Collin
Oliver.
Collin
Oliver.
Oklahoma St.· 6'2"· 240 lb· 4.56s 40
"Four years of Oklahoma State tape say the same thing: Oliver wins the corner before the tackle finishes his kick slide, and everything else in his game is still catching up to that first step."Pre-draft read
Oliver is a get-off merchant. He times the snap as well as any rusher in the class, and the first two steps are so violent that tackles are forced to overset before they can settle their hands. From there he flattens: ankle flexion and hip give-away let him run the arc tight to the quarterback's back hip without losing speed.
The rest of the toolkit is thinner. He converts speed to power only in flashes, and his hand usage is more swipe-and-hope than plan. Against the run he is a spill-and-chase defender who wins with quickness and effort rather than anchor, and tight ends can wall him off on down blocks. He is a rush-first weapon, not a base end.
Attacking four-man front that rushes him from a wide alignment on obvious passing downs and keeps him off the line of scrimmage on early downs.
Year 1: designated sub-package rusher and core special teamer. Ceiling: 8-10 sack situational rusher who plays 400 quality snaps.
Two-gap 3-4 that asks him to set a hard edge against down blocks with a tight end and tackle working to him.
His value is entirely in the pass-rush snap count; the run-down snaps are a tax to be minimized, not a skill to be built.
Collin Oliver Oklahoma State Highlights
Game film cut-up of Collin Oliver's Oklahoma St. tape.
Collin Oliver Highlights
Game film cut-up of Collin Oliver's Oklahoma St. tape.
NFL Draft Film Ep 492: Collin Oliver / EDGE / Oklahoma State / 2022 / Full Highlights
Game film cut-up of Collin Oliver's Oklahoma St. tape.
Oliver arrived in Stillwater as a freshman phenom — 11.5 sacks in 2021 — and never fully recaptured that arc. The sack numbers dipped as offenses started chipping and sliding to him, and a 2024 foot injury ended his final season after two games. The tape that mattered most was still the 2021-2023 body of work: 23.5 sacks, 40.5 tackles for loss, 43 games.
The traits are not in question. He tested at 4.56 with a 39-inch vertical and a 10-foot-6 broad jump at 240 pounds, which is exactly what the film suggests — explosive, springy, quick-twitch. What separates him from the other speed rushers in his range is the bend. He can genuinely turn the corner at depth, and that skill does not develop; you either have it or you coach around not having it.
The questions are size and refinement. He does not hold up as a base end against NFL run games, and his hands are behind his feet. A defense that treats him as a designated third-down rusher for two years while he adds a counter or two — and some functional strength — gets a real weapon. A defense that asks him to play 55 snaps a game gets him blocked out of the play on early downs.
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Elite first step
Oliver consistently forces tackles to overset with his elite first step and snap anticipation.
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Natural bend
He exhibits natural bend and ankle flexion to flatten the arc at full speed.
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Production backs traits
Oliver recorded 23.5 career sacks and 40.5 TFL in Big 12 play.
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Chase effort
His chase effort from the backside is genuine, not situational.
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Positional flexibility
Oliver has stood up off the ball and rushed from a two-point stance.
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Play strength limitation
At 240 pounds, Oliver's play strength is a real limitation and he gets displaced on down blocks.
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Underdeveloped pass-rush plan
His pass-rush plan is underdeveloped, leaning on speed instead of counters.
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Foot injury in 2024
Oliver missed nearly all of 2024 with a foot injury, cutting his senior evaluation short.
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Limited rush package
He has a limited long-arm or bull-rush package to keep tackles honest.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.56sp50
- Vertical
- 39inp50
- Broad jump
- 126inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 29 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | — | 43 | 133 | 23.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Oliver's versatility and relentless motor are reminiscent of Van Ginkel, who can be deployed in multiple schemes to create pressure and set the edge effectively.
Oliver mirrors Reddick's explosive first step and exceptional bend, projecting a similar impact as a primary pass rusher with the ability to win consistently off the edge.
Oliver's floor suggests a role akin to Koonce, offering flashes of pass-rushing ability as a rotational piece while needing further development to be a consistent starter.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Green Bay took the traits at 159, which is the right price for a player whose entire projection is one elite skill.
The injury history did the damage on draft weekend — a rusher with 23.5 college sacks and this kind of bend is a day-two conversation when he is healthy in his final year. Two games of 2024 tape meant teams were buying 2021-2023 and hoping.
The verdict will come down to whether the Packers can keep him on the field and keep his snap count honest. Used correctly, he is a rotational rusher who earns his contract twice over at this pick. Used as a full-time end, the tackle-in-the-B-gap problems show up on tape by October.