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2025 Guide: What Ourlads’ NFL Scouting Services said about COLLIN OLIVER:
Oklahoma State | Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK | HT: 6016 | WT: 240 | 40 time: 4.56 | Hand: 0934 | Arm: 3034 | Wing: 7614
Three-year starter. Three-time second-team All-Big 12, and All-Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2021. Team captain. Suffered a season-ending injury in week two. Projects as a standup edge rusher at the next level who has also taken a significant number of snaps as an inside linebacker. Walks up with an athletic stance ready to fire off the snap. Notable explosiveness out of his stance to get upfield rapidly. Accelerates on a dime with impressive movement skills. Highly productive pass rusher with a profile of success throughout his college career. Corners effectively with impressive contact balance and elite level bend around the edge. Gets well below the tackle’s waist when flipping his hips towards the quarterback. Can stop on a dime to angle his speed rush inside causing tackles to overset. Gets off the ball low and can occasionally overpower tackles with speed-to-power to collapse the pocket. Utilizes an assortment of counter rush moves when his initial move does not work allowing him to get constant pressure. His skillset makes him a challenge to block on stunts. Against the run, unafraid of making contact and will throw his weight into linemen to hold up. Squeezes inside of pullers to blow up run plays at the line. Flies down the field with a thirst to make the tackle. Has played in zone coverage where he reads and reacts well to quarterback intentions. On contact he sometimes gets limited knockback leading to questions about his power. Will struggle to set the edge against bigger tackles due to strength limitations. His lack of length will create problems at the next level. Shows some difficulties creating extension to shed when he comes in contact with linemen especially on the interior. Missed tackles show up all over his tape. 2023 stats: 73 T, 15.5 TFL, 6 sacks, 5 PBU, 9 QBH, 4 FF.
Draft projection: 5th-6th round