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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Georgia Tech
Braelen Oliver
LB • 6'0" • 217 lbs • Douglasville, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Braelen Oliver shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Minnesota • Georgia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Braelen Oliver built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Douglasville, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Georgia Tech and Minnesota. The clearest part of Braelen Oliver's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Braelen Oliver, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Minnesota. Braelen Oliver shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 105
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Braelen Oliver quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 105
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Douglas County · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Douglas County · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · LB 479th (top 40%) · ACC 164th (top 27%) · National 1,536th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Minnesota | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 13 | 21 | 3.5 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 41.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 13 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10 | 33 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 24.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 36.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Minnesota to Georgia Tech | P4 to P4 | 79.8 | Dec 18, 2022 |
Braelen Oliver played LB for Minnesota and Georgia Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Braelen Oliver recorded 105 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Minnesota paired 7.5 primary output with 12.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Minnesota, Georgia Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10.4
Usage
2.6
Consistency
10.3
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 1. Ohio State: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Colorado: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Purdue: 0. Nebraska: 0. Maryland: 0.5. Northwestern: 0. Illinois: 0. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 0. Wisconsin: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 1 by 14.2. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 1 by 14.2. Colorado: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 4 by 16.7. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Maryland: 2 by 13.3. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 9 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/29 | vs West Virginia | W 18-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Wisconsin | W 23-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Indiana | W 35-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Iowa | L 22-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Illinois | L 6-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Northwestern | W 41-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Maryland | W 34-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Nebraska | W 30-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Purdue | W 20-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Bowling Green | L 10-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Colorado | W 30-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Miami (OH) | W 31-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Ohio State | L 31-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Braelen Oliver story
Braelen Oliver built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Douglasville, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Georgia Tech and Minnesota. The clearest part of Braelen Oliver's career was his defensive production: 105 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. That gives Braelen Oliver's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Minnesota
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia Tech
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019201920202021202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Minnesota | 7.5 | 12.8 | 5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 7.5 | 12.8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | -7.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 3.5 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 3.5 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Minnesota | 3 | 16.8 | 4 | -0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 5 | 15.8 | 6 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Illinois
Week 7 · L 14-26 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 6 · W 40-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Syracuse
Week 12 · W 31-22 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Iowa
Week 12 · L 19-23 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Maryland
Week 9 · W 52-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Minnesota
7.5 primary output · 12.8 efficiency · 5 usage
41.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Minnesota
41.3
7.5 primary · 12.8 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
36.4
5 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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