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Josh Oliver Minnesota Vikings · #84

Tight End · 6' 5", 264 lbs · Paso Robles, CA · Age 29

Josh Oliver is a Tight End for the Minnesota Vikings, drafted 69th overall, 2019. In 2026 he caught 3 passes for 46 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 69th overall7-yr veteran
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Season avg3 rec · 46 yds · 0 td
Career avg88 rec · 907 yds · 11 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
3rec
46yds
0td
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Scouting report

Josh Oliver — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Josh Oliver is a Tight End for the Minnesota Vikings, drafted 69th overall, 2019. In 2026 he caught 3 passes for 46 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Volume
Solid · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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Big-play
Elite · offense
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Target share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Josh Oliver stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #445 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
97Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Josh Oliver — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
46 YDS
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Volume
3 REC
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Big-play
15.3 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Josh Oliver

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
10
rec
2–17
112
rec yds
27–197
2
td
0–3
13
targets
3–22
9
games
4–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 3 → projected 10 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+7.2
Age curve
-0.6
Net vs last season+6.6 rec
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 29 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 15 / 15 / 3
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Josh Oliver career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20194315065.0
2021149660157.3
2022171414922510.6
202317222132289.7
2024152225832811.7
2025151516041910.7
2026 in progress · 3 games33460515.3
Career858890711126
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Minnesota Vikings built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
90off index
76def index
+32net
80%playoff odds
63roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (90), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 84, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Josh Oliver

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-03-21

The beginning

Josh Oliver is a Tight End for the Minnesota Vikings, in his 8th NFL season.

Minnesota Vikings

Turning pro

Drafted 69th overall, 2019 as a Tight End.

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Josh Oliver is a Minnesota Vikings tight end, drafted 69th overall, 2019.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2019–2026) he has caught 88 passes for 907 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 3 passes for 46 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

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Oliver's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
264 lbs
Draft
69th overall, 2019
Born
Paso Robles, CA
Age
29
Jersey
#84
Background

Josh Oliver is from Paso Robles, CA and is 29 years old. He was drafted 69th overall, 2019 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 264 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2019–2026) he has caught 88 passes for 907 yards and 11 touchdowns. Oliver is currently on the Minnesota Vikings roster.

The person

Josh Oliver is a rotational tight end who has caught 88 passes for 907 yards and 11 touchdowns across 7 seasons (2019–2026).

Receiving88 career receptions for 907 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Best season22 catches for 258 yards in 2024.
Draft pedigree69th overall, 2019.
Durability85 career games played.
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FAQ

Josh Oliver — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Josh Oliver, answered.

What position does Josh Oliver play?
Josh Oliver is a Tight End for the Minnesota Vikings.
When was Josh Oliver drafted?
Josh Oliver was drafted 69th overall, 2019.
How many seasons has Josh Oliver played?
7 (2019–2026).
What are Josh Oliver's career stats?
He has caught 88 passes for 907 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Josh Oliver career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE4
behind the starter
Snap share
55%
of offensive snaps
Target share
5%
WOPR 0.09

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs GB
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
53
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
70
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs GBW2 @ CHIW3 @ TBW4 vs MIAW5 @ NOW6 · BYEW7 vs INDW8 @ DETW9 vs BUFW10 @ GBW11 @ SFW12 vs ATLW13 vs CARW14 @ NEW15 vs DETW16 vs WASW17 @ NYJW18 vs CHI

Each week grades Josh Oliver's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
6
since 2019
Games missed
10
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk11 · Foot2025 Wk10 · Foot (Out)2025 Wk9 · Foot (Out)2025 Wk3 · Ankle2025 Wk2 · Ankle2024 Wk19 · Wrist

Home surface: sportturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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