Tight end, Houston (from West Virginia), 2018–⁠23

Mike O’Laughlin

Number
No. 17
Height
6′5″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Glen Ellyn, IL

Mike O’Laughlin played tight end at West Virginia (2018–⁠22) and Houston (2023).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019West Virginia6244.008
2020West Virginia141228.7134
2021West Virginia11655.9011
2022West Virginia56613.2032
2023Houston12947.8018
Career483717.7134

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019West Virginia17TEYr 1
2020West Virginia17TEYr 2
2021West Virginia17TEYr 3
2022West Virginia17TEYr 4
2023Houston17TESr. (Yr 5)6′5″250

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
2019West Virginia8-0.04––-0.3–
2020West Virginia160.80––12.8–
2021West Virginia120.19––2.3–
2022West Virginia70.32––2.2–
2023Houston120.87––10.5–

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

2023 Houston 9 games, 12 catches, 94 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.UTSAW 17–⁠141606
Sep 16vs.TCUL 13–⁠361303
Sep 23vs.Sam HoustonW 38–⁠71909
Sep 30atTexas TechL 28–⁠491808
Oct 12vs.West VirginiaW 41–⁠391808
Oct 21vs.TexasL 24–⁠3131907
Nov 4atBaylorW 25–⁠24221013
Nov 11vs.CincinnatiL 14–⁠24118018
Nov 18vs.Oklahoma StateL 30–⁠431202
2022 West Virginia 3 games, 5 catches, 66 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atPittsburghL 31–⁠38132032
Sep 17vs.TowsonW 65–⁠71101
Sep 22atVirginia TechW 33–⁠10333014
2021 West Virginia 4 games, 11 catches, 65 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 18vs.Virginia TechW 27–⁠211303
Sep 25atOklahomaL 13–⁠161404
Oct 2vs.Texas TechL 20–⁠23535011
Oct 23atTCUW 29–⁠17423010
2020 West Virginia 6 games, 14 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 3vs.BaylorW 27–⁠21426010
Oct 17vs.KansasW 38–⁠1721308
Oct 24atTexas TechL 27–⁠34244034
Oct 31vs.Kansas StateW 37–⁠10117017
Nov 14vs.TCUW 24–⁠6211010
Dec 31 ✦vs.ArmyW 24–⁠2131116
2019 West Virginia 4 games, 6 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atMissouriL 7–⁠381404
Oct 12vs.Iowa StateL 14–⁠3831608
Oct 19atOklahomaL 14–⁠521202
Nov 29atTCUW 20–⁠171202

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

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