Usage / Role
64%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2021Washington
Patrick O'Brien
QB • 6'5" • 245 lbs • San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Patrick O'Brien is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Nebraska • Colorado State • Washington
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Patrick O'Brien built his college career from 2015 through 2021 as a quarterback from San Juan Capistrano, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Colorado State, Nebraska, and Washington. The clearest part of Patrick...
Read the storyPatrick 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 3,580
- Passing yards
- 3,575
- Rushing yards
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 20
Quick Answers
Patrick O'Brien quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 3,580
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2021 Total offense rank
- 13 total offense · QB 345th (top 93%) · Pac-12 109th (top 79%) · National 1,255th (top 80%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3 | 196 | 192 | 4 | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Colorado State | 11 | 2,782 | 2,803 | -21 | 15 | 70.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Colorado State | 4 | 589 | 579 | 10 | 5 | 42.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington | 2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 31.1 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Colorado State paired 2,782 primary output with 62.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 62.6 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: Air Force
Loss with 309 yards of offense and 55.8 efficiency. It landed in the 72.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
Games
11
Primary Metric / G
252.9
Efficiency
62.6
Usage
19.7
Consistency
77.4
Best Game by takeover score
Air Force
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Illinois: 29. Arkansas: 98. Toledo: 432. Utah State: 204. San Diego State: 204. New Mexico: 407. Fresno State: 333. UNLV: 243. Air Force: 309. Wyoming: 228. Boise State: 295
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Illinois: 1 by 100. Arkansas: 16 by 64.6. Toledo: 58 by 65.9. Utah State: 35 by 51.7. San Diego State: 35 by 52.6. New Mexico: 39 by 68.4. Fresno State: 50 by 55.7. UNLV: 32 by 63.3. Air Force: 54 by 55.8. Wyoming: 37 by 55.2. Boise State: 44 by 55.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins253 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses252.9 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Air Force
Best efficiency game
100 vs Western Illinois
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Boise State | L 24-31 | 26 | 40 | 289 | 65.0 | 2 | 2 | 55.1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Wyoming | L 7-17 | 17 | 29 | 217 | 58.6 | 1 | 1 | 55.2 | 8 | 11 | 1.40 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Air Force300-yard game | L 21-38 | 28 | 43 | 347 | 65.1 | 2 | 1 | 55.8 | 11 | -38 | -3.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs UNLV | W 37-17 | 17 | 27 | 234 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Fresno State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 41-31 | 23 | 42 | 322 | 54.8 | 2 | 1 | 55.7 | 8 | 11 | 1.40 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ New Mexico300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 35-21 | 25 | 34 | 420 | 73.5 | 3 | 0 | 68.4 | 5 | -13 | -2.60 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 10/6 | vs San Diego State | L 10-24 | 19 | 30 | 217 | 63.3 | 1 | 1 | 52.6 | 5 | -13 | -2.60 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Utah State | L 24-34 | 14 | 30 | 217 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 51.7 | 5 | -13 | -2.60 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Toledo300-yard game | L 35-41 | 32 | 52 | 405 | 61.5 | 1 | 1 | 65.9 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Arkansas | L 34-55 | 7 | 10 | 106 | 70.0 | 1 | 0 | 64.6 | 6 | -8 | -1.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Western Illinois | W 38-13 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Patrick O'Brien story
Patrick O'Brien built his college career from 2015 through 2021 as a quarterback from San Juan Capistrano, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Colorado State, Nebraska, and Washington. The clearest part of Patrick O'Brien's career was his passing role: 3,575 passing yards, 16 touchdown passes, 450 attempts, and 5 rushing yards across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Colorado State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 5 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado State, Nebraska, and Washington.
The arc is straightforward: Patrick O'Brien moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Nebraska
2015-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado State
2019-2020
Peak year stop
- 3
Washington
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201920202021
| 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 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Minnesota
Week 11 · L 21-54 · Conference game
Loss with 137 yards of offense and 57.5 efficiency.
137
Total Offense
77.2 takeover
137 total offense with 57.5 efficiency.
#2
vs Air Force
Week 12 · L 21-38 · Conference game
309
Total Offense
68.7 takeover
Loss with 309 yards of offense and 55.8 efficiency.
309 total offense with 55.8 efficiency.
#3
vs Arkansas State
Week 3 · W 52-3
13
Total Offense
68.6 takeover
Win with 13 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
13 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#4
vs Toledo
Week 4 · L 35-41
432
Total Offense
67.7 takeover
Loss with 432 yards of offense and 65.9 efficiency.
432 total offense with 65.9 efficiency.
#5
vs Wyoming
Week 10 · W 34-24 · Conference game
258
Total Offense
66.7 takeover
Win with 258 yards of offense and 64 efficiency.
258 total offense with 64 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Colorado State
2,782 primary output · 62.6 efficiency · 19.7 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Colorado State
42.6
589 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 14.8 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Nebraska
37.9
196 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 16.5 usage
Milestones
6
250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
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3+ TD games
8
Above avg efficiency
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