Player Dossier

2016-2018

Houston

Ed Oliver

DT • 6'3" • 292 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

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Ed Oliver shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

74%

Major defensive role

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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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5★

Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.9968

Westfield · Houston, TX

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.

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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%)

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.

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