Football Verbal: Chris Oliver

The commitment 🔶🔶@BG_Football pic.twitter.com/qm9gyF1dsZ

— Chris Oliver (@Chris_oliver59) November 16, 2018

BG has yet another interim-era verbal commitment.  This young man is Chris Oliver, a two-way lineman from Erie, PA.  He plays at Cathedral Prep which is a legendary football program in that region.

He's listed on HUDL as 6'4" and 293.  There's another news story that mentions him from his junior year and he was in the 260s so that's decent.  Note that he thanks his personal trainer in the statement above.

As is typical with lineman, there's not a lot of information on him. They don't rack up stats and they don't end up in news stories very often.  There's no 247 profile on him.  A tweet from his school notes when he got the BG offer and that it was his first FBS offer.  He had offers from Notre Dame College, West Virginia State, Slippery Rock...based on a scroll of his twitter feed.

This post notes that he's expected to play d-tackle in college...noting that this is a tweet from his high school.

As a two-year varsity starter on the offensive line, Oliver has helped Prep average 8.1 yards a carry and 41 points a game this season. He projects to play defensive tackle at the collegiate level. pic.twitter.com/0tcthxfVaq

— Prep-Villa (@PrepVilla) November 16, 2018

The lack of rankings don't have to mean anything.  We've seen what happens with guys with big star ratings--it's no guarantee they even make the field.  He plays at a state champion program.  They are 9-3 this year and they are playing today in the first round of the state playoffs.  If he's got the fire in the belly, let BG be the place where he proves everyone wrong.

Welcome to the Falcons, Chris.