Receiver, Nevada, 2016–⁠19

Brendan O’Leary-Orange

Number
No. 8
Height
6′4″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Toronto, ON

Brendan O’Leary-Orange played receiver at Nevada (2016–⁠19).

At a glance

Best season
618
Receiving yards, 2017 (Nevada, 3–⁠9)
Best game
214 yards
At San Diego State, week 12, 2017: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

11catches, career highat San Diego State, 2017214receiving yards, career highat San Diego State, 20173receiving touchdowns, career highat San Diego State, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Nevada3961815.8455
2018Nevada1421415.3436
2019Nevada810913.6050
Career6194115.4855

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Nevada8WRFr.
2017Nevada8WRSo.
2018Nevada8WRJr.
2019Nevada8WRSr.6′4″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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Nevada580.7582nd (n=507)0.5243.48%
2018Nevada220.86––18.95%
2019Nevada16-0.06––-1.0–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Nevada 4 games, 8 catches, 109 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 9atSan Diego StateW 17–⁠13150050
Nov 23atFresno StateW 35–⁠281707
Nov 30vs.UNLVL 30–⁠33328012
Jan 3 ✦vs.OhioL 21–⁠30324012
2018 Nevada 7 games, 14 catches, 214 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8atVanderbiltL 10–⁠411919
Sep 15vs.Oregon StateW 37–⁠35339020
Sep 29atAir ForceW 28–⁠25239130
Oct 13vs.Boise StateL 27–⁠31114014
Oct 27vs.San Diego StateW 28–⁠24451126
Nov 17atSan José StateW 21–⁠12362136
Nov 24atUNLVL 29–⁠34––––
2017 Nevada 10 games, 39 catches, 618 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atNorthwesternL 20–⁠311303
Sep 16vs.Idaho StateL 28–⁠3021006
Sep 30atFresno StateL 21–⁠4131808
Oct 7vs.Hawai’iW 35–⁠21227022
Oct 14atColorado StateL 42–⁠444111155
Oct 20vs.Air ForceL 42–⁠45390047
Nov 4atBoise StateL 14–⁠41646013
Nov 11vs.San José StateW 59–⁠14260044
Nov 18atSan Diego StateL 23–⁠4211214353
Nov 25vs.UNLVW 23–⁠16539010

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2020
Height6′4″
Weight210 lb

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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