Collin Oliver

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

2022 (Sophomore): A first team Academic All-Big 12 Team honoree ... Earned second team All-Big 12 honors from the league’s coaches for the second consecutive season ... Played in all 13 games and started five times ... His starts came against UAPB, Texas Tech, Texas. West Virginia and Wisconsin ... Finished the year with 28 total tackles, 19 of which were solo stops ... Led the team 5.0 sacks and 12 quarterback hurries ... His 7.5 tackles for loss ranked fourth on the team ... Also had a pass breakup that came against Oklahoma ... Had at least one tackle in every game but one and multiple tackles in eight games ... Recorded a season-best four tackles in the Arizona State, Texas Tech and Oklahoma games ... Recorded a season-best 2.0 sacks in the win over Iowa State ... Earned OSU co-defensive player of the week honors vs. both Arizona State and Iowa State ... Honored on several preseason lists, including the preseason All-Big 12 Team, Nagurski preseason watch list, Bednarik preseason watch list and the Action Network preseason All-America second team.

 

2021 (Freshman): Had one of the most impactful true freshman seasons in Oklahoma State history ... The unanimous Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year winner ... Earned freshman All-America honors from ESPN, 247Sports, The Athletic and PFF College ... One of three national finalists for the FWAA Freshman of the Year Award after ranking No. 7 in the FBS and with 11.5 sacks on the year ... That total set a freshman record at Oklahoma State and ranked as the seventh-best single-season total in school history ...  Also a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award ... A second-team All-Big 12 pick by the coaches and the AP .... Played in all 14 games and started the win over Baylor, recording season-highs with six tackles, three tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries and two sacks ... Earned several honors for his performance in the win, including PFF National True Freshman of the Week, 247Sports National True Freshman of the Week and OSU’s Co-Defensive Player of the Week ... Matched his season-best total of two sacks in the Bedlam win over No. 10 Oklahoma and in the Big 12 Championship game ... Made two of the biggest plays of Oklahoma State’s 12-win season when he sacked Oklahoma’s Caleb Williams twice in the fourth quarter of OSU’s 37-33 win ... His first sack came on a 3rd-and-8 to force a punt and his second sack came on OU’s final offensive play of the game ... On a 4th-and-10 from OSU’s 24-yard line and 10 seconds remaining on the clock, Oliver beat the block on the edge and fell to the ground behind Williams, then crawling the final stretch to grab his feet and bring him to the ground to seal the win ... Honored as the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week and as OSU’s Co-Defensive Player of the Week after that game ... Earned midseason All-America honors from The Athletic and ESPN after his production in the first half of the year ... Made at least one tackle in all 14 of OSU’s games and multiple tackles in nine games ... Finished the year with 29 total tackles, including 20 solo stops and 15.5 tackles for loss, to go along with his 11.5 sacks ... Also credited with five quarterback hurries and a forced fumble, which he recorded in the Big 12 Championship game ... His sacks total also led the Big 12 and the team, while his tackles for loss total was second on the team ... Enrolled early in the spring of 2021.

 

High School: Played for Kyle White at Edmond Santa Fe … Earned a spot on the Sports Illustrated All-American watch list prior to his senior season … Led the Wolves to a 10-3 record and a runner-up finish in Class 6A-I in 2020 … Racked up 66 tackles with four sacks, two fumble recoveries and 17 tackles for loss as a senior according to MaxPreps … Named the Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2020 and an all-state selection … Had 33 tackles, an interception and seven tackles for loss through six games before an injury ended his junior season … Totaled 56 stops, six tackles for loss and three sacks as a sophomore according to 247Sports … A two-sport athlete at Edmond Santa Fe who also competed in track and field … Placed third at the Oklahoma 6A state championship in the high jump and ninth in the long jump … Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … Ranked No. 291 in the 2021 ESPN 300 … Listed as an inside linebacker by ESPN where he was tabbed as the No. 9 recruit at his position … The No. 6 recruit in the state of Oklahoma according to 247Sports composite ranking … The highest-ranked OSU signee on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 at No. 4 ... Chose Oklahoma State over Georgia, Arkansas, Oregon, Oklahoma and others.

 

PERSONAL

Son of Marshall and Jewel Oliver … Parents were athletes at SWOSU, as his father played football and his mother played basketball … Studying agricultural communications.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
7.5	12.0	27.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	19.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
15.5	5.0	29.0	0.0	0.0	11.5	20.0