
Quarterback, Purdue, 2018–22
Aidan O’Connell
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2022)
- Sixth-year
- Hometown
- Lincolnshire, IL
- Born
- Sep 1, 1998, in Long Grove, Illinois
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Aidan O’Connell played quarterback at Purdue (2018–22). The Las Vegas Raiders took O’Connell in round 4, No. 135 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
536passing yards, career highvs. Michigan State, 20215touchdown passes, career highvs. Tennessee, 2021Honors
Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Purdue | 16 | QB | So. | ||
| 2019 | Purdue | 16 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | Purdue | 16 | QB | Sr. | ||
| 2021 | Purdue | 16 | QB | 5th | ||
| 2022 | Purdue | 16 | QB | 6th | 6′3″ | 210 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Purdue | 175 | 0.21 | 32nd (n=155) | 0.27 | 37.6 | 40% | 0.34 |
| 2020 | Purdue | 148 | 0.23 | – | – | 33.3 | 70% | 0.37 |
| 2021 | Purdue | 448 | 0.46 | 92nd (n=145) | 0.33 | 205.4 | 52% | 0.61 |
| 2022 | Purdue | 525 | 0.30 | 44th (n=250) | 0.32 | 157.0 | 58% | 0.45 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 Purdue 12 games, 3,481 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 31–35 | 29 | 58 | 356 | 1 | 0 | −17 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 56–0 | 17 | 19 | 211 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 29–32 | 39 | 55 | 424 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 20–10 | 27 | 40 | 199 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 31–29 | 30 | 41 | 360 | 2 | 1 | −25 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 43–37 | 35 | 54 | 391 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 24–35 | 31 | 46 | 320 | 1 | 3 | −20 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 3–24 | 20 | 43 | 168 | 0 | 2 | −26 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 31–24 | 25 | 40 | 237 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 17–9 | 16 | 25 | 159 | 2 | 0 | −4 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 30–16 | 18 | 29 | 290 | 2 | 0 | −6 |
| Dec 3 | vs. | L 22–43 | 32 | 47 | 366 | 0 | 2 | −36 |
2021 Purdue 12 games, 3,712 passing yards, 28 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | W 49–0 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Sep 18 | at | L 13–27 | 11 | 18 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 13–9 | 12 | 19 | 182 | 1 | 2 | −10 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 13–20 | 34 | 52 | 371 | 1 | 1 | −44 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 24–7 | 30 | 40 | 375 | 2 | 0 | −2 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 13–30 | 24 | 32 | 200 | 1 | 3 | −35 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 28–23 | 34 | 45 | 233 | 2 | 0 | −9 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 40–29 | 40 | 54 | 536 | 3 | 0 | −13 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 31–59 | 40 | 52 | 390 | 4 | 0 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 32–14 | 29 | 39 | 423 | 3 | 0 | −7 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 44–7 | 26 | 31 | 278 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 48–45 | 26 | 47 | 534 | 5 | 3 | −9 |
2020 Purdue 3 games, 916 passing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 24–20 | 31 | 50 | 282 | 3 | 2 | −19 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 31–24 | 29 | 35 | 371 | 2 | 0 | −21 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 20–27 | 28 | 51 | 263 | 2 | 0 | −24 |
2019 Purdue 6 games, 1,099 passing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | at | L 7–35 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 6–24 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 31–27 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 24–22 | 34 | 50 | 271 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 24–45 | 26 | 43 | 289 | 2 | 1 | −10 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 41–44 | 28 | 49 | 408 | 3 | 1 | −6 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅜″ | 6′3⅜″ |
| Weight | 213 lb | 210 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | 9¾″ |
| Wingspan | 76¼″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | 11 | 213 | 343 | 2,218 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | 9 | 154 | 243 | 1,612 | 8 | 4 | 30 |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | 10 | 22 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| NFL career | 21 | 377 | 608 | 3,932 | 20 | 11 | 48 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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