Pat O'Connor

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 32

Weight: 300 lbs

College: Eastern Michigan

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Year

Season

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line	2	2	1	1	0
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line	2	0	0	0	1
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line	6	4	4	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
1st Half	4	2	2	0	0
Last Two Minutes of Half	3	1	1	0	0
2nd Half	6	4	3	1	1

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Home Games	4	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Road Games	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Margin 15+	3	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Margin 8-14	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
Ahead	6	5	4	1	1
Ahead by 1-8 Points	4	2	2	0	0
Ahead by 9-16 Points	2	1	0	1	1
Behind	2	1	1	0	0
Behind by 1-8 Points	2	1	1	0	0
Tied	8	0	0	0	0

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF
1st Quarter	3	1	1	0	0
4th Quarter	5	3	3	0	0
4th Quarter within 7	3	1	1	0	0
2nd Quarter	2	1	1	0	0
3rd Quarter	1	1	0	1	1

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Grass	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turf	6	5	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Super Bowl Champion: LV
Appeared in 12 games in 2024, tallying 13 tackles (three solo), two tackles for loss and 1.0 sack. He also added five special teams tackles (two solo).
A seven-year veteran who returned for a second stint with the Lions in 2024 after playing 68 games with the Buccaneers (2017-23).
Recorded his first-career sack and tackle for loss vs. Minnesota (12/13/20).

COLLEGE:

Appeared in 49 career games (36 starts) at Eastern Michigan (2012-16), recording 166 tackles (68 solo), 33.5 tackles for loss, 20.0 sacks, eight pass defenses, seven forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
- Holds the EMU career sack record since 1998.
2016: Started all 13 games, logging 42 tackles (17 solo), 14.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and three pass defenses.
- First-Team All-MAC
- Finished fifth in the NCAA and second in the MAC in forced fumbles.
- Recorded the third-most sacks in the MAC.
- Ranked fifth in the MAC in tackles for loss.
2015: Awarded a medical redshirt after sitting out the season due to injury.
2014: Started all 12 games, recording 64 tackles (27 solo), 14.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two pass defenses and one fumble recovery.
- First-Team All-MAC
- Placed second in the MAC in sacks.
- Ranked fourth in the conference in tackles for loss.
2013: Played in all 12 games (11 starts), tallying 44 tackles (18 solo), 5.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and three pass defenses.
2012: Appeared in all 12 games as a freshman, totaling 16 tackles (six solo).

PERSONAL:

Attended Saint Rita High School (Chicago, Ill.), where he was named a 2011 Chicago Tribune All-State Honorable Mention and Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Honorable Mention as a senior.

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