Josh Oliver

Joshua Oliver (born March 21, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Jose State.

Josh Oliver
Oliver in 2017 with San Jose State.
No. 89 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997
Templeton, California
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Paso Robles
(Paso Robles, California)
College:San Jose State
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MWC (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:15
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Born in Templeton, California, Oliver attended Paso Robles High School in Paso Robles, California.[1] Uncle, Clancy Oliver, was an NFL defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1969 to 1970 and St. Louis Cardinals in 1973, and second cousin Darren Oliver was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1993 to 2013.[1] He played tight end, defensive end, and outside linebacker on the football team and forward on the basketball team in high school.[1]

College career

Oliver played at San Jose State from 2015 to 2018.[2][3][4] During his career he had 98 receptions for 1,067 yards and seven touchdowns.[5]

Professional career

Oliver was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round, 69th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on November 18, 2019.[7]

Oliver had surgery on a broken bone in his foot and was placed on injured reserve again on August 20, 2020.[8]

References
  1. "Josh Oliver". SJSUSpartans.com. San Jose State University. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  2. Gibson, Travis (January 15, 2016). "Paso Robles High grad Josh Oliver finishes football season at San Jose State on high note". sanluisobispo.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. Allen, Connor (March 7, 2019). "Josh Oliver shines at Scouting Combine". Paso Robles Press. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. Vera, Vicente (August 23, 2018). "Oliver named on Mackey award list". sjsunews.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  5. Allen, Connor (February 25, 2019). "Former Bearcat going to 2019 NFL Combine". Paso Robles Press. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  6. Oehser, John (April 26, 2019). "Round 3: Oliver is the selection". Jaguars.com.
  7. "Jaguars place rookie TE Josh Oliver and DE Lerentee McCray on season-ending IR". Big Cat Country. SB Nation. November 18, 2019.
  8. DiRocco, Michael (August 20, 2020). "Jaguars' Josh Oliver has surgery for broken bone in foot, goes on IR". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.


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