Jason Oliver

BYU

Sep 27 (Sat)

8:15 PM

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bakersfield, Calif.
High School:
Liberty

HIGH SCHOOL—A three-star prospect by the recruiting services … The 247 Composite ranked him as the No. 85 cornerback in the nation, No. 70 player from California, and No. 932 player nationally … 247 Sports ranked him as the No. 103 cornerback in the class and No. 100 player from California … Rivals listed him as the No. 67 player in California … ESPN ranked him the No. 81 athlete in the class, No. 56 player from California and No. 115 player in the west … On3 sports ranked him as the No. 121 cornerback in the class and No. 81 player from California … Played three years of varsity at Liberty for coach Bryan Nixon … Overall Record … Team Accomplishments … Career Stats … Playing receiver and in the defensive backfield, hew was named all-league, the Area Player of the Year and was named a hometown all-star … He caught 40 catches for 927 yards and 10 touchdowns offensively and had 40 tackles on defense with a sack, 10 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery while returning seven kicks for 141 yards and 18 punts for 283 yards and a touchdown on special teams … Top games including scoring three touchdowns in a 35-7 win over Pittsburgh, a 42-14 win over Central when he was voted Player of the Game and a 28-21 win over Buchanan when he had a punt return for a touchdown and three pass breakups … In a COVID-shortened junior season, Liberty was 5-0 and he played in two games, catching six passes for 125 yards and a touchdown and added three tackles on defense and had one kick return for 18 yards on special team … Sophomore season Liberty was 10-2 and he played receiver and cornerback … He caught 16 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns and added 25 tackles, 13 pass breakups and three interceptions on defense and returned six kicks for 144 yards on special teams … Also played baseball and track & field at Liberty, posting personal bests of 15.32 in the 100-meter high hurdles and 39.92 in the 300 hurdles.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Real Estate from the Leeds School of Business at Colorado … A part of the California Scholarship Federation Honor Roll in high school.

PERSONAL—He was born June 5, 2004 in Bakersfield, Calif. … Parents are Jason and Nicole Oliver … Has one sister, Kiara … Dad Jason played football at USC … A cousin Justin Cheadle was an All-Pac-12 offensive lineman at Cal spent time on the practice squads with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers … An uncle, John Tarver, played football at Colorado from 1968-71 and was drafted in the 1972 NFL Draft and played for five seasons with the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles … Enjoys working out and snowboarding … Would like to be a business owner after his playing days are done.