Player Dossier

2023-2025

Miami

Ethan O'Connor

DB • 6'1" • 172 lbs • Irvine, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ethan O'Connor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

44%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

49

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

60

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

45

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Washington State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Washington State • Miami
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Player Story

Ethan O'Connor built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Irvine, CA wearing No. 24, spending time with Miami and Washington State. The clearest part of Ethan O'Connor's career was his...

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Ethan O'Connor, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Washington State. Ethan O'Connor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
58
TFL
4.5
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
13
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Ethan O'Connor quick answers

Latest team and position
Miami · DB
Career Tackles
58
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
Best season
2024 Regular Season · Washington State
Top game
Texas Tech
High school pipeline
Los Alamitos · 38 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 24 · Sophomore
2025 Tackles rank
28 tackles · DB 328th (top 34%) · ACC 207th (top 27%) · National 1,487th (top 24%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2023 Regular SeasonWashington State00-0--0-
2024 Regular SeasonWashington State12301018154.2
2025 PostseasonMiami1215-0-3040.4
2025 Regular SeasonMiami12133.50-2040.4

Related Context

Ethan O'Connor played DB for Washington State and Miami. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ethan O'Connor recorded 58 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Washington State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Washington State paired 14 primary output with 22.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 16.8 efficiency.

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Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington State, Miami.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2025 Postseason · Miami

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

16.8

Usage

3.5

Consistency

55

Best Game by takeover score

Florida State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 1. Ole Miss: 1. Ohio State: 1. Texas A&M: 0. South Florida: 1. Florida State: 1.5. Louisville: 0. Stanford: 2. SMU: 0. NC State: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Pittsburgh: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 5 by 30.8. Ole Miss: 3 by 22.5. Ohio State: 3 by 22.5. Texas A&M: 4 by 16.7. South Florida: 3 by 22.5. Florida State: 2 by 23.3. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 1 by 24.2. SMU: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Virginia Tech: 3 by 12.5. Pittsburgh: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.8 · Games = 9 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida State

Best efficiency game

30.8 vs Indiana

Result
Tue 1/20@ IndianaL 21-2755001
Fri 1/9@ Ole MissW 31-2733001
Thu 1/1@ Ohio StateW 24-1432001
Sat 12/20@ Texas A&MW 10-342000
Sat 11/29@ PittsburghW 38-711001
Sat 11/22@ Virginia TechW 34-1731000
Sat 11/15vs NC StateW 41-711000
Sat 11/1@ SMUL 20-2611000
Sat 10/25vs StanfordSplash gameW 42-711101
Fri 10/17vs LouisvilleL 21-2411000
Sat 10/4@ Florida StateW 28-22211.5000
Sat 9/13vs South FloridaW 49-1233100

Player Story

Ethan O'Connor story

Ethan O'Connor built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Irvine, CA wearing No. 24, spending time with Miami and Washington State. The clearest part of Ethan O'Connor's career was his defensive production: 58 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 13 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Washington State. 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 Ethan O'Connor's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami and Washington State.

The arc is straightforward: Ethan O'Connor 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. 1

    Washington State

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Miami

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonWashington State0
2024 Regular SeasonWashington State1422.93.914
2025 PostseasonMiami8.516.83.5-5.5
2025 Regular SeasonMiami8.516.83.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Texas Tech

Week 2 · W 37-16

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

#2

vs San José State

Week 4 · W 54-52

2

Havoc Plays

55.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 41 Florida State

Week 6 · W 28-22 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

55.8 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

#4

vs No. 112 Stanford

Week 9 · W 42-7 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

55.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.

#5

@ San Diego State

Week 9 · W 29-26

2

Havoc Plays

53.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Washington State

14 primary output · 22.9 efficiency · 3.9 usage

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#2

2025 Postseason · Miami

40.4

8.5 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 3.5 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Miami

40.4

8.5 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 3.5 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games