Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Michigan State
Tyler O'Connor
QB • 6'3" • Lima, OH, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Tyler O'Connor is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Tyler O'Connor built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Lima, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Tyler O'Connor's career was his passing role: 2,344...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Tyler O'Connor, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Tyler O'Connor is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 2,508
- Passing yards
- 2,344
- Rushing yards
- 164
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Tyler O'Connor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 2,508
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lima Central Catholic · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Dutch Fork · 0 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2016
- 2016 Total offense rank
- 2,040 total offense · QB 96th (top 31%) · Big Ten 9th (top 6%) · National 97th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 114 | 90 | 24 | 0 | 26.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 4 | 173 | 151 | 22 | 4 | 40 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 5 | 181 | 133 | 48 | 2 | 25.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 11 | 2,040 | 1,970 | 70 | 16 | 65.7 |
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Tyler O'Connor played QB for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tyler O'Connor recorded 2,344 passing yards, 164 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 2,040 primary output with 56.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 56.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 299 yards of offense and 63.8 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
11
Primary Metric / G
185.5
Efficiency
56.4
Usage
15.2
Consistency
72.6
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Furman: 201. Notre Dame: 284. Wisconsin: 229. Indiana: 299. BYU: 51. Northwestern: 261. Michigan: 82. Illinois: 266. Rutgers: 159. Ohio State: 109. Penn State: 99
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Furman: 24 by 64.1. Notre Dame: 36 by 69.5. Wisconsin: 45 by 43. Indiana: 46 by 63.8. BYU: 14 by 51.9. Northwestern: 25 by 60.7. Michigan: 16 by 42.9. Illinois: 40 by 57.7. Rutgers: 17 by 83.8. Ohio State: 21 by 37.5. Penn State: 41 by 45.3
Split Comparison
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Wins214.7 · Games = 3 · +40.2 vs Losses
Losses174.5 · Games = 8 · -40.2 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
Indiana
Best efficiency game
83.8 vs Rutgers
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Penn State | L 12-45 | 17 | 33 | 118 | 51.5 | 0 | 0 | 45.3 | 8 | -19 | -2.40 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Ohio State | L 16-17 | 6 | 16 | 105 | 37.5 | 1 | 2 | 37.5 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Rutgers3+ TD | W 49-0 | 10 | 15 | 141 | 66.7 | 3 | 0 | 83.8 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Illinois | L 27-31 | 23 | 35 | 265 | 65.7 | 0 | 0 | 57.7 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Michigan | L 23-32 | 7 | 14 | 84 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 42.9 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Northwestern3+ TD | L 40-54 | 13 | 21 | 281 | 61.9 | 3 | 1 | 60.7 | 4 | -20 | -5 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs BYU | L 14-31 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 51.9 | 3 | -7 | -2.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 10/2 | @ Indiana3+ TD | L 21-24 | 21 | 35 | 263 | 60.0 | 3 | 0 | 63.8 | 11 | 36 | 3.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Wisconsin | L 6-30 | 18 | 38 | 224 | 47.4 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 0.70 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Notre Dame | W 36-28 | 19 | 26 | 241 | 73.1 | 2 | 1 | 69.5 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Furman3+ TD | W 28-13 | 13 | 18 | 190 | 72.2 | 3 | 1 | 64.1 | 6 | 11 | 1.80 | 0 | 9 |
Player Story
Tyler O'Connor story
Tyler O'Connor built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Lima, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Tyler O'Connor's career was his passing role: 2,344 passing yards, 20 touchdown passes, 316 attempts, and 164 rushing yards across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 164 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Tyler O'Connor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2012-2016
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Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 114 | 55.6 | 5.8 | 114 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 173 | 73.4 | 3.9 | 59 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 181 | 54.2 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2,040 | 56.4 | 15.2 | 1,859 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 5 · L 21-24 · Conference game
Loss with 299 yards of offense and 63.8 efficiency.
299
Total Offense
74.5 takeover
299 total offense with 63.8 efficiency.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 13 · W 45-3 · Conference game
24
Total Offense
69.7 takeover
Win with 24 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
24 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#3
@ Notre Dame
Week 3 · W 36-28
284
Total Offense
69.1 takeover
Win with 284 yards of offense and 69.5 efficiency.
284 total offense with 69.5 efficiency.
#4
@ Ohio State
Week 12 · W 17-14 · Conference game
114
Total Offense
66.1 takeover
Win with 114 yards of offense and 62.8 efficiency.
114 total offense with 62.8 efficiency.
#5
vs Northwestern
Week 7 · L 40-54 · Conference game
261
Total Offense
62.2 takeover
Loss with 261 yards of offense and 60.7 efficiency.
261 total offense with 60.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
2,040 primary output · 56.4 efficiency · 15.2 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
40
173 primary · 73.4 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Michigan State
26.1
114 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
3
250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
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3+ TD games
11
Above avg efficiency
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