Kevin O'Connell in the NFL, 2019
In the NFL, 2019. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, San Diego State, 2003–⁠07

Kevin O’Connell

Born
May 25, 1985, in Knoxville, Tennessee

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Kevin O’Connell played quarterback at San Diego State (2003–⁠07). The New England Patriots took O’Connell in round 3, No. 94 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best game
443 yards
Vs. Portland State, week 4, 2007: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 94
Round 3, 2008 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

443passing yards, best game on filevs. Portland State, 20075touchdown passes, best game on filevs. Portland State, 200782rushing yards, best game on filevs. New Mexico, 20073rushing touchdowns, best game on fileat Colorado State, 2007

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2007San Diego State23741157.72,8106.8148

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2007San Diego State1294343.41129

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).

Game by game

2007 San Diego State 11 games, 2,810 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 8atWashington StateL 17–⁠452844273113
Sep 15atArizona StateL 13–⁠3422381800138
Sep 22vs.Portland StateW 52–⁠1719314435033
Oct 6atColorado StateW 24–⁠2013261840041
Oct 13atUtahL 7–⁠2314311140124
Oct 20vs.New MexicoL 17–⁠2018261330082
Nov 3vs.WyomingW 27–⁠2420442492241
Nov 10atUNLVW 38–⁠3017221962131
Nov 17atAir ForceL 23–⁠5527433841122
Nov 24vs.TCUL 33–⁠4526513662058
Dec 1vs.BYUL 27–⁠4833552881161

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2008
Height6′5″
Weight225 lb
Arm length34⅛″
Hand size8⅞″
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.60 sW
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′5″
3-cone drill7.01 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2008New England Patriots2–00

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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