Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Houston
Mike O'Laughlin
TE • 6'5" • 250 lbs • Glen Ellyn, IL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Mike O'Laughlin reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
11
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
7
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- West Virginia • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Mike O'Laughlin built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a tight end from Glen Ellyn, IL wearing No. 17, spending time with Houston and West Virginia. The clearest part of Mike O'Laughlin's career was his...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Mike O'Laughlin, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · West Virginia. Mike O'Laughlin reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 371
- Receptions
- 48
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Mike O'Laughlin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 371
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fenwick · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Fenwick · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 94 receiving yards · TE 194th (top 44%) · Big 12 114th (top 50%) · National 1,003rd (top 48%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 4 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 23.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | West Virginia | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 61.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 6 | 11 | 111 | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 4 | 11 | 65 | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 3 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 51.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 9 | 12 | 94 | 0 | 49.7 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | West Virginia to Houston | P4 to P4 | 76.8 | Dec 2, 2022 |
Mike O'Laughlin played TE for West Virginia and Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mike O'Laughlin recorded 371 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
West Virginia paired 122 primary output with 58 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 50.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across West Virginia, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 77.8th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · Houston
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
10.4
Efficiency
50.2
Usage
5.8
Consistency
52.3
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 6. TCU: 3. Sam Houston: 9. Texas Tech: 8. West Virginia: 8. Texas: 19. Baylor: 21. Cincinnati: 18. Oklahoma State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 1 by 40. TCU: 1 by 20. Sam Houston: 1 by 60. Texas Tech: 1 by 53.3. West Virginia: 1 by 53.3. Texas: 3 by 42.2. Baylor: 2 by 70. Cincinnati: 1 by 100. Oklahoma State: 1 by 13.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins11 · Games = 4 · +1 vs Losses
Losses10 · Games = 5 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
100 vs Cincinnati
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/18 | vs Oklahoma State | L 30-43 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Cincinnati | L 14-24 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Baylor | W 25-24 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Texas | L 24-31 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 0 | 7 |
| Thu 10/12 | vs West Virginia | W 41-39 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Texas Tech | L 28-49 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Sam Houston | W 38-7 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs TCU | L 13-36 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs UTSA | W 17-14 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Player Story
Mike O'Laughlin story
Mike O'Laughlin built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a tight end from Glen Ellyn, IL wearing No. 17, spending time with Houston and West Virginia. The clearest part of Mike O'Laughlin's career was his receiving role: 48 catches, 371 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Mike O'Laughlin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
West Virginia
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 24 | 22.2 | 8.2 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | West Virginia | 122 | 58 | 9.4 | 98 |
| 2020 Regular Season | West Virginia | 122 | 58 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 65 | 32.9 | 12.1 | -57 |
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 66 | 60 | 7.7 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 94 | 50.2 | 5.8 | 28 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Virginia Tech
Week 4 · W 33-10
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
74.4 takeover
33 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#2
@ Texas Tech
Week 8 · L 27-34 · Conference game
44
Receiving Yards
73.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Pittsburgh
Week 1 · L 31-38
32
Receiving Yards
70.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Texas Tech
Week 5 · L 20-23 · Conference game
35
Receiving Yards
70.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
35 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Cincinnati
Week 11 · L 14-24 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
68.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · West Virginia
122 primary output · 58 efficiency · 9.4 usage
61.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · West Virginia
61.1
122 primary · 58 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · West Virginia
51.5
66 primary · 60 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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