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Jersey Number 79
Gavin Olson
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Memphis Harding Academy
Bio
Awards and Honors
2022: Earned All-American honors from Phil Steele (second team)…Named to All-OVC first team…Tabbed to The Bluebloods all-conference second team…Garnered all-conference first team honors from Phil Steele…Played and started all 11 games for the Skyhawks at left tackle…Helped team to OVC Championship…Graded out at 86 percent or better in every game…Tallied 82 knockdowns…Anchored an offensive line which ranked sixth nationally in sacks allowed…Allowed just two individual sacks on 401 dropbacks…Played 793 snaps…Offense ranked 19th nationally in passing offense (269.4 ypg) and 20th in scoring offense (34.7 ppg)…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester...Named to Preseason All-OVC squad...Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC first team...Tabbed to The Bluebloods Preseason All-Conference team.
2021: Named to All-OVC second team…Tabbed to Phil Steele FCS All-OVC second team…Played and started in all 13 games for the Skyhawks at right guard…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Graded out at 84 percent or better in each game…Tallied 95 knockdowns…Was in the middle of an offensive unit which ranked eighth nationally in sacks allowed during the regular season…Offensive unit ranked 15th nationally with 207.6 rushing yards per game…Tabbed to Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference squad...Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.
2020-21: Played and started in the first six games for the Skyhawks at right tackle…Graded out at 80 percent or better in every game.
2019: Played in 10 games for the Skyhawks while starting the final nine contests on the offensive line…Blocked for the second-ranked scoring offense in the OVC and all-conference performers John Bachus III and Peyton Logan...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Prepped at Memphis Harding Academy, playing for head coach Will Rikard…Named one of 11 National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athletes…Tallied 48 combined tackles, including 35 solos and 13 assists…Notched 9.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks…Played in AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 9, 2001...Son of Richard and Cindy Olson...Has two siblings, Dane and Riley...Majoring in engineering.
- Yearly Honors
- Associated Press FCS All-American second team (2023)
- Big South-OVC Football Association first team (2023)
- Phil Steele FCS All-American second team (2022)
- All-OVC first team (2022)
- All-OVCÂ second team (2021)
- Phil Steele All-Conference first team (2022, 2023)
- Phil Steele All-Conference second team (2021)
- The Bluebloods All-Conference (2022)
- Preseason Honors
- Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-American second team (2023)
- Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American third team (2023)
- Big South-OVC Player to Watch (2023)
- The Bluebloods All-Conference first team (2023)
- Phil Steele All-Conference first team (2023)
- Preseason All-OVC (2022)
- Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC first team (2022)
- The Bluebloods Preseason All-OVC team (2022)
- Academic Honors
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019-20)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
2022: Earned All-American honors from Phil Steele (second team)…Named to All-OVC first team…Tabbed to The Bluebloods all-conference second team…Garnered all-conference first team honors from Phil Steele…Played and started all 11 games for the Skyhawks at left tackle…Helped team to OVC Championship…Graded out at 86 percent or better in every game…Tallied 82 knockdowns…Anchored an offensive line which ranked sixth nationally in sacks allowed…Allowed just two individual sacks on 401 dropbacks…Played 793 snaps…Offense ranked 19th nationally in passing offense (269.4 ypg) and 20th in scoring offense (34.7 ppg)…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester...Named to Preseason All-OVC squad...Named to Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC first team...Tabbed to The Bluebloods Preseason All-Conference team.
2021: Named to All-OVC second team…Tabbed to Phil Steele FCS All-OVC second team…Played and started in all 13 games for the Skyhawks at right guard…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Graded out at 84 percent or better in each game…Tallied 95 knockdowns…Was in the middle of an offensive unit which ranked eighth nationally in sacks allowed during the regular season…Offensive unit ranked 15th nationally with 207.6 rushing yards per game…Tabbed to Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference squad...Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.
2020-21: Played and started in the first six games for the Skyhawks at right tackle…Graded out at 80 percent or better in every game.
2019: Played in 10 games for the Skyhawks while starting the final nine contests on the offensive line…Blocked for the second-ranked scoring offense in the OVC and all-conference performers John Bachus III and Peyton Logan...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Prepped at Memphis Harding Academy, playing for head coach Will Rikard…Named one of 11 National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athletes…Tallied 48 combined tackles, including 35 solos and 13 assists…Notched 9.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks…Played in AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 9, 2001...Son of Richard and Cindy Olson...Has two siblings, Dane and Riley...Majoring in engineering.
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