Jake Oliver

WR · Texas 2016 · #6

Last confirmed: Texas, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · Dallas, TX · Jesuit

Jake Oliver: WR · Texas · #6.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Shakiem BarbelKansas · 2016 · 98% season match
Maudrecus HumphreyUAB · 2014 · 93% season match
D.J. ThompsonSouthern Miss · 2014 · 90% season match
Boone NiederhoferTexas A&M · 2014 · 86% season match
Quin JernighanWestern Kentucky · 2018 · 85% season match

Jake Oliver

WR · Texas · #6

Moves the chains on third down. On tape: 76 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Texas Tech, Week 10, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Texas in the news

Meyer warns Sarkisian publiclyYahoo Sports Oct 20
Court grants eligibility injunction to two playersOct 16
Elko apologizes for rantOct 12
Easton Royal flips to FloridaOct 11

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Texas	33	358	10.8	0
Career		33	358	10.8	0

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 50-47vs No. 10 Notre Dame	3	36	12.0	21
Wk 2	W 41-7vs UTEP	1	10	10.0	10
Wk 3	L 43-50@ California	5	46	9.2	11
Wk 5	L 31-49@ Oklahoma State	4	37	9.3	13
Wk 6	L 40-45@ No. 20 Oklahoma	1	13	13.0	13
Wk 7	W 27-6vs Iowa State	3	21	7.0	8
Wk 8	L 21-24@ Kansas State	1	23	23.0	23
Wk 9	W 35-34vs No. 8 Baylor	2	18	9.0	13
Wk 10	W 45-37@ Texas Tech	3	76	25.3	52	Season-high 76 yds
Wk 11	L 20-24vs No. 11 West Virginia	5	24	4.8	8
Wk 12	L 21-24@ Kansas	3	25	8.3	10
Wk 13	L 9-31vs TCU	2	29	14.5	15
Total		33	358	10.8	52

Signature game

Week 10 · 2016

W 45-37

at Texas Tech

3 rec · 76 yds

Edged out Texas Tech on the road in a shootout.

With D. Foreman — 341 rush yds (33 car) · 3 TD · M. Dickson — 51 yards per punt · 5 punts · 63 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.03Shane Buechele pass complete to Jake Oliver for 52 yds to the TexTc 17 for a
Week 10 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.56Shane Buechele pass complete to Jake Oliver for 14 yds to the TexTc 29 for a
Week 13 · TCU · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.28Shane Buechele pass complete to Jake Oliver for 15 yds to the Texas 41 for a
Week 1 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Shane Buechele pass complete to Jake Oliver for 10 yds to the NDame 1 for a
Week 1 · Notre Dame · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.59Shane Buechele pass complete to Jake Oliver for 21 yds to the NDame 13 for a
Week 3 · California · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.48Shane Buechele pass complete to Jake Oliver for 11 yds to the Cal 33 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.42Shane Buechele pass complete to Jake Oliver for 10 yds to the Texas 38 for a
Week 12 · Kansas · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.20Shane Buechele pass complete to Jake Oliver for 9 yds to the Texas 32
Week 7 · Iowa State · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.03Shane Buechele pass complete to Jake Oliver for 8 yds to the Texas 38 for a
Week 2 · UTEP · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.01Shane Buechele pass complete to Jake Oliver for 10 yds to the TEXAS 44 for a UTEP Penalty, Personal Foul (Gino Bresolin) to the UTEP 29 for a

Teams and coaches

2016Texas5-7HC: Charlie Strong · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (86th percentile). Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#91 / 674 · 86th pct

78.6%

EPA / target#391 / 674 · 42nd pct

0.44

Yards / catch#470 / 674 · 30th pct

10.8

Explosive rate#523 / 674 · 22nd pct

7.1%

TD rate#558 / 674 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#236 / 524 · 55th pct

Receptions#236 / 524 · 54th pct

Rec yards#301 / 524 · 43rd pct

358

Yards / catch#425 / 524 · 19th pct

10.8

Rec TDs#461 / 524 · 6th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.7	23.0	9.5	0.0
Road5g	3.2	41.4	15.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.8	27.2	10.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	32.5	14.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Charlie Strong

Pass share

40.5%

400 pass / 587 run

Plays / game

82.2

12 games

Team sack rate

6.7%

434 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

33 catches in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Jake Oliver

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Texas in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

33 catches in 12 games

Four seasons at Texas

His moves

2013