Tyler O'Connor

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Tyler O'Connor
O'Connor in 2016
No. 7
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 31)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolLima Central Catholic (Lima, Ohio)
College
Stats at ESPN

Tyler O'Connor (born March 4, 1994) is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the Michigan State Spartans.

Early life

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O'Connor attended Lima Central Catholic High School in Lima, Ohio. As a senior, he threw for 1,995 yards and 18 touchdowns. Following his high school career, O'Connor committed to play college football at Michigan State University.[1]

College career

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O'Connor redshirted in 2012 and served as the backup quarterback for three seasons, playing sparingly.[2][3] He made his first career start against No. 3 Ohio State in 2015 following an injury to Connor Cook, completing seven passes for 89 yards and a touchdown, leading the Spartans to a 17–14 victory.[4][5] O'Connor competed for the Spartans' starting quarterback position entering his redshirt senior season in 2016.[6] He was eventually named the team's starting quarterback prior to the season opener against Furman.[7] In the game, O'Connor threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns in the 28–13 win.[8] Against No. 11 Wisconsin, he struggled, throwing three interceptions in a 6–30 loss.[9] O'Connor finished his final season throwing for 1,970 yards with 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions, being sacked 21 times.[10]

Statistics

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Season Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2012 Michigan State Redshirted Redshirt
2010 Michigan State 3 0 0–0 9 14 64.3 90 6.4 0 0 118.3 8 24 3.0 0
2011 Michigan State 5 0 0–0 12 16 75.0 151 9.4 2 1 183.0 6 22 3.7 2
2012 Michigan State 6 1 1–0 13 24 54.2 133 5.5 2 1 119.9 14 48 5.2 0
2013 Michigan State 11 9 3–6 154 262 58.8 1,970 7.5 16 9 135.2 63 70 1.1 0
Career 25 10 4−6 188 316 59.5 2,344 7.4 20 11 135.7 91 164 1.8 2

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft, O'Connor tried out with the Cincinnati Bengals.[11] After not being extended a contract offer, he retired from football.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Greg (June 7, 2011). "Michigan State receives verbal commitment from Ohio quarterback Tyler O'Connor". mlive. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  2. ^ Leung, Diamond (August 13, 2012). "Michigan State quarterback Tyler O'Connor expecting to redshirt, patiently wait his turn". mlive. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  3. ^ Couch, Graham. "Couch: MSU is lucky Tyler O'Connor stuck around". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  4. ^ Charboneau, Matt. "Backup Spartans quarterbacks fill in with flair". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "Coming home becomes dream day for O'Connor". Morrow County Sentinel. November 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  6. ^ Charboneau, Matt. "O'Connor takes big step toward being 'the man' at MSU". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "O'Connor takes over, eager to get started as Michigan State's No. 1 QB". The Oakland Press. August 30, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  8. ^ Windsor, Shawn. "Windsor: Now as undisputed starter, MSU found its QB in Tyler O'Connor". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  9. ^ Sharp, Drew. "Tyler O'Connor unable to lift Michigan State when it needed him". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Solari, Chris. "MSU QB Tyler O'Connor hopes legacy is more than as a loser". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  11. ^ "O'Connor signs with Bengals as free agent". LimaOhio.com. May 1, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  12. ^ Folsom, Brandon. "Former Michigan State QB Tyler O'Connor ready for life, sans football". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
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