Oliver has amazing athleticism for a 290-pound autogenous lineman, with the acceleration to hunt down active backs from behind. He won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s top autogenous lineman in 2017, acceptable the aboriginal apprentice or green to win the award. He was aswell a finalist for the Nagurski Accolade as the top arresting amateur in the nation but absent to NC State’s Bradley Chubb, a adequate top-five aces in this year’s draft. Oliver may access fabricated up his apperception apropos his approaching but he isn’t analytic accomplished academy just yet. He said Monday that he hopes to win the Heisman Trophy this year.
Houston Cougars arresting accouterment Ed Oliver isn't crumbling any time in alertness for the next footfall in his football career. Oliver appear Monday he intends on entering the 2019 NFL draft."This was a dream of abundance advancing in," Oliver said in a anniversary on the Cougars' official website. "I knew I was traveling on a business trip, and whether my business cruise was three years or four years it just depended on how aboriginal I got on the acreage and how able I was NFL Coins."Through his aboriginal two seasons at Houston, Oliver has 139 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 39.5 tackles for loss. As a green in 2017, he was a accord first-team All-American and the Outland Trophy winner.
Houston arch drillmaster Above Applewhite told ESPN.com's Sam Khan Jr. endure ages Oliver should at atomic accreditation a acknowledgment in the 2018 Heisman Trophy discussion."We access to see what he does on the acreage [this season]," Applewhite said. "I anticipate he deserves to be in the conversation. If the accolade is what it says it is, which is the best amateur in academy football, afresh he deserves to be in the conversation."Sure, a lot can appear amid now and the 2019 abstract to aching Oliver's pro prospects, but there isn't abundant downside to him authoritative his intentions accustomed now. If Oliver has an underwhelming 2019 season, afresh he can artlessly airing aback Monday's advertisement and acknowledgment for his arch year.Assuming he stays healthy, Oliver will accreditation first-round cachet this time next year.