Missouri State

2024
Played in 10 games with 5 starts at offensive tackle his senior season ... Earned MSU Special Teams Grinder honors for games at Ball State (9/7/24) and vs. Southern Illinois (11/2/24) ... Key part of MSU offensive line that eclipsed 5,000 total yards and 400 points for just the fourth time in team history while producing the third-most first downs (259) in Bears history ... Bears produced the No. 4 passing offense in the nation (306.2 ypg) and No. 4 team in FCS in pass efficiency (169.98).

2023
Standout offensive lineman who earned the starting left tackle spot midway through his junior season and retained it for the duration ... Played in all 11 games ... Made first career start in road win over Western Illinois (10/14/23) and reeled off 6 consecutive starts through the end of the campaign ... Helped Bears rack up a school-record 3,303 passing yards on the season which ranked 5th nationally, to go along with 400.8 total yards per game which ranked 25th.

2022
Played in all 11 games with a primary role on special teams ... Racked up 5 total tackles on the campaign ... Recorded first tackle of the year at Northern Iowa (10/22/22) ... Brought down a pair of ball carriers in homecoming win over Western Illinois (10/29/22), including his only solo tackle of the season ... Also had assisted tackles in games at South Dakota (11/5/22) and vs. Youngstown State (11/12/22).

2021
Second-year defensive end played in 12 games in 2021 and racked up 6 total tackles ... Accounted for 3 stops, including a sack, 3 solos and a QB hurry, in win at Dixie State (11/20/21) ... Also recorded 2 tackles in win at No. 7 Southern Illinois (11/6/21) ... Brought down a ball carrier in win at Illinois State (10/2/21).

2020-21
Played in one game as a true freshman defensive end ... Brought down a ball carrier in season opener at No. 6 Oklahoma (9/12/20) with an assisted tackle in Norman ... Also on travel squad for fall game at UCA (9/26/20).

High School
Local product who was a standout defensive lineman at Parkview High in Springfield for coach Ben Dougherty … Recorded 93 tackles as a senior in 2019 with 16 tackles for loss, 9 sacks and 5 blocked field goals … Was named 2019 Lineman of the Year by the Springfield Quarterback Club … Posted 75 tackles his junior season with 8 tackles for loss and 5 sacks … Also played basketball at Parkview and lettered in track.
 
Personal
Ja’Veo Isaiah Toliver was born 1/7/02 in Springfield, Mo. … Son of Jason Toliver of Springfield and late Elizabeth Toliver … Has three brothers, Tyreese, James and Ju’Linus, and a sister, Elay’jiah … Grandfather, Paul Toliver, played basketball at Missouri State from 1971-74 … Majoring in Communication Studies.