Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ Houston | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 54 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs Montana | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 19 | |
| Total | 10 | 92 | 8.7 | 1 | 24 |
#80
Eric Olsen
Senior tight end for Oregon State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 240 lb · St. George, UT · Desert Hills
The numbers
92
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Oregon State from 60% to 83% to win.Montana at Oregon State · 52-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Oregon State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The full story, with sourcesHow he plays
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Rec TDs: 42nd percentile.
The full scouting readBuzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
32.5own fans
20national conversation
Eric Olsen
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The receipt: 54 rec yds, 4 receptions against Houston — Week 1, 2026.
92 REC YDS · 10 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- game log
Career arc
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Eric Olsen's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 52–17
vs Montana
3 rec · 35 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Montana.
With B. Atkinson — 333 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.0 · 4 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · X. Noland — 2 rec · 7 yds
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Houston · 4&5 · Q4 · EPA +3.04(03:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #80 E.Olsen caught at OSU46, for 9 yards to the HOU47 (#6 J.Allen), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Houston · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.89(11:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #80 E.Olsen caught at HOU45, for 24 yards to the HOU40 (#1 J.Yates), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Montana · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.60(11:28) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #80 E.Olsen caught at MON03, for 19 yards to the MON00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:24, 1ST DOWN #28 C.Ojeda kick attempt good (H: #38 A.Winsor, LS: #47 T.Sanford)
- Week 1 · Houston · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.43(10:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #80 E.Olsen caught at HOU36, for 21 yards to the HOU19 (#8 K.Webb), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.39(05:27) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #80 E.Olsen caught at TTU42, for 3 yards loss to the TTU41 (#8 J.Mathis)
- Week 3 · Montana · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.95(00:39) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #80 E.Olsen caught at MON29, for 12 yards to the MON22 (#38 N.Mose), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Houston · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.83(04:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #80 E.Olsen caught at HOU34, for 0 yards to the HOU32 QB hurried by #1 J.Yates (#10 L.McCutchin)
- Week 2 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.38(03:24) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #80 E.Olsen caught at OSU20, for 2 yards to the OSU23 (#15 A.Romaine; #3 P.Morgan)
- Week 2 · Texas Tech · 2&13 · Q4 · EPA -0.16(04:53) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #80 E.Olsen caught at TTU38, for 4 yards to the TTU37 (#32 L.Guyton; #6 J.Curry)
- Week 3 · Montana · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.08(09:23) Shotgun #2 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #80 E.Olsen caught at MON25, for 4 yards to the MON23 (#17 K.Boyd)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +35 receiving yards, +3 catches, +1 receiving TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Oregon State1-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 19.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 54.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 30.7 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Pass share
70.7%
253 pass / 105 run
Plays / game
119.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
152 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Gabe Holmes’s 2014 season.
89%match
Matches Gabe on
TD rate
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jake Ferguson’s path through Wisconsin.
92%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
#2
Hayden Hatten
91%
Matches Jake on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dakota Twitty's sophomore season at Virginia (2024).
91%match
Matches Dakota on
Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Player DNA
Players who play like Eric Olsen
Background
UTAH TECH • Played in 39 games from 2022-25 • Caught 70 passes for 842 yards and three touchdowns. Also rushed 13 times for 45 yards • Caught 52 passes for 583 yards and two touchdowns in 2025 • Surpassed 100 yards for the first time against Central Arkansas. Totaled five receptions for 107…
The tight end room · Oregon State
- #8Bryce Caufield219 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Gabe Milbourn185 receiving yards · 2025
- #8D.C. Temple143 receiving yards · 2025
- #80Eric Olsen3 games · 2026
- #87Jackson Bowers1 game · 2026
4 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology