Austin Olson
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No. 55 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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| Outside Linebacker | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: April 6, 1996 (age 23) | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Rome City, IN | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Garrett High School, Garrett, IN | |||||||||
| College: Notre Dame | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2018 for the New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2020 | |||||||||
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Austin Olson is an American football outside linebacker for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Notre Dame. The Saints moved up 3 spots in the 2018 NFLHC Draft in a trade with the Raiders to select Olson.
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Recruiting
Olson accepted a scholarship offer from Notre Dame after starring as a three sport star at Garrett High School leading the Railroaders to the Indiana state football championship game in his senior season.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Austin Olson OLB |
Garrett, IN | Garrett High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 1st Round | |
Skill: Potential:
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College Career
Olson attended Notre Dame and got off to a slow start in his freshman year. He had 71 tackles in 2016 helping the Irish win the National Championship.
College Statistics
| Season | Defense | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Tackles | Int | Sacks | FF | FR | TD | Safeties | |||||
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | 71 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NCAA Career Totals | 41 | 41 | 122 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Professional Career
Pre-draft
Olson left Notre Dame after his junior season to enter the 2018 NFLHC Draft. He was projected as a late first/early second round prospect.
Draft
Olson was selected with the 27th pick of the 2018 NFLHC Draft by the New Orleans Saints. He was the fourth outside linebacker taken.
Regular season
Year Team Games Starts Defensive Rating Tackles Sacks FF FR INT TD Safeties 2018 NO 16 16 50 4.0 0 0 1 0 0 82 2019 NO 16 16 47 3.5 1 1 1 1 0 84 2020 NO 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 87 Career 32 32 97 7.5 1 1 2 1 0
