Collin Oliver

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

2023 Second Team All-Big 12 (Coaches & AP)
2023 Season Captain (voted by teammates)
2022 Second Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2022 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 Unanimous Big 12 Def. Freshman of the Year
2021 Freshman All-America Team (ESPN, 247Sports, The Athletic, PFF College)
2021 FWAA Freshman of the Year Award Finalist
2021 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Semifinalist
2021 Second Team All-Big 12 (Coaches & AP)

The 23rd three-time all-conference selection in OSU history and just the ninth defensive player to earn that distinction ... Entering 2024, he has played 41 games, including every game since he arrived on campus, and made a big impact as a pass rusher and at linebacker ... Earned team captain honors from his teammates ... Enters 2024 tied for the OSU career record with 26 quarterback hurries ... Also ranks fifth at OSU with 22.5 sacks and 163 yards from sacks, ninth with 38.5 tackles for loss and 193 tackles for loss yards and ties for 12th with five forced fumbles ... Put together one of the most impressive true freshman seasons in the nation and in Oklahoma State history in 2021, earning unanimous Big 12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year honors and freshman All-America honors ... One of three national finalists for the 2021 FWAA Freshman of the Year Award after ranking No. 7 in the FBS and setting an OSU freshman record with 11.5 sacks ... Played at defensive end his first two seasons and moved to linebacker in the spring of 2023 ... His 20 career OSU starts rank second on the defense entering 2024.

 

2023 (Junior): Voted a season team captain by his teammates ... A second team All-Big 12 selection by both the coaches and Associated Press in his first year playing linebacker ... Became just the ninth defensive player in OSU history to earn three all-conference honors ... Earned honorable mention honors on the Phil Steele All-America team ... One of nine Cowboys and seven defenders who started all 14 games on defense ... Made 73 tackles with 45 solos, both of which ranked fourth on the team ... His 6.0 sacks tied Nick Martin for the most on the team and the most among all Big 12 linebackers, also ranking No. 21 among all FBS linebackers ... Ranked second on the team with 15.5 tackles for loss and his 66 yards from tackles for loss led the team ... Recorded four forced fumbles to tie for the fifth-most in a season in OSU history and the third-most in the FBS for the year ... His nine quarterback hurries tied for the seventh-most in a season at OSU ... His five pass breakups also tied for the team lead ... Recovered a fumble against Cincinnati ... His 2.5 sacks against Kansas marked the highest single game total of his career, the most for any Cowboy in a game all season and the third-highest single-game total for any Big 12 player in 2023 ...  Also had a career-best two pass breakups against Kansas ... Had multiple tackles in every game, including highs of 10 against West Virginia and South Alabama, as well as seven against Arizona State, Kansas and Cincinnati ... Earned OSU’s Defensive MVP against both Arizona State and Kansas ... Served as a game captain against South Alabama, Oklahoma, BYU and Texas A&M ... Included on the preseason watch lists for the Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy ... Also part of the preseason All-Big 12 team.

 

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