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Player Dossier
2021-2024Pittsburgh
Phillip O'Brien Jr.
DB • 6'0" • 185 lbs • Pompano Beach, FL, USA
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Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Hampshire
Player Story
Phillip O'Brien Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Pompano Beach, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Phillip O'Brien Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Phillip O'Brien Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Phillip O'Brien Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 97
- TFL
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Phillip O'Brien Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DB
- Career Tackles
- 97
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- New Hampshire
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Edgewater · App State
- High school pipeline
- Edgewater · 44 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DB 312th (top 32%) · ACC 154th (top 21%) · National 1,262nd (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 7 | 15 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 41 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 32 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 21.8 |
Related Context
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Phillip O'Brien Jr. played DB for Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Phillip O'Brien Jr. recorded 97 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 5 primary output with 20.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: California
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
12.5
Usage
2
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 0. Kent State: 0. Cincinnati: 0. West Virginia: 0.5. Youngstown State: 0. North Carolina: 0. California: 1. Syracuse: 1. SMU: 0. Virginia: 0. Clemson: 0. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 3 by 12.5. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3. West Virginia: 3 by 17.5. Youngstown State: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. California: 6 by 35. Syracuse: 2 by 18.3. SMU: 4 by 16.7. Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
California
Best efficiency game
35 vs California
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/26 | @ Toledo | L 46-48 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Boston College | L 23-34 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Louisville | L 9-37 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Clemson | L 20-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Virginia | L 19-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | @ SMU | L 25-48 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/24 | vs Syracuse | W 41-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs California | W 17-15 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ North Carolina | W 34-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Youngstown State | W 73-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs West Virginia | W 38-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Cincinnati | W 28-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Kent State | W 55-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Phillip O'Brien Jr. story
Phillip O'Brien Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive back from Pompano Beach, FL wearing No. 5, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Phillip O'Brien Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 97 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 4 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Pittsburgh. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Phillip O'Brien Jr.'s production has multiple signals. His career also includes 30 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Pittsburgh.
The arc is straightforward: Phillip O'Brien Jr. 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
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Pittsburgh
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2 | 11.8 | 2.1 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1 | 6.2 | 1.4 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 5 | 20.1 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 2.5 | 12.5 | 2 | -2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2.5 | 12.5 | 2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Hampshire
Week 4 · W 77-7
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 7 · W 38-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#3
vs California
Week 7 · W 17-15 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#4
vs Syracuse
Week 9 · W 41-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
49.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Miami
Week 13 · W 42-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
47.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
5 primary output · 20.1 efficiency · 3.8 usage
40.9
#2
2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh
21.8
2.5 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
21.8
2.5 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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