Ed Oliver (American football)

Ed Oliver
Houston Cougars – No. 10
Position Defensive tackle
Class Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Westfield (Houston, Texas)
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-12) December 12, 1997
Houston, Texas
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 290 lb (132 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-Team All-American (2016, 2017)
  • AAC Defensive Player of the Year (2017)
  • AAC Freshman of the Year (2016)
  • Outland Trophy (2017)
  • Bill Willis Trophy (2016)
  • First-Team All-AAC (2016, 2017)
  • AAC All-Freshman Team (2016)
  • USA Today All-American (2015)

Ed Oliver (born December 12, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Cougars.

Early years

Oliver attended Westfield High School in Houston. Oliver had 83 tackles, nine sacks and an interception as a senior and 84 tackles and seven sacks as a junior. In Oliver's senior season, Westfield went 11–1 into the 2015 UIL playoffs, where they lost 28–21 in the Area final to later state runner-up Austin Lake Travis.[1][2]

Oliver was rated as a consensus five-star recruit and was ranked among the top players in his class.[3][4] Oliver committed to play college football at the University of Houston, becoming the first five-star recruit in history to commit to a school outside the Power Five conferences.[5]

College career

Oliver became an immediate starter his true freshman year at Houston in 2016.[6][7][8] He started all 12 games during the regular season, recording 60 tackles and five sacks. He was named the winner of the Bill Willis Trophy, becoming the first freshman to win the award.[9]

In 2017, Oliver's sophomore season, he was selected to the Walter Camp All-America first team and won the Outland Trophy, presented to the nation's top interior lineman.[10]

Professional career

On March 5, 2018, before the start of his junior year, Oliver announced that he already intended to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the 2019 NFL Draft.[11] In May 2018, ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay projected Oliver to go No. 1 overall in the 2019 draft.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Danny (November 21, 2015). "Lake Travis moves to third round of state football playoffs". American-Statesman.
  2. ↑ "Westfield vs Lake Travis: Full Game 11.21.2015". Texan Live. November 23, 2015 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/181
  4. ↑ http://www.scout.com/player/182986-ed-oliver
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Gerry (May 22, 2015). "Houston nabs commitments from No. 3 DT Edward Oliver, tackle Jordan Elliott". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Khan Jr., Sam (September 15, 2016). "From five-star recruit to fabulous freshman, Houston's Ed Oliver making presence felt". ESPN. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ Myerberg, Paul (November 24, 2016). "Houston's top prospect, DL Ed Oliver, proves to be something special". USA Today. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ Duarte, Joseph (November 23, 2016). "UH freshman Ed Oliver on quest to be the best". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ McIlvoy, Randy (December 6, 2016). "UH DT Ed Oliver named 2016 Bill Willis Award winner". Click 2 Houston. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ Duarte, Joseph (December 7, 2017). "UH's Ed Oliver wins Outland Trophy". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Edward (March 6, 2018). "Houston DT Ed Oliver intends to enter 2019 NFL Draft". NFL.com.
  12. ↑ McShay, Todd (May 3, 2018). "McShay's way-too-early 2019 NFL Mock Draft". ESPN.
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