Dominic Oliver is a linebacker at Western Kentucky who has not played in Western Kentucky's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
The consensus depth chart of May 27 lists Oliver at LB, No. 1.
Western Kentucky lists 14 linebackers this season.
Western Kentucky is 3-5. Next: at Middle Tennessee, Sat Nov 7.
Oliver fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Brady Hoke, Sean Lewis and Tyson Helton. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Toledo — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 20 | 11 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 15 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 38 | 20 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs North Alabama | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-45@ Toledo | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-22@ Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-25vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-16vs New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-13@ LSU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 34-37@ Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-16vs Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 55-6
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 49-point win at home against North Alabama.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
20%4 TFLSack rate
15%3 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups20 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
54.9%
492 pass / 404 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #377 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #29 of 45 Conference USA LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Returning starter at linebacker for a 9-4 Western Kentucky team that went -4 in the portal. The No. 1,491 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Conference USA as a senior.
A stat line in 20 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brady Hoke, Sean Lewis and Tyson Helton.
