Safety, Notre Dame, 2026
Joey O’Brien
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 203 lb
- Class (2026)
- Freshman
- Hometown
- Roxborough, PA
Joey O’Brien plays safety for Notre Dame. Last time out, at BYU: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
10 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Last game: 1 tackles at BYU, L 24–28
Next game: vs. Navy, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 20 | S | Fr. | 6′5″ | 203 |
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.
Game by game
2026 Notre Dame 5 games, 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Rice | W 52–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Michigan State | W 27–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Purdue | W 49–10 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at North Carolina | W 37–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at BYU | L 24–28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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