Ed Oliver (American football)

Edward Oliver  (born December 12, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Houston, and was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

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.

Oliver was rated as a consensus five-star recruit and was ranked among the top players in his class. 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.

College career
Oliver became an immediate starter his true freshman year at Houston in 2016. 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.

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.

Following his junior year in 2018, Oliver decided to forego his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL Draft.

College statistics

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. In May 2018, ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay projected Oliver to go No. 1 overall in the 2019 draft.

Oliver was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round with the ninth overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft.
In week 7 against the Miami Dolphins, Oliver recorded his first career sack on Ryan Fitzpatrick in the 31–21 win. In week 13 against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day, Oliver recorded two sacks on quarterback Dak Prescott, including a strip sack recovered by teammate Trent Murphy that set up a Bills touchdown in the 26–15 win. Oliver was named the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for his performance in Dallas.

References

External links
  Sports Reference (college)

Houston Cougars bio

Category:1997 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Houston
Category:Players of American football from Texas
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Houston Cougars football players
Category:All-American college football players
Category:Buffalo Bills players