Ed Oliver: DT · Houston · #10.
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Ed Oliver
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Houston. All-America (CBS) in 2018 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Tulsa — Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-27@ Rice | 13 | 5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-18vs Arizona | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 49-63@ Texas Tech | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-14vs Texas Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-26vs Tulsa | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-20@ East Carolina | 6 | 6 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | W 49-36@ Navy | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-52@ Memphis | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 54 | 29 | 14.5 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
Week 7 · 2018
W 42-20
2 sacks · 5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 22-point win on the road against East Carolina.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
27%14 TFLSack rate
6%3 sacksHurry rate
17%9 hurries54 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 6.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
47.0%
474 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
77.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Career, closed
Gone at #9 overall.
How it ended
Three seasons at Houston, 192 tackles — drafted at #9 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
Honored in a first season.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Major Applewhite. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo BillsEntering 8th NFL season
Buffalo BillsEntering 8th NFL season
