Josh Oliver, the San Jose St. TE, sits at No. 126 on the consensus board across 6 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 3% elite, 34% starter.
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Oliver's route-running and ball-tracking talent allow him to work beyond the first level and can help NFL team's looking to push the ball downfield.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-TE.
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“…Above-average, mid-air athlete with plus ball skills who was forced to deal with coverages that were consistently shaded in his direction thanks to an excessive target count. Oliver's route-running and ball-tracking talent allow him to work beyond the first level and can help NFL team's looking to push the ball downfield. Oliver will flash as an in-line blocker at times but might need to enter the league as a TE2/3 w…”
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