Buffalo Bills · DT (DL) · 4 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Houston (2019 Round 1, Pick 9)

Ed Oliver

Open player report in app Compare side by side Ask about Ed Oliver

67.5

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #43 of 177 qualified DLs

Combined tackles: 93 solo · 6 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 0.57 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 10 forced fumbles
Coverage: 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 13734.3 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.031Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Ed Oliver among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Anderson Jr.96.6
Allen95.5
Karlaftis94.1
Hutchinson92.8
Crosby92.7
Simmons92.2
Granderson91.4
Mafe91.1
Buckner90.4
Oliver#4367.5

167 more scored defensive linemen

Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed25% weight · Raw 0.54 → Shrunk 32.12

49thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption per game28% weight · Raw 0.05 → Shrunk 1.17

85thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game15% weight · Raw 0.09 → Shrunk 4.65

79thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed13% weight · Raw 4.9% → Shrunk 3.1%

84thpercentile

Sack rate per opponent pass play, regressed7% weight · Raw 0.3% → Shrunk 0.3%

34thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 3.5% → Shrunk 3.3%

43thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.031 → Shrunk +0.003

71thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Ed Oliver. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ HOU	W 36-31	5	2	0	1	1	65
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs LAC	W 24-16	1	1	0	0	3	28
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs NE	L 26-29	3	0	0.5	0	0	24
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs BAL	W 36-10	0	0	0	0	3	20

College to the NFL: Houston to Buffalo Bills

Verified identity bridge linking Ed Oliver's college regular-season tackles at Houston to official NFL game lines.

Houston (College tackles)

602016

692017

542018

99th pick
2019 Draft

BUF (NFL tackles)

382019

302020

362021

292022

422023

282024

112025

92026 *

Open Ed Oliver's college development chapters in Downfield

Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2019	BUF	16	38	19	19	5	5	8	2	0	1	556
2020	BUF	16	30	20	10	3	6	6	3	0	1	578
2021	BUF	17	36	24	12	4	8	14	3	0	1	623
2022	BUF	13	29	15	14	2.5	7	14	3	0	1	527
2023	BUF	16	42	25	17	9.5	10	16	3	1	0	730
2024	BUF	14	28	13	15	3	5	13	0	0	3	603
2025	BUF	3	11	9	2	3	7	5	0	0	1	108
2026 (so far)	BUF	4	9	3	6	0.5	1	7	0	0	0	137

Compare Ed Oliver with top defensive linemen

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 DL.

Ed Oliver vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 67.5 vs. 96.6 Ed Oliver vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 67.5 vs. 95.5 Ed Oliver vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 67.5 vs. 94.1 Ed Oliver vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 67.5 vs. 92.8 Ed Oliver vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 67.5 vs. 92.7 Ed Oliver vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 67.5 vs. 92.2