HIGH SCHOOL: A 2000 graduate of Escondido High School … listed as the No. 39 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine … played most of his senior season with an injured hip … still caught 11 passes for 300 yards and two touchdowns … had 70 carries for 636 yards and nine touchdowns … on defense, had 80 tackles and a 99-yard kickoff return …very fast, excellent acceleration and a strong tackler … selected ASU over Nebraska.
PERSONAL: Father is Roye Oliver, an All-America and conference champion wrestler at ASU … mother, Toni Griffin, is a former ASU track and field star (sprinter and jumper) on the same team as current Associate Athletic Director Herman Frazier in the 1970s.
