{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Bryce Oliver | image =File:Bryce Oliver Aug 2025.png | image_size = | alt = | caption = Oliver with the Tennessee Titans in 2025 | current_team = Tennessee Titans | number = 80 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|19}} | birth_place = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 214 | high_school = Dillard<br>(Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | college = Kentucky (2018–2020)<br>Youngstown State (2021–2023) | undraftedyear = 2024 | pastteams = * Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present) | status = Active | highlights = * First-team All-MVFC (2022) * Second-team All-MVFC (2023) | statleague = NFL | statseason = 2025 | statweek = | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 7 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 103 | statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns | statvalue3 = | statlabel4 = Return yards | statvalue4 = 113 | pfr = OlivBr02 }} '''Bryce Oliver''' (born May 19, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and Youngstown State Penguins.
==Early life== Oliver was born on May 19, 2000, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/team/players-roster/bryce-oliver/|publisher=Tennessee Titans|title=Bryce Oliver}}</ref> He attended Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale and competed in football and basketball, winning consecutive state championships in the latter.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2019/08/19/kentucky-football-teammates-predict-big-season-wr-bryce-oliver/2047895001/|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|title=Meet Kentucky football's 'freak machine' and breakout candidate WR Bryce Oliver|date=August 19, 2019|author=Hale, Jon}}</ref> He had 76 receptions for 1,112 yards and five touchdowns as a junior, but suffered a knee injury as a senior which led to a significant drop in attention as a recruit.<ref name="auto1"/> A three-star prospect, he committed to play college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, the only program to continue to show interest in him after his injury.<ref name="auto1"/>
==College career== Oliver redshirted as a freshman at Kentucky in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-football/article229214179.html|newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader|title=‘I have the best swag on the team.’ UK freshman impresses with big receiving night|date=April 12, 2019|author=Moore, Josh}}</ref> He appeared in 12 games during the 2019 season, posting six catches for 111 yards and a touchdown.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/kentucky/article/kentucky-football-bryce-oliver-transfer-portal-162519136/|website=247Sports|title=Bryce Oliver enters transfer portal|date=March 16, 2021|author=Leach, Chris}}</ref> He battled injuries in 2020, playing six games while having two catches for 14 yards.<ref name="auto2"/> He entered the NCAA transfer portal following the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wymt.com/2021/03/16/uk-wide-receiver-bryce-oliver-enters-the-transfer-portal/|publisher=WYMT-TV|title=UK wide receiver Bryce Oliver enters the transfer portal|author=Hope, Willie|date=March 16, 2021}}</ref>
Oliver transferred to the Youngstown State Penguins in 2021, playing nine games that year, six as a starter, and finishing second on the team with 24 receptions for 266 yards and a team-leading eight touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ysusports.com/sports/football/roster/bryce-oliver/6647|publisher=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Bryce Oliver}}</ref> In 2022, he caught 59 passes for 821 yards and 10 touchdowns, being named first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) while having the most single-season receiving touchdowns for a Youngstown State player since 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mahoningmatters.com/news/local/article277937383.html|website=MahoningMatters.com|title=Youngstown State’s Bryce Oliver named Preseason Third-Team All-American by Stats Perform |date=August 3, 2023}}</ref> As a senior in 2023, he broke the school record for career receiving touchdowns with 26 and finished the season with 64 receptions for 978 yards and eight touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vindy.com/sports/local-sports/2023/11/oliver-enters-ysu-record-books-with-26th-receiving-touchdown/|newspaper=The Vindicator|title=Oliver enters YSU record books with 26th receiving touchdown|date=November 26, 2023|author=Yauger, Brian}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mahoningmatters.com/sports/article288090965.html|website=MahoningMatters.com|title=Former YSU wide receiver Bryce Oliver signs with Tennessee Titans |date=April 28, 2024|author=Pugh, Chris}}</ref>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 1 1/8 | weight = 214 | dash = 4.55 | ten split = 1.64 | twenty split = 2.60 | shuttle = 4.31 | cone drill = 7.15 | vertical = 32.0 | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 3 | bench = 12 | arm span = 32 1/2 | hand span = 9 1/8 | note = All values from Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1029641&DraftYear=2024 |title=Bryce Oliver College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=November 10, 2024}}</ref> }}
After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, Oliver signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent.<ref name="auto"/> In preseason, he caught eight passes for 90 yards and two touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkbn.com/sports/former-ysu-wideout-shines-in-titans-preseason-finale/|publisher=WKBN-TV|title=Former YSU wideout shines in Titans’ preseason finale |author=Krispinsky, Chad|date=August 25, 2024}}</ref> He was released at the final roster cuts, on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad the following day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://titanswire.usatoday.com/lists/tennessee-titans-2024-practice-squad-tracking-additions/|newspaper=USA Today|title=Titans' 2024 practice squad: Tracking the additions|date=August 28, 2024|author=Burks, Serena}}</ref> He was signed to the active roster on November 2, prior to the team's Week 9 game against the New England Patriots, where he made his regular season debut.<ref>{{cite web|title=Titans Make a Flurry of Roster Moves Ahead of Sunday's Game vs the Patriots|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-make-a-flurry-of-roster-moves-ahead-of-sunday-s-game-vs-the-patriots|author=Wyatt, Jim|website=TennesseeTitans.com|date=November 2, 2024}}</ref> He appeared in nine games during the 2024 season, making six receptions for 95 yards and three kick returns for 113 yards, along with five tackles as a gunner on special teams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bryce Oliver 2024 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OlivBr02/gamelog/2024/ |access-date=Jan 5, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>
Oliver began the 2025 season as one of Tennessee's auxiliary wide receivers. He was placed on injured reserve on November 15, 2025, due to a knee injury.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Titans' Bryce Oliver: Heads to IR|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/titans-bryce-oliver-heads-to-ir/|access-date=December 9, 2025|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}</ref> Oliver was activated on January 3, 2026, ahead of the team's season finale against the Jacksonville Jaguars.<ref>{{cite web | title=Titans put receiver Van Jefferson, cornerback Armour-Davis on injured reserve, activate 2 from it | website=AP News | date=2026-01-03 | url=https://apnews.com/article/titans-ir-van-jefferson-f7535c5ff8eaae91f1bd443d46a5dde2 | access-date=2026-04-25}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.tennesseetitans.com/team/players-roster/bryce-oliver/ Tennessee Titans bio] *[https://ukathletics.com/sports/football/roster/player/bryce-oliver/ Kentucky Wildcats bio] *[https://ysusports.com/sports/football/roster/bryce-oliver/6647 Youngstown State Penguins bio]
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