2017 Football Roster
Roster
Ed Oliver
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Westfield HS
• 2018 FWAA First Team All-American
• 2018 Walter Camp First Team All-American
• 2018 Phil Steele First Team All-American
• 2018 AFCA Second Team All-American
• 2018 The Sporting News Second Team All-American
• 2018 AP Third Team All-American
• Bednarik Award Semifinalist
• Lott IMPACT Trophy Semifinalist
• American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15, 2018)
• Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week (Sept. 4, 2018)
• American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 3, 2018)
• 2018 ESPN Preseason All-American
• 2018 AP Preseason All-American
• 2018 Sports Illustrated Preseason All-American
• 2018 CBS Sports Preseason No. 1 Player in the Nation
• 2018 CBS Sports Preseason All-American
• 2018 Walter Camp Award Watch List
• 2018 Maxwell Award Watch List
• 2018 Bednarik Award Watch List
• 2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• 2018 Outland Trophy Watch List
• 2018 Dave Campbell's Texas Football Preseason Defensive Lineman of the Year
• 2018 ESPN Preseason No. 1 Player in the Nation
• 2018 Sporting News Preseason All-American
• 2018 Sports Illustrated Preseason No. 1 Player in the Nation
• 2018 Lott Impact Trophy Watch List
• 2018 Athlon Sports Preseason All-American
• 2018 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC First Team
• 2017 Outland Trophy Winner
• 2017 Consenus All-American
• 2017 FWAA First Team All-American
• 2017 Walter Camp First Team All-American
• 2017 AFCA First Team All-American
• 2017 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• 2017 The American All-Conference First Team
• 2017 Phil Steele First Team All-American
• 2017 ESPN First Team All-American
• 2017 CBS Sports First Team All-American
• 2017 Bleacher Report First Team All-American
• 2017 SB Nation First Team All-American
• 2017 Sporting News Second Team All-American
• 2017 Associated Press Second Team All-American
• 2017 Sports Illustrated Second Team All-American
• 2017 American Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 27)
• 2017 Outland Trophy Finalist
• 2017 Nagurski Trophy Finalist
• 2017 Bednarik Award Semifinalist
• 2017 American Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11)
• 2017 Associated Press Preseason All-American
• 2017 Sports Illustrated Preseason First Team All-American
• 2017 Walter Camp Watch List
• 2017 Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• 2017 Outland Trophy Watch List
• 2017 Bednarik Award Watch List
• 2017 Maxwell Award Watch List
• 2017 Sporting News Preseason First Team All-American
• 2017 Dave Campbell's All-Texas Preseason Team
• 2017 Dave Campbell's Preseason Best Defensive Lineman
• 2017 Athlon Sports Presason First Team All-American
• 2017 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC First Team
• 2017 Lott Impact Trophy Watch List
• 2016 FWAA Freshman All-American
• 2016 Scout National Freshman of the Year
• 2016 Scout First Team All-American
• 2016 Phil Steele AAC First Team
• 2016 Phil Steele Second Team All-American
• 2016 AFCA Second Team All-American
• 2016 CBS Sports First Team All-American
• 2016 FWAA Second Team All-American
• 2016 ESPN First Team All-American
• 2016 Associated Press First Team All-American
• 2016 Sports Illustrated First Team All-American
• 2016 USA Today First Team All-American
• 2016 Sporting News First Team All-American
• 2016 Bill Willis Award Winner
• American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year
• American Athletic Conference First Team
• American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Oct. 17, 2016)
• American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Sept. 5, 2016)
• 2016 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Fourth Team
2018: Became first three-time All-American in Houston history ... also first player in Houston history to earn first-team all-conference honors in three different years ... finished the season with 14.5 tackles for loss and 54 tackles despite missing four games with an injury ... finished with 13 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, and two QB hurries in win at Rice ... had five tackles, including a half tackle for loss, four QB hurries and one pass breakup in win against Arizona ... had six tackles, including one for loss, at Texas Tech ... had 13 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and one QB hurry in win against Tulsa ... had six tackles, including five for loss, with two sacks, one forced fumble and one QB hurry in win at ECU ... had five tackles, including two for loss, with one sack in win at Navy ... had three tackles, including one for loss, and one pass breakup at Memphis ... did not play in the Armed Forces Bowl vs. Army.
2017: Outland Trophy winner and Nagurski finalist, Oliver led the nation with a career average of 1.56 tackles for loss per game, totaling 39.5 tackles for loss in only 25 games played ... became Houston's eighth consensus All-American, earning first team honors from the FWAA, The Walter Camp Foundation and the AFCA among others ... named The American's Defensive Player of the Year ... while playing the nose spot in a three-man front, totaled 73 tackles in 12 games, despite missing three quarters of one game and being limited in the next four with a knee injury ... recorded an average of 6.1 tackles per game which ranked third nationally among all defensive linemen ... his 73 total tackles ranked eighth nationally among all defensive linemen, second nationally among defensive tackles and 16.5 tackles for loss were second among defensive tackles while his average of 1.38 tackles for loss per game led all defensive linemen in The American ... led UH in tackles for loss (16.5), sacks (5.5), quarterback hurries (7), forced fumbles (2) and blocked kicks (1) ... also had three pass breakups and one fumble recovery ... recorded two double-digit tackle games, part of seven games with at least five tackles ... also tallied five games with multiple tackles for loss and now has 13 career games with the distinction ... continued his streak of starting every game of his career as he made he has started all 12 games ... closed out his year with four tackles, two of which went for a loss, and his first career rushing attempt, a 1-yard touchdown, against Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl ... put together a career-day with 14 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss of eight yards and two sacks in win over Navy ... tallied two tackles, one of which was a sack for a loss of six yards at Tulane ... had four tackles, a tackle for loss and a QBH in win vs. ECU ... tallied seven tackles, one sack and 2.0 tackles for a loss of 10 yards in win at No. 17 USF ... had six tackles, 2.5 for loss and 1.0 sack along with a fumble recovery vs. Memphis ... recorded nine tackles, a 0.5 sack and 1.0 tackle for a loss of three yards at Tulsa ... had four tackles, one PBU and three QBH in win over SMU ... tallied one tackle, but was sidelined most of the game due to injury in win at Temple ... had five tackles, a tackle for a loss of five yards and three QBH vs. Texas Tech ... totaled six yards and one tackle for loss, while forcing his second fumble of the year in a win over Rice ... led team with 11 tackles opener at Arizona ... also had 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble, which was recovered by teammate Alexander Myres..
2016: Started all 13 games for Houston as a true freshman ... named First Team All-American by seven national outlets ... led The American and finished second nationally with 23 tackles for loss ... led all defensive linemen nationally with nine pass breakups ... was second nationally among all defensive linemen with 47 solo tackles and was 13th among all defensive linemen nationally with 66 total tackles ... his 66 tackles were second among freshmen in The American, regardless of position, and all freshmen defensive linemen nationally ... had five sacks, which led all freshmen in The American while his nine pass breakups ranked fourth in the league, regardless of position ... led Houston and finished second in The American with three forced fumbles, a number that ranked second nationally among freshmen ... tied a career high with 3.5 tackles for loss in the Las Vegas Bowl ... had six tackles, two sacks for a loss of 22 yards and three tackles for a loss of 24 yards to accompany a forced fumble in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... tallied three tackles, 1.5 for loss of four yards and a pass breakup in a home win vs. Tulane ... had five tackles including 3.5 for a loss in a home win over UCF ... tallied his first career forced fumble, added three tackles, one for a loss, at SMU ... had a career-high 12 tackles, two tackles for loss and two pass breakups in a win over Tulsa ... tallied 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at Navy ... had five tackles, two pass breakups, a sack and a tackle for a loss in a home win vs. UConn ... had three tackles, 2.5 for a loss of six yards in a win over Lamar ... showed well in his collegiate debut, tallying seven tackles and two sacks for a loss of five yards in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma.
Personal: Younger brother of senior Marcus Oliver.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 14, Navy (11/24/17)
Tackles for Loss: 5.0, at ECU (10/13/18)
Sacks : 2, 4x, last at ECU (10/13/18)
Fumbles Forced: 1, 6x, last at ECU (10/13/18)
PBU: 2, 3x, last vs. Louisville (11/17/16)
