B/R's Miller: 'Teams Believe' Ed Oliver 'Has Elite Ability' Entering NFL Draft

Houston defensive lineman Ed Oliver might be climbing up boards with the NFL draft just days away.

Bleacher Report's Matt Miller said on Twitter: "Decent amount of Oliver top-five buzz going around. Interior pressure is incredibly important and teams believe he has elite ability from inside."

Oliver has been moving up mock drafts, too. Peter King of Pro Football Talk had him off the board at No. 3 overall to the New York Jets.

So did Albert Breer of SI.com, who wrote, "There's been a drumbeat over the last week that the coaches here really like Oliver. Remember, DC Gregg Williams coached Aaron Donald with the Rams and surely he'd love a guy like Oliver. Enough to take him over Quinnen Williams? Maybe."

And Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reported that the Jets are very high on Oliver:

"Although I've been told that the Jets believe that Alabama defensive lineman Quinnen Williams is destined for stardom, folks in the building are infatuated with Houston defensive lineman Ed Oliver’s otherworldly skills.

"'He's an alien,' one team source told me about Oliver.

"Oliver has strong support in the organization from those who believe that he has the tools to wear a gold jacket one day."

As for Miller, he had Oliver at No. 6 on his latest big board.

There are some questions about Oliver's production, as he notched just 13.5 sacks in 32 games for Houston. Some of those concerns are mitigated by the fact that he also posted 53 tackles for loss. And there are fit concerns with Oliver for some teams, as he isn't a pure edge-rusher and likely will need to be utilized on the interior. 

But he has the ability to be incredibly disruptive from his interior position, offering excellent athleticism. Given the impressive depth in the defensive front seven at this year's draft, Oliver could easily drop past the first five picks, depending on team preference. But it appears more teams are enamored with his ability than not, with the Jets currently the leader in the clubhouse to select him.