Ed Oliver (American football)
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| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Class | Freshman |
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| High school | Houston (TX) Westfield |
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| Date of birth | December 12, 1997 |
| Place of birth | Houston, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 290 lb (132 kg) |
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Ed Oliver (born December 12, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Cougars.
Oliver attended Westfield High School in Houston. Oliver had 83 tackles, nine sacks and an interception as a senior and 84 tackles and seven sacks as a junior. In Oliver's senior season, Westfield went 11–1 into the 2015 UIL playoffs, where they lost 28–21 in the Area final to later state runner-up Austin Lake Travis.
Oliver was rated as a consensus five-star recruit and was ranked among the top players in his class. Oliver committed to play college football at the University of Houston, becoming the first five-star recruit in history to commit to a school outside the Power Five conferences.
Oliver became an immediate starter his true freshman year at Houston in 2016. He started all 12 games during the regular season, recording 60 tackles and five sacks. He was named the winner of the Bill Willis Trophy, becoming the first freshman to win the award.
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