Igor Olshansky - College Career

College Career

At the University of Oregon, where he majored in psychology, Olshansky was honorable mention academic All-Pac-10 in his freshman year, and picked for Sports Illustrated’s All-Bowl Game team at the end of the season. He was honorable mention All-Pac-10 as a sophomore, second-team All-Pac-10 as a junior, and recipient of the Joe Schaffeld Trophy as the Ducks’ top defensive lineman after both his sophomore and junior seasons. He was used at positions all along the defensive line.

In his career at Oregon he had 146 tackles (89 solos), 11.5 sacks, 3 blocked kicks, and one 37-yard interception return in 38 games. Olshansky left school following his junior season, with one year of eligibility remaining.

He set a team record with a 505-pound bench press, and also holds team records in the clean and jerk and squat.

In early try-outs for the draft, he bench-pressed 102.1 kilograms (225 lbs) 43 times on one try, two presses short of the rookie record. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.9 seconds, and jumped 33.5 inches from a standstill, which were both considered impressive for a person his size. He had a higher score on the Wonderlic intelligence test than most of the draft-eligible quarterbacks, while "still translating from Russian in his head". A National Football Conference scouting director observed: "He can play both end and tackle, he can control the point and rush the passer, he's a very good athlete."