Kevin Oliver: DL · Florida International · #5.
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Kevin Oliver
Wins the gap play after play. Fifth year in the same defensive front at Florida International. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Southern Miss — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida International | 30 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | Florida International | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Florida International | 41 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | Florida International | 19 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | Florida International | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 114 | 36 | 10.5 | 4.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs Long Island University | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Texas State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-54@ Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-58@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 33-45vs Charlotte | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-34vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-38@ Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-47vs Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-50@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-49vs North Texas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-37@ Southern Miss | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
7%2 hurries30 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
5 seasons under Butch Davis — 24-32 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Davis
Pass share
51.0%
378 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
61.8
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #178 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Florida International, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Butch Davis.
