Paul Oliver ( American football ) Paul J . Oliver ( born March 30 , 1984 in Kennesaw , Georgia ) is an American football safety of the National Football League who is currently a free agent . He was selected in the fourth round of the 2007 Supplemental NFL Draft by the Chargers . He has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints . Early years . Oliver was heavily recruited as a " Parade " High School All - American for the Harrison High School Hoyas . He was also ranked as the # 1 corner back by Rivals . com in 2003 timed unofficially with a 4 . 32s 40 yard dash at 185 lbs and a 37 " vertical jump . College career . Oliver decided to stay close to home and committed to playing college football at the University of Georgia . After redshirting for a year , Oliver developed into a key reserve in his first two years playing , earning him preseason third - team All - SEC honors before his 3rd year . Oliver , thrust into a starting role broke out as one of the best corners in the SEC his junior year . In his first game as a starter , filling in for the injured DeMario Minter , Oliver shut down University of Florida star Chad Jackson , holding him to only 2 catches for 22 yards . Oliver was awarded with Georgia ' s Most Improved Defensive Player Award after the 2005 season . Oliver probably had his best game as a Bulldog on November 25 , 2006 , against the Georgia Tech football team shutting down the # 2 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft , Calvin Johnson , though not without some help from Georgia Tech quarterback Reggie Ball . Oliver , whose primary role was to contain Johnson , ended up frustrating the all - American by holding him to only 13 yards and 2 receptions , batting away 3 balls intended for Johnson and intercepting another . Reggie Ball threw the pass into heavy traffic on the Yellow Jackets final drive and Oliver came up with the interception sealing a 15 - 12 Bulldog victory . Oliver finished the day with 4 solo tackles , 3 of which were on third down plays in the red zone , and also forced a fumble . Oliver ended his three season career at Georgia with 7 interceptions , 8 deflected passes , 94 tackles ( 74 solo ) , 8 . 5 tackles for loss , 3 sacks , 5 forced fumbles , and 2 recovered fumbles . Early departure . Paul Oliver was ruled academically ineligible on May 17 , 2007 and decided to apply for the 2007 supplemental draft held 2 months later on July 12 . Oliver , who tested well in the Wonderlic Test , was seen as a player who lacked the motivation to succeed in school rather than not having the aptitude or intelligence . Professional career . 2007 Supplemental Draft . Despite not having as much time to train as other prospects who go through the normal draft process , Oliver was able to garner enough interest to be the consensus # 1 player in the supplemental draft . The San Diego Chargers ended up bidding their 2008 4th rounder for the rights to select Oliver making him the 1st of only two players selected in 2007 ' s supplemental draft . The other player was University of Maryland , College Park tackle Jared Gaither selected by the Baltimore Ravens one round after Oliver . In a statement concerning Oliver , Chargers General Manager , A . J . Smith said , " We had the opportunity to get a good football player today , and we took it . Paul Oliver is a very competitive , aggressive , confident player . He ' s not cautious about anything he does on the field . You know how we like depth . We ' ll add Paul to the mix as a Charger and time will tell . " Despite timing poorly at his 2007 Pro Day , Paul Oliver displayed good footwork and also did well in cornerback drills . Second stint with Chargers . On September 21 , 2011 , Oliver re - signed with the San Diego Chargers .