Collin Oliver
American football player (born 2002)
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Collin Oliver (born September 23, 2002) is an American professional football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and was selected by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
| No. 45 – Green Bay Packers | |||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||
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| Born | September 23, 2002 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Edmond Santa Fe (Edmond, Oklahoma) | ||||
| College | Oklahoma State (2021–2024) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2025: 5th round, 159th overall pick | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||
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Early life
Oliver grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and attended Edmond Santa Fe High School. He had 66 tackles with 17 tackles for loss, four sacks as a senior.[1] Oliver was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Oklahoma State over offers from Georgia, Arkansas, Oregon, and Oklahoma.[2]
College career
Oliver was named a starter at defensive end going into his freshman season at Oklahoma State.[3] Oliver was named the Big 12 Conference Defensive Freshman of the Year and second team All-Big 12 after finishing the season with 29 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, and 11.5 sacks, including the winning sack to win the 2021 edition of the Bedlam Rivalry against a top 10 Oklahoma Sooners team.[4] He entered his sophomore season on the watchlist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.[5]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.56 s | 1.57 s | 2.66 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 24 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Oliver was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 159th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.[8] On May 2, 2025, he signed his rookie contract with the Packers.[9] On August 26, he was placed on reserve/physically unable to perform list.[10] Oliver was activated on December 22, ahead of the team's Week 17 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens.[11]
