worldwide ramsEd "Pi Double i" Henderson Player Bio: Ed Oliver prepped at Westfield High School in Houston, TX and 2016 became the five-star consensus recruit his senior year that potentially every primary school sought after. Oliver received numerous offers but elected to stay home and play at the nearby University of Houston. As a true freshman, Oliver lived up to the hype from the day of his playing career for the Cougars. He presented to the opposing offensive lines a great deal of crisis on trying to find ways to block him. His freshman year, Oliver finished the year with 65 total tackles, 22 tackles for loss, and five sacks. By the time Oliver completed his Sophomore year, he would become the Defensive Player of the Year after recording 73 total tackles, 16 1/2 tackles for loss, and also producing 5 1/2 sacks. By obtaining so much success early, teams produced constant double-teamed blocking to contain the undersized sophomore nose tackle in the Cougars three-manned alignment up front. Oliver junior year became even tougher, as the team provided even tripled-team blocking assignments against him so that he could not disrupt the offense. Oliver injured his knee and missed four games due to the fact, however before the injury he registered 54 total tackles, 14 1/2 tackles for loss and three sacks in eight games he played. During his missed games head coach Major Applewhite and Oliver would get in a confrontation on the sideline regarding players who didn't suit up could not wear a team jacket on the sideline. Oliver soon would later announce that he would forego his senior and apply to the 2019 NFL Draft. Oliver ended his career by being named the first Houston Cougar to earn All-American three times in the history of Houston's football. Oliver also became the first player in the Cougars history to earn First-Team all-conference honors in three consecutive years. Accolades 2018 Consensus All-American 2018 FWAA First Team All-American 2018 Walter Camp First Team All-American 2018 Phil Steele First Team All-American 2018 AFCA Second Team All-American 2018 The Sporting News Second Team All-American 2018 AP Third Team All-American 2018 Bednarik Award Semifinalist 2018 Lott IMPACT Trophy Semifinalist 2018 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15, 2018) 2018 Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week (Sept. 4, 2018) 2018 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 3, 2018) 2018 ESPN Preseason All-American 2018 AP Preseason All-American 2018 Sports Illustrated Preseason All-American 2018 CBS Sports Preseason No. 1 Player in the Nation 2018 CBS Sports Preseason All-American 2018 Walter Camp Award Watch List 2018 Maxwell Award Watch List 2018 Bednarik Award Watch List 2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List 2018 Outland Trophy Watch List 2018 Dave Campbell's Texas Football Preseason Defensive Lineman of the Year ESPN Preseason No. 1 Player in the Nation 2018 Sporting News Preseason All-American 2018 Sports Illustrated Preseason No. 1 Player in the Nation 2018 Lott Impact Trophy Watch List 2018 Athlon Sports Preseason All-American 2018 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC First Team 2017 Outland Trophy Winner 2017 Consensus All-American 2017 FWAA First Team All-American 2017 Walter Camp First Team All-American 2017 AFCA First Team All-American 2017 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year 2017 The American All-Conference First Team 2017 Phil Steele First Team All-American 2017 ESPN First Team All-American 2017 CBS Sports First Team All-American 2017 Bleacher Report First Team All-American 2017 SB Nation First Team All-American 2017 Sporting News Second Team All-American 2017 Associated Press Second Team All-American 2017 Sports Illustrated Second Team All-American 2017 American Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 27) 2017 Outland Trophy Finalist 2017 Nagurski Trophy Finalist 2017 Bednarik Award Semifinalist 2017 American Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11) 2017 Associated Press Preseason All-American 2017 Sports Illustrated Preseason First Team All-American 2017 Walter Camp Watch List 2017 Nagurski Trophy Watch List 2017 Outland Trophy Watch List 2017 Bednarik Award Watch List 2017 Maxwell Award Watch List 2017 Sporting News Preseason First Team All-American 2017 Dave Campbell's All-Texas Preseason Team 2017 Dave Campbell's Pre-Season Best Defensive Lineman 2017 Athlon Sports Pre-Season First Team All-American 2017 Athlon Sports Pre-Season AAC First Team 2017 Lott Impact Trophy Watch List 2016 FWAA Freshman All-American 2016 Scout National Freshman of the Year 2016 Scout First Team All-American 2016 Phil Steele AAC First Team 2016 Phil Steele Second Team All-American 2016 AFCA Second Team All-American 2016 CBS Sports First Team All-American 2016 FWAA Second Team All-American 2016 ESPN First Team All-American 2016 Associated Press First Team All-American 2016 Sports Illustrated First Team All-American 2016 USA Today First Team All-American 2016 Sporting News First Team All-American 2016 Bill Willis Award Winner 2016 American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year 2016 American Athletic Conference First Team 2016 American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Oct. 17, 2016) 2016 American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Sept. 5, 2016) 2016 Athlon Sports Preseason AAC Fourth Team ed oliver |
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