Josh Oliver

Minnesota Vikings·#84

Pos TEHt 6'5"Wt 250 lbExp 6 yrCollege San Jose State

Model Score

63.7 MODEL

Resting on limited playing time

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

Season Stats · 12 games

Rec

160

Rec Yds

Rec TD

Targets

13.3

Yds/Gm

4.6

Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

0.936

EPA / target

0.0 yd

Avg separation

0.0 yd

Avg cushion

0.0

YAC over exp

0.0%

Catch %

STM Take

$36M Vikings contract as the elite blocking TE next to T.J. Hockenson puts Oliver in the rare specialty-position market value class. The San Jose State Mountain West 3rd-round origin plus the structural Vikings blocking-TE role create the structural market value. The 2026 question is whether Oliver holds the structural blocking-TE role or whether Minnesota explores a draft replacement.

Oliver came out of San Jose State as the Jacksonville Jaguars' 3rd-round pick (69th overall) in 2019. He bounced through the Jaguars and Ravens as a blocking TE before signing a three-year, $21M deal with the Minnesota Vikings in 2023. He extended that deal to a three-year, $36M contract in 2025 to lock in the elite blocking TE role next to T.J. Hockenson.

Strengths

$36M Vikings contract as the elite blocking TE next to T.J. Hockenson establishes the rare specialty-position market value class.
San Jose State Mountain West 3rd-round origin plus seven years of NFL development gives him real journeyman veteran value.

Concerns

Career STTM range typically tier 8 (blocking-TE role doesn't generate receiving production) confirms the specialty-position ceiling.
$10M 2026 cap hit on a specialty blocking-TE creates moderate contract-value risk.

What to watch: Whether Oliver holds the structural blocking-TE role for the full 2026 Vikings season or whether the role compresses to swing depth.