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

Height: 6’2”
Weight: 240 lbs
Class: Senior
School: Oklahoma St.
Hand Size: 9 ½”
Arm Length: 30 ¾”
40-Yard-Dash: 4.56s
10-Yard-Split: 1.57s
Vertical Jump: 39”
Broad Jump: 10’6”
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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.

Strengths

Solid thickness throughout his body
Small target with very good athletic ability and short-area movement skills
Very good short-area quickness
Low squatty stance – explodes low-to-high with good COG
Plays with excellent leverage with springy movement skills
Good overall play strength is maximized by his elite leverage
Very good explosiveness – gets low and fires down the LOS
Good lateral movement skills at the LOS – stays low to avoid contact
Balanced player with relentless nature
Controlled up the arc with very good lower body flexion
Tightly turns and bends around the edge
Good overall array of pass rushing moves
Quality ghost move – sudden ability to dip inside shoulder
Works back inside with good counter moves
Physical player with heavy hands
Solid run defender when he’s tasked to penetrate or avoid stacking (40.5 TFLs in 43 games)
Good as a backside pursuit defender
Very good in read situations – quick reactor with excellent awareness
Excellent competitive toughness and motor

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Weaknesses

Poor length and height – measurables may lead PFA status
Measurables are OUTLIER bad (sub-31” arms)
Can’t dictate against tackles with length – stunned by good firm punch
Marginal stack & shed ability – can stay low with solid anchor but length affects his overall run defense
Reckless tackling mechanics
Poor tackle radius helped led to INSANELY high missed tackle rate (27.6% in college)
Played EDGE in college but may have to play hybrid-LB at next level – moved to LB in 2023, but was most effective rushing the pocket
Does not look comfortable or explosive moving backward or dropping into coverage
Missed most of 2024 with a right foot injury; suffered a right knee injury in college

Feb 27, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Oklahoma State linebacker Collin Oliver (LB21) participates in drills during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Summary

Collin Oliver is a quick-accelerating defensive player with very good explosive skills; he plays low with good force into contact and sufficient bend to tightly turn corners to maneuver his way around offensive tackles.

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.

His explosive nature translates going forward when attacking and wasn’t evident in space or when dropping into coverage.

Overall, Oliver was productive in college with several pass rushing moves and an ability to separate; he maximized his good play strength with elite leverage when coming forward, and his football IQ allowed him to counter and find solutions when one-on-one.

He may start as a situational sub-package player but his explosiveness may allow him to carve an early downs role out as a penetrating disruptor.

GRADE: 6.0D

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Collin Oliver, LB/Edge

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