Player Dossier

2011-2014

Florida State

Nick O'Leary

TE • 6'3" • Palm Beach, FL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Nick O'Leary reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

5%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

6

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

24

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Florida State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Florida State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Player Story

Nick O'Leary built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Palm Beach, FL wearing No. 35, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Nick O'Leary's career was his receiving role: 114...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2011 · Rating 0.9876

Dwyer · Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Committed To
Florida State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2015
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 18
Overall
No. 194
NFL Team
Buffalo Bills

Nick O'Leary, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Florida State. Nick O'Leary reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,591
Receptions
114
Touchdowns
18

Quick Answers

Nick O'Leary quick answers

Latest team and position
Florida State · TE
Career Receiving Yards
1,591
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
Best season
2014 Postseason · Florida State
Top game
Boston College
Recruit profile
5-star · Dwyer · Florida State
High school pipeline
Dwyer · 49 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
NFL Draft
2015 · Round 6 · Pick 18 · Buffalo Bills
Latest roster
No. 35 · Class 2014
2014 Receiving yards rank
618 receiving yards · TE 7th (top 3%) · ACC 12th (top 6%) · National 140th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2011 Regular SeasonFlorida State712164136.8
2012 PostseasonFlorida State11229048.1
2012 Regular SeasonFlorida State1119223348.1
2013 Regular SeasonFlorida State1233557770.2
2014 PostseasonFlorida State1214075.7
2014 Regular SeasonFlorida State1247614775.7

Related Context

Nick O'Leary played TE for Florida State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick O'Leary recorded 1,591 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Florida State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason

Florida State paired 618 primary output with 72.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 72.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2014 Postseason · Florida State

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

51.5

Efficiency

72.2

Usage

18.3

Consistency

69.6

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 4. Oklahoma State: 28. The Citadel: 51. Clemson: 77. Wake Forest: 22. Syracuse: 97. Notre Dame: 13. Louisville: 76. Miami: 42. Boston College: 59. Florida: 52. Georgia Tech: 97

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 1 by 26.7. Oklahoma State: 3 by 62.2. The Citadel: 5 by 68. Clemson: 6 by 85.6. Wake Forest: 2 by 73.3. Syracuse: 8 by 80.8. Notre Dame: 3 by 28.9. Louisville: 6 by 84.4. Miami: 4 by 70. Boston College: 3 by 100. Florida: 4 by 86.7. Georgia Tech: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins55.8 · Games = 11 · +51.8 vs Losses
Losses4 · Games = 1 · -51.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Syracuse

Best efficiency game

100 vs Georgia Tech

Result
Thu 1/1vs OregonL 20-59144404
Sun 12/7@ Georgia TechW 37-3539732.332.30146
Sat 11/29vs Florida2+ TDW 24-194521313219
Sat 11/22vs Boston CollegeW 20-1735919.719.70130
Sun 11/16@ MiamiW 30-2644210.510.50016
Thu 10/30@ LouisvilleW 42-3167612.712.70019
Sun 10/19vs Notre DameW 31-273134.34.3007
Sat 10/11@ SyracuseHigh volumeW 38-2089712.112.10121
Sat 10/4vs Wake ForestW 43-32221111018
Sun 9/21vs ClemsonW 23-1767712.812.80021
Sat 9/6vs The CitadelW 37-1255110.210.20120
Sun 8/31@ Oklahoma StateW 37-313289.39.30010

Player Story

Nick O'Leary story

Nick O'Leary built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Palm Beach, FL wearing No. 35, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Nick O'Leary's career was his receiving role: 114 catches, 1,591 receiving yards, and 17 touchdowns across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Nick O'Leary'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.

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    Florida State

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201120122012201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonFlorida State16458.710
2012 PostseasonFlorida State25272.19.288
2012 Regular SeasonFlorida State25272.19.20
2013 Regular SeasonFlorida State55789.912.8305
2014 PostseasonFlorida State61872.218.361
2014 Regular SeasonFlorida State61872.218.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Boston College

Week 10 · W 38-7 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

87

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Clemson

Week 8 · W 51-14 · Conference game

161

Receiving Yards

91.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

161 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Syracuse

Week 7 · W 38-20 · Conference game

97

Receiving Yards

90.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

97 receiving yards with a 80.8 efficiency score.

#4

vs Clemson

Week 4 · W 23-17 · Conference game

77

Receiving Yards

86.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

77 receiving yards with a 85.6 efficiency score.

#5

@ Maryland

Week 12 · W 41-14 · Conference game

46

Receiving Yards

82.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Florida State

618 primary output · 72.2 efficiency · 18.3 usage

75.7

#2

2014 Regular Season · Florida State

75.7

618 primary · 72.2 efficiency · 18.3 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Florida State

70.2

557 primary · 89.9 efficiency · 12.8 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games