New York Giants Draft Prospect Profile: Edge/OLB Collin Oliver, Oklahoma State

Collin Oliver’s measurables – specifically his sub-31” arms – are his critical vulnerability and they render him more as a nickel-pass rusher or a hybrid-LB with upside as a rusher.

Collin Oliver, LB/Edge

A former four-star recruit out of Edmond, Oklahoma, where he attended Santa Fe High School and was the sixth Oklahoman recruit and the 29th linebacker during the 2021 recruiting cycle.

Oliver burst onto the scene at Oklahoma State and was the Big-12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2021. He recorded 40 pressures and 21 STOPs as a freshman in just 374 snaps.

He followed up his epic freshman season with 39 pressures and 18 STOPs as a sophomore in 461 snaps and 41 pressures and 49 STOPs as a junior in 2023.

He only played two games (40 total snaps) in 2024 before suffering a right foot injury, but he had 14 pressures, two sacks, and two stops in those two games.

Collin Oliver is a relentless pressure artist with sub-par measurables. He missed a surprising 27.6% of his tackles in college.

He had over a 30% missed tackle rate as a freshman and a sophomore – concerning! Still, Oliver is a tough player to frame up and his short-area movement skills – plus his ability to move laterally – allow him to create pressure as a pass rusher.

He was Second-Team All-Big-12 three times (2021-2023), and would have likely earned First-Team if he kept up his HOT pace from the first two weeks of the season. Oliver was a TOP-30 visit for the New York Giants.