AWARDS/HONORS
2025 (r-Sr.) | 13/1: Oliver appeared in all 13 games during his one season at WKU. He earned one start, which came in the Hilltoppers' overtime victory at Louisiana Tech on Oct. 21. Oliver finished the season with 22 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and three sacks for a team that finished second in CUSA in scoring defense. His three sacks were most on the team. He posted a season high of five tackles twice – against North Alabama on Aug. 30 and at Toledo on Sept. 6 – with a season-best two sacks in the win over North Alabama. Oliver served as WKU's special teams captain for the Nov. 22 game at LSU. Oliver played in The Dream Bowl all-star game following the season.
Before WKU: Oliver transferred to WKU after spending four seasons at San Diego State. He appeared in 33 games for the Aztecs over the last three seasons, after redshirting his first season at San Diego State in 2021. He started one game over the last three years – in 2024 – and totaled 18 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks during his San Diego State career. His most productive season came in 2024, when he recorded 15 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and 0.5 sacks.
HS/Misc.: Oliver prepped at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, California, where he was a two-year varsity performer along the defensive line and at receiver and considered a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN. He helped Valley Christian to a 22-5 record over two years, highlighted by a West Catholic Athletic League championship in 2019, as well as consecutive berths in the CIF Central Coast Section finals. The Warriors also appeared in the Division I-A NorCal regional championship in 2018 with the help of Oliver. He was named second-team all-WCAL as a junior after posting 62 tackles, with 15 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, four passes defended and two fumble recoveries. As a senior in a 2020 season shortened by COVID-19, he posted 36 tackles, with 10.5 for loss and four sacks in four games, according to the team’s MaxPreps. Oliver was ranked 98th on Rivals’ top 100 recruits in California.
