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2025 season · TE · #84 · 7th season

Josh Oliver

Age 29 · 6'5" · 250 lb · San Jose State · Pick 69 overall (2019). Snap share 46% across 15 games.

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Targets

1.3 per game

T-63rd of 72

Receptions

79% catch rate

T-57th of 72

Yards

160

11 per game

59th of 72

Touchdowns

9 first downs

T-19th of 72

Target share

3% of air yards

57th of 72

aDOT

3.4

air yards per target

65th of 72

EPA / target

+0.55

+10.5 total

10th of 72

YAC / catch

6.8

102 after the catch

10th of 72

The short version

How goodOliver's +10.5 EPA is 34th of 72 tight ends.
Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+15.5, 95th percentile per target).
Fantasy2.7 standard points a game, TE42 of 108.3.2 half-PPR points a game, TE44 of 108.3.7 PPR points a game, TE50 of 108.
How he's usedHe lives outside the numbers: only 11% of his targets come over the middle (league 25%).
LatelyTargets are steady: 2.3 a game over his last three against 1.3 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 72 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
Target shareof team targets	7%	57th of 72	22nd
Depth of targetair yards per target	3.4	65th of 72	10th
After the catchyards per reception	6.8	10th of 72	87th
Catch ratereceptions per target	79%	15th of 72	80th
EPA per target	+0.55	10th of 72	87th

Stat	Value	Rank	Pctl
First downsper target	47%	11th of 72	85th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better	0%	1st of 72	91st
Yards per game	10.7	58th of 72	20th
Success rate	63%	17th of 72	77th
Total EPA	+10.5	34th of 72	53rd

How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Oliver scores 2.7 standard points a game, TE42 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 3.8; 2 boom weeks (9+) and 12 busts (under 3).

Points a game2.7TE42 of 108

Season40.0TE43 · 15 games

Most weeks0.0–3.8his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts2 · 129+ · under 3

TE12 · 6.7147××1013161922

Oliver scores 3.2 half-PPR points a game, TE44 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 4.7; 1 boom week (12+) and 12 busts (under 4).

Points a game3.2TE44 of 108

Season47.5TE48 · 15 games

Most weeks0.0–4.7his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts1 · 1212+ · under 4

TE12 · 8.7147××1013161922

Oliver scores 3.7 PPR points a game, TE50 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 5.6; 1 boom week (15+) and 12 busts (under 5).

Points a game3.7TE50 of 108

Season55.0TE49 · 15 games

Most weeks0.0–5.6his middle 60% of games

Booms · busts1 · 1215+ · under 5

TE12 · 10.5147××1013161922

How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 72 tight ends

He lives outside the numbers: only 11% of his targets come over the middle (league 25%). Play action finds him: 60% of his targets come off a fake (league 32%). His share of the team's targets is 4%: on third down it holds at 1%; inside the 20 it climbs to 9%. Josh rarely goes deep: 0% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 5% for the league's receivers.

Stays outsideMiddle of the field 11% · 5th pctlPlay-action targetPlay action 60% · 92nd pctlRed-zone guy9% inside the 20 · 4% overallRarely deepDeep share 0% · 12th pctl

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield

12th

Screensshare of his targets

51st

Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers

11%

5th

After the catchshare of his yards after the catch

64%

77th

TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl

Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down

5th

Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20

43rd

Motiontargets with pre-snap motion

45%

18th

Play actiontargets off play action

60%

92nd

How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Snap	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	EPA
1	at CHI W 27-2411th D	11th vs TE	48%	1	1	5		-0.7
2	vs ATL L 6-2216th D	16th vs TE	30%	0	0	0		0.0
3	vs CIN W 48-1029th D	29th vs TE	35%	1	1	12	1	+2.5
4	at PIT L 21-2417th D	17th vs TE	28%	1	0	0		-0.7
5	at CLE W 21-178th D	8th vs TE	45%	3	2	35	1	+2.6
6	Bye week
7	vs PHI L 22-281st D	1st vs TE	46%	1	1	9		+0.8
8	at LAC L 10-3727th D	27th vs TE	8%	0	0	0		0.0
9	at DET W 27-24Did not play · Out (foot)
10	vs BAL L 19-27Did not play · Out (foot)
11	vs CHI L 17-1911th D	11th vs TE	35%	1	1	-3		-1.3
12	at GB L 6-2313th D	13th vs TE	55%	1	1	4		-0.1
13	at SEA L 0-2622nd D	22nd vs TE	42%	0	0	0		0.0
14	vs WAS W 31-031st D	31st vs TE	62%	2	2	24	2	+2.9
15	at DAL W 34-2626th D	26th vs TE	62%	1	1	18		+1.2
16	at NYG W 16-1314th D	14th vs TE	52%	3	2	19		+0.8
17	vs DET W 23-105th D	5th vs TE	93%	2	1	8		+0.2
18	vs GB W 16-313th D	13th vs TE	46%	2	2	29		+2.3
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	15 games		46%	19	15	160	4	+10.5

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Tgt share	Air share	aDOT	YAC	EPA/tgt	1D
1	at CHI W 27-2411th D	11th vs TE	5%	-3%	-3.0	8	-0.72	0
2	vs ATL L 6-2216th D	16th vs TE	0%	0%	-	0	-	0
3	vs CIN W 48-1029th D	29th vs TE	4%	3%	6.0	6	+2.46	1
4	at PIT L 21-2417th D	17th vs TE	2%	0%	0.0	0	-0.68	0
5	at CLE W 21-178th D	8th vs TE	9%	4%	3.7	21	+0.87	1
6	Bye week
7	vs PHI L 22-281st D	1st vs TE	3%	1%	3.0	6	+0.78	0
8	at LAC L 10-3727th D	27th vs TE	0%	0%	-	0	-	0
9	at DET W 27-24Did not play · Out (foot)
10	vs BAL L 19-27Did not play · Out (foot)
11	vs CHI L 17-1911th D	11th vs TE	3%	-1%	-3.0	0	-1.29	0
12	at GB L 6-2313th D	13th vs TE	6%	2%	2.0	2	-0.12	0
13	at SEA L 0-2622nd D	22nd vs TE	0%	0%	-	0	-	0
14	vs WAS W 31-031st D	31st vs TE	9%	12%	9.0	6	+1.45	2
15	at DAL W 34-2626th D	26th vs TE	4%	3%	8.0	10	+1.24	1
16	at NYG W 16-1314th D	14th vs TE	13%	5%	2.0	17	+0.27	1
17	vs DET W 23-105th D	5th vs TE	14%	15%	5.0	3	+0.09	1
18	vs GB W 16-313th D	13th vs TE	7%	3%	3.0	23	+1.17	2
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	15 games		5%	3%	3.4	102	+0.55	9

Wk	Opponent	Defense	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	20+
1	at CHI W 27-2411th D	11th vs TE	1	5	5.0
2	vs ATL L 6-2216th D	16th vs TE	0	0	-
3	vs CIN W 48-1029th D	29th vs TE	1	12	12.0	1
4	at PIT L 21-2417th D	17th vs TE	0	0	-
5	at CLE W 21-178th D	8th vs TE	2	35	17.5	1	1
6	Bye week
7	vs PHI L 22-281st D	1st vs TE	1	9	9.0
8	at LAC L 10-3727th D	27th vs TE	0	0	-
9	at DET W 27-24Did not play · Out (foot)
10	vs BAL L 19-27Did not play · Out (foot)
11	vs CHI L 17-1911th D	11th vs TE	1	-3	-3.0
12	at GB L 6-2313th D	13th vs TE	1	4	4.0
13	at SEA L 0-2622nd D	22nd vs TE	0	0	-
14	vs WAS W 31-031st D	31st vs TE	2	24	12.0	2
15	at DAL W 34-2626th D	26th vs TE	1	18	18.0
16	at NYG W 16-1314th D	14th vs TE	2	19	9.5
17	vs DET W 23-105th D	5th vs TE	1	8	8.0
18	vs GB W 16-313th D	13th vs TE	2	29	14.5		1
19	Bye week
20	Bye week
21	Bye week
22	Bye week
	15 games		15	160	10.7	4	2

Who he's faceddefenses ranked vs TE15 played · 0 ahead

He has faced the 17th-toughest slate vs TE: his opponents rank 16.3 of 32 on average (league middle 16.3).

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

AT CHI11vs TE

VS ATL16vs TE

VS CIN29vs TE

AT PIT17vs TE

AT CLE8vs TE

WK 6—bye

VS PHI1vs TE

AT LAC27vs TE

AT DET5vs TE

VS BAL10vs TE

VS CHI11vs TE

AT GB13vs TE

AT SEA22vs TE

VS WAS31vs TE

AT DAL26vs TE

AT NYG14vs TE

VS DET5vs TE

VS GB13vs TE

WK 19—bye

WK 20—bye

WK 21—bye

WK 22—bye

Top 10, tough11 to 2223 to 32, softNumber is the defense's rank vs TE, season to date. Dashed cells are still to play; the red outline is this week.

His line by defense faced

Defenses	G	Tgt/g	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses	3	2.0	17	+0.59
11 to 22Middle	8	1.1	7	+0.04
23 to 32Bottom-10	4	1.0	14	+1.65
All games	15	1.3	11	+0.55

Yards against the rank of the defense

His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.00); it has traveled.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season6 seasons

63Games

121Targets

85Receptions

861Yards

11TD

2019 to 2025 · 6 seasons · 3 teams

His best year was 2024, 258 receiving yards in 12 games. This season's 13.3 a game puts him on pace for 227 over 17, close to it.

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Y/R	Yds/g	EPA/tgt
2019	JAX	3	6	3	15	0	5.0	5.0	-1.01
2021	BAL	11	15	9	66	0	7.3	6.0	-0.22
2022	BAL	12	25	14	149	2	10.6	12.4	+0.20
2023	MIN	13	28	22	213	2	9.7	16.4	+0.15
2024	MIN	12	28	22	258	3	11.7	21.5	+0.61
2025	MIN	12	19	15	160	4	10.7	13.3	+0.55
Career	3 tm	63	121	85	861	11	10.1	13.7	+0.22

Career highsYards 258 · 2024TD 4 · 2025Receptions 22 · 2023

How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22

Depth chart: not listed
Injury report: clean
Red zone touches: …
Third down: …
Explosive plays: …
Drops: 0 on 19 targets
Broken tackles: 0
Passer rating when targeted: 102.8
Play action: …
Contested: …

Best plays · by EPA

Teammates · share of the ball

Player	Touches	Yds	EPA
Jordan MasonRB	175	809 · 6 TD	-10.4
Aaron JonesRB	173	747 · 3 TD	-9.9
Justin JeffersonWR	143	1055 · 2 TD	-13.9
Jordan AddisonWR	81	691 · 4 TD	+21.8
T.J. HockensonTE	67	438 · 3 TD	+13.0
Jalen NailorWR	55	457 · 4 TD	+10.3
Zavier ScottRB	48	212 · 1 TD	-9.8
J.J. McCarthyQB	37	181 · 4 TD	+6.8

Josh Oliver

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

84Josh Oliver

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

On the field

By depth of target

Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle

By depth

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

The slate · played solid, ahead dashed

His line by defense faced

Yards against the rank of the defense

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

Josh Oliver