Defensive back, Pittsburgh, 2021–24
P.J. O’Brien
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Pompano Beach, FL
P.J. O’Brien played defensive back at Pittsburgh (2021–24).
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Cincinnati, 2023Team titles: ACC champions, 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 41 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 33 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 97 | 57 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 5 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 5 | DB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 5 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 5 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 185 |
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
2024 Pittsburgh 13 games, 33 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Kent State | W 55–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Cincinnati | W 28–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. West Virginia | W 38–34 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Youngstown State | W 73–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at North Carolina | W 34–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. California | W 17–15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Syracuse | W 41–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at SMU | L 25–48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Virginia | L 19–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Clemson | L 20–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Louisville | L 9–37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Boston College | L 23–34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. Toledo | L 46–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Pittsburgh 11 games, 41 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Wofford | W 45–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Cincinnati | L 21–27 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.North Carolina | L 24–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Virginia Tech | L 21–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Louisville | W 38–21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | at Wake Forest | L 17–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Notre Dame | L 7–58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Florida State | L 7–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Syracuse | L 13–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Boston College | W 24–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Duke | L 19–30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Pittsburgh 7 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Tennessee | L 27–34 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. Rhode Island | W 45–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 45–29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atLouisville | L 10–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atNorth Carolina | L 24–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Syracuse | W 19–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Miami | W 42–16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Pittsburgh 7 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Massachusetts | W 51–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. New Hampshire | W 77–7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | atVirginia Tech | W 28–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Clemson | W 27–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atDuke | W 54–29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.North Carolina | W 30–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atSyracuse | W 31–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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