Usage Score
3.1
Player Dossier
2015-2021Washington
QB • 6'5" • 245 lbs • San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA
Patrick O'Brien is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Usage Score
3.1
Efficiency
67
Consistency
50
Season Value
30.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
Snapshot
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Patrick O'Brien, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Colorado State. Patrick O'Brien is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Patrick O'Brien played QB for Nebraska, Colorado State, and Washington. Across 6 tracked seasons, Patrick O'Brien recorded 3,575 passing yards, 5 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Colorado State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 2,782 primary output with 62.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 67 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Nebraska, Colorado State, Washington.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Win with 13 yards of offense and 100 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
Games
2
Primary Metric / G
6.5
Efficiency
67
Usage
3.1
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 13. Colorado: 0
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arkansas State
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Nebraska
2015-2017
Opening stop
Colorado State
2019-2020
Peak year stop
Washington
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 196 | 51.6 | 16.5 | 196 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado State | 2,782 | 62.6 | 19.7 | 2,586 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado State | 589 | 53.3 | 14.8 | -2,193 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington | 13 | 67 | 3.1 | -576 |
#1 Featured game
Arkansas State
Win with 13 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
13
Primary metric
13 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#2
Minnesota
137
Primary metric
Loss with 137 yards of offense and 57.5 efficiency.
137 total offense with 57.5 efficiency.
#3
Toledo
432
Primary metric
Loss with 432 yards of offense and 65.9 efficiency.
432 total offense with 65.9 efficiency.
#4
Wyoming
258
Primary metric
Win with 258 yards of offense and 64 efficiency.
258 total offense with 64 efficiency.
#5
New Mexico
407
Primary metric
Win with 407 yards of offense and 68.4 efficiency.
407 total offense with 68.4 efficiency.
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
2,782 primary output · 62.6 efficiency · 19.7 usage
64.9
#2
2020 Regular Season · Colorado State
38.1
589 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 14.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
32.9
196 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 16.5 usage
6
250+ passing yards
4
300+ total offense
3
3+ TD games
8
Above avg efficiency
Career Facts
3
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
3,580
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Next best actions
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.