Quarterback, Alabama State (from Eastern Illinois), 2022–24
Jonah O’Brien
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2024)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Bartlett, IL
Jonah O’Brien played quarterback at Eastern Illinois (2022) and Alabama State (2024).
Career highs
276passing yards, career highat Northern Illinois, 20223touchdown passes, career highat Northern Illinois, 20222rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Lindenwood, 2022Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 87 | 136 | 64.0 | 853 | 6.3 | 9 | 8 |
| 2024* | Alabama State | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 91 | 145 | 62.8 | 911 | 6.3 | 9 | 9 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 63 | 62 | 1.0 | 5 | 22 |
| 2024* | Alabama State | 5 | −11 | −2.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 68 | 51 | 0.8 | 5 | 22 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois | 6 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Alabama State | 6 | QB | So. (Yr 3) | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois (FCS) | 132 | 0.22 | – | – | 29.4 | 34% |
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
2024 Alabama State 1 game, 58 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. North Carolina Central | L 24–31 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 1 | −11 |
2022 Eastern Illinois 8 games, 853 passing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Northern Illinois | L 27–34 | 25 | 34 | 276 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Chattanooga | L 20–38 | 18 | 28 | 183 | 2 | 1 | −9 |
| Sep 17 | at Illinois State | L 7–35 | 15 | 21 | 106 | 1 | 3 | −47 |
| Sep 24 | at Murray State | W 35–21 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Northwestern State | W 35–27 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Lindenwood | L 34–37 | 14 | 21 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Oct 22 | at Tennessee State | L 17–37 | 9 | 22 | 103 | 2 | 2 | −3 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Tennessee Tech | L 17–20 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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