20 | vs MemphisSplash game | L 38-42 | 6 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ TulsaSplash game | L 17-45 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs SMUSplash game | W 35-22 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Temple | W 20-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Texas TechSplash game | L 24-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Rice | W 38-3 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Arizona10+ tackles | W 19-16 | 11 | 8 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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Houston
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 39.5 | 52.6 | 14.4 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 39.5 | 52.6 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Houston | 32 | 50.9 | 14.9 | -7.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 32 | 50.9 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Houston | 28.5 | 57.7 | 14.4 | -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
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