#89

Josh Oliver

Former tight end at San José State. 2018: 56 catches, 709 receiving yards, 4 TD.

TE · San José State · Sr. · #89

6′5″ · 250 lb · Paso Robles, CA

Jacksonville — drafted 2019, Rd 3, Pick 5, #69 overall

The story

Former tight end at San José State. 2018: 56 catches, 709 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to San José State in 2015.
Drafted round 3 by the Jacksonville in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

TE recruit

No. 2251 nationally · Signed with San José State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Four seasons at San José State, 1,067 receiving yards — drafted at #69 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20154 games

Signed with San José State2-star out of Paso Robles

2019

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 3, pick 69

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2251 national

CFB

College

San José State

2015–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #69

Jacksonville · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2015–2018

2 coaches

2015–2016

Ron Caragher

San José State

2017–2018

Brent Brennan

San José State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ron Caragher → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 8th NFL season

#69Rd 3 · Pick 5

JacksonvilleEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015San José State6-7HC: Ron Caragher · Run-leaning

2016San José State4-8HC: Ron Caragher · Run-leaning

2017San José State2-11HC: Brent Brennan · Run-leaning

2018San José State1-11HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (99th percentile). Strength: rec yards (95th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#2 / 109 · 99th pct

Rec yards#6 / 109 · 95th pct

709

Long catch#6 / 109 · 95th pct

Rec TDs#20 / 109 · 79th pct

Yards / catch#38 / 109 · 65th pct

12.7

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.0	65.7	12.0	0.5
Road6g	4.3	52.5	15.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.5	66.8	11.4	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.8	51.3	15.7	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ken Niumatalolo

Pass share

51.0%

106 pass / 102 run

Plays / game

69.3

3 games

Team sack rate

1.8%

110 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	San José State	56	709	12.7	4	--
2017	San José State	35	296	8.5	1	--
2016	San José State	3	26	8.7	1	--
2015	San José State	4	36	9.0	1	--
Career		98	1,067	10.9	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2018

W 50–37

vs UNLV

5 rec · 60 yds · 1 TD

Edged out UNLV at home in a shootout.

With B. Crawford — 50 LONG · 100 PCT · 14 PTS · J. Love — 335 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · -13 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 38-44vs UC Davis	8	86	10.8	0	18
Wk 2	L 0-31@ Washington State	5	51	10.2	0	15
Wk 3	L 22-35@ Oregon	6	41	6.8	1	14
Wk 5	L 41-44vs Hawai'i	8	158	19.8	1	70	Season-high 158 yds
Wk 6	L 30-42vs Colorado State	4	46	11.5	0	23
Wk 7	L 3-52vs Army	2	19	9.5	0	11
Wk 8	L 13-16@ San Diego State	6	53	8.8	0	18
Wk 9	W 50-37vs UNLV	5	60	12.0	1	18
Wk 10	L 9-24@ Wyoming	5	66	13.2	0	26
Wk 11	L 24-62@ Utah State	2	62	31.0	0	38
Wk 12	L 12-21vs Nevada	3	25	8.3	1	20
Wk 13	L 13-31@ Fresno State	2	42	21.0	0	29
Total		56	709	13.6	4	70

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology