Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Washington
Connor O'Brien
OLB • 6'3" • 224 lbs • Trabuco Canyon, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Connor O'Brien shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Washington
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Washington
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Connor O'Brien built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as an outside linebacker from Trabuco Canyon, CA wearing No. 29, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Connor O'Brien's career was his...
Read the storyConnor O'Brien, OLB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Washington. Connor O'Brien shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 57
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Connor O'Brien quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington · OLB
- Career Tackles
- 57
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Washington
- Top game
- Stanford
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · OLB 28th (top 57%) · Pac-12 161st (top 31%) · National 1,814th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington | 11 | 35 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 64.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington | 11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 21.1 |
Related Context
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Connor O'Brien played OLB for Washington. Across 5 tracked seasons, Connor O'Brien recorded 57 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Washington.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Washington paired 11.5 primary output with 23.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Washington
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
12
Usage
3.1
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Rutgers: 1.5. Fresno State: 1. Colorado: 0. Oregon State: 0. Arizona State: 1. UCLA: 0. Oregon: 0.5. Stanford: 0. Utah: 0. Washington State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Rutgers: 4 by 31.7. Fresno State: 1 by 14.2. Colorado: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 1 by 4.2. Arizona State: 1 by 14.2. UCLA: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 4 by 21.7. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 8 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
31.7 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ Penn State | L 28-35 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Washington State | W 41-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Utah | W 33-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Stanford | L 22-30 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs Oregon | W 38-3 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs UCLA | W 44-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Arizona State | L 7-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ Oregon State | W 42-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Colorado | W 37-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Fresno State | W 48-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Rutgers | W 30-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Connor O'Brien story
Connor O'Brien built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as an outside linebacker from Trabuco Canyon, CA wearing No. 29, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Connor O'Brien's career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Connor O'Brien's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington | 11.5 | 23.7 | 9.6 | 11.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington | 4 | 12 | 3.1 | -7.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington | 4 | 12 | 3.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Stanford
Week 5 · W 44-6 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 1 · W 30-14
1.5
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Oregon State
Week 8 · W 41-17 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#4
vs USC
Week 11 · L 13-26 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Utah
Week 9 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Washington
11.5 primary output · 23.7 efficiency · 9.6 usage
64.4
#2
2017 Postseason · Washington
21.1
4 primary · 12 efficiency · 3.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Washington
21.1
4 primary · 12 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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