Eric Olsen

#80 · TE · Sr. · Oregon State6′5″ · 240 lb · St. George, UT · Desert Hills

Receiving yards4248th of 107 tight endsLast gameL 22–38at Fresno State · Oct 31
Nextvs Texas StateSat Nov 7 · 10:30 pm ET
424 receiving yards in 8 games; their best was 79 at UTEP.
Game 1: at Houston, loss 20-33, 54 receiving yards54LHOU@Game 2: against Texas Tech, loss 24-35, 3 receiving yards3LTTUGame 3: against Montana, win 52-17, 35 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponent35WMONTFCSGame 4: at UTEP, win 33-7, 79 receiving yards79WUTEP@Game 5: at Colorado State, win 56-26, 65 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns65WCSU@Game 6: against San Diego State, win 66-14, 44 receiving yards44WSDSUGame 7: against Washington State, win 48-30, 73 receiving yards73WWSUGame 8: at Fresno State, loss 22-38, 71 receiving yards, 1 touchdown71LFRES@Season high
Game 1: at Houston, loss 20-33, 54 receiving yardsLHOU@Game 2: against Texas Tech, loss 24-35, 3 receiving yardsLTTUGame 3: against Montana, win 52-17, 35 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponentWMONTFCSGame 4: at UTEP, win 33-7, 79 receiving yards79WUTEP@Game 5: at Colorado State, win 56-26, 65 receiving yards, 2 touchdownsWCSU@Game 6: against San Diego State, win 66-14, 44 receiving yardsWSDSUGame 7: against Washington State, win 48-30, 73 receiving yardsWWSUGame 8: at Fresno State, loss 22-38, 71 receiving yards, 1 touchdown71LFRES@Season high
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Fresno State · L 22-38

7 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD

The other 7 games average 50 yards. This one was 21 above.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

4 stories in the last 60 days, from 4 outlets.

Sep 24 to Sep 30: 1Oct 15 to Oct 21: 2L 24-35 vs Texas TechLW 52-17 vs MontanaWW 33-7 at UTEPWW 56-26 at Colorado StateWW 66-14 vs San Diego StateWW 48-30 vs Washington StateWL 22-38 at Fresno StateLSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 2
Sep 24 to Sep 30: 1Oct 15 to Oct 21: 2L 24-35 vs Texas TechLW 52-17 vs MontanaWW 33-7 at UTEPWW 56-26 at Colorado StateWW 66-14 vs San Diego StateWW 48-30 vs Washington StateWL 22-38 at Fresno StateLSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 2
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

Eric Olsen went to Mexico for his honeymoon and still ran sprints to be prepared to play for Oregon State

OregonLive Oct 15

All 5 stories this season

Every catch and target this season

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leftmiddlerightno spot
a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 8, middle 11, right 14.

Eric Olsen

TE · Oregon State · #80

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Eric Olsen takes over from Bryce Caufield at Oregon State.

424receiving yards37catches4receiving TD

TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER

424

Team leader in receiving yards (424).

Read the story so far

Eric Olsen lines up at TE for Oregon State.

On the field, the headline is 424 rec yds, with 37 rec.

Eric Olsen inherited the TE job from Bryce Caufield.

The number to watch: 424 — team receiving yards leader.

TE successionleap of faith
  • Inherited fromBryce Caufield
  • Pushed byJackson Bowers 4★
  • How many games until Jackson Bowers (4★) takes the job from Eric Olsen?

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

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