Player Dossier

2019-2023

Minnesota

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.

Usage Score

2.1

Efficiency

8.9

Consistency

5.1

Season Value

5.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Minnesota

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Minnesota • Georgia Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Braelen Oliver, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Minnesota. Braelen Oliver shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.

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 8.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to 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: Miami (OH)

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Postseason · Minnesota

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

8.9

Usage

2.1

Consistency

5.1

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. Ohio State: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Colorado: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Purdue: 0. Nebraska: 0. Maryland: 0.5. Northwestern: 0. Illinois: 0. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 0. Wisconsin: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 1 by 14.2. Colorado: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 3 by 12.5. 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

Wins0.2 · n=9 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=4 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=7 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=6 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

16.7 vs Purdue

Result
Wed 12/29vs West VirginiaW 18-611000
Sat 11/27vs WisconsinW 23-1332000
Sat 11/20@ IndianaW 35-1411000
Sat 11/13@ IowaL 22-2733000
Sat 11/6vs IllinoisL 6-1411000
Sat 10/30@ NorthwesternW 41-1411000
Sat 10/23vs MarylandW 34-16210.5000
Sat 10/16vs NebraskaW 30-2311000
Sat 10/2@ PurdueW 20-1343000
Sat 9/25vs Bowling GreenL 10-1432000
Sat 9/18@ ColoradoW 30-011000
Sat 9/11vs Miami (OH)W 31-2611001
Fri 9/3vs Ohio StateL 31-4522000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Georgia Tech

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

2019201920202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonMinnesota7.512.85.1
2019 Regular SeasonMinnesota7.512.85.10
2020 Regular SeasonMinnesota0-7.5
2021 PostseasonMinnesota1.58.92.11.5
2021 Regular SeasonMinnesota1.58.92.10
2022 Regular SeasonMinnesota316.84.61.5
2023 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech515.86.12

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Syracuse

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#2

Illinois

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.6 takeover score.

#3

Illinois

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.

#4

Northwestern

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.

#5

Colorado

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Minnesota

7.5 primary output · 12.8 efficiency · 5.1 usage

12.6

#2

2019 Regular Season · Minnesota

12.6

7.5 primary · 12.8 efficiency · 5.1 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

12.5

5 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8511

Douglas County · Douglasville, GA

Committed To
Minnesota
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

105

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Braelen Oliver quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
105