TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth round (135th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft, April 29, 2023.
AT A GLANCE
• Has played in 20 games with 17 starts over his first two seasons with the Raiders, completing 367-of-586 (62.6%) passes for 3,830 yards, 20 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and an 85.1 passer rating.
• His 62.5 completion percentage and 85.9 passer rating are both the best in Raiders history among QBs in their first 17 career starts (min. 300 att.).
• Among QBs in their first 20 career starts in Raiders history, O'Connell's four games with a 100.0+ passer rating are tied for the most in franchise history.
• Played in 11 games with 10 starts as a rookie, completing 213-of-343 passes (62.1 percent) for 2,218 yards, 12 touchdowns, seven interceptions and an 83.9 passer rating.
• Among Raiders rookie quarterbacks in their first 10 career starts, ranked second in passing yards (2,143), second in completion percentage (61.5 percent), fourth in passing touchdowns (11), second in passer rating (83.9).
CAREER: Enters his third season with the Silver and Black after being drafted by the Raiders in the fourth round (135th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft…Appeared in nine games (seven starts) in 2024, completing 154-of-243 passes (63.4%) for 1,612 yards, eight touchdowns, four interceptions and an 86.7 passer rating…Played in 11 games (10 starts) in his rookie season with the Raiders, completing 213-of-343 passes (62.1 percent) for 2,218 yards, 12 touchdowns, seven interceptions and an 83.9 passer rating…Among Raiders rookie quarterbacks in their first 10 starts, O'Connell ranks second in passing yards (2,143), second in completion percentage (61.5 percent), fourth in passing touchdowns (11), second in passer rating (83.9)…Recorded three games in 2023 with 100.0+ passer rating (min. 30 attempts), the most by a rookie quarterback in Raiders history.
2024: Appeared in nine games with seven starts and completed 154-of-243 (63.4%) passes for 1,612 yards, eight touchdowns, four interceptions and an 86.7 passer rating…(9/8) at LAC: Did not play...(9/15) at Bal.: Did not play...(9/22) vs. Car.: Entered in the fourth quarter and completed 9-of-12 passes for 82 yards and one touchdown...(9/22) vs. Cle.: Did not play...(10/6) at Den.: Entered in the third quarter and completed 10-of-20 (50.0%) passes for 94 yards...(10/13) vs. Pit.: Made his first start of the season and completed 27-of-40 (67.5%) passes for 227 yards, one touchdown, one interception and a 79.9 passer rating...(10/20) at LAR: Completed 6-of-10 (60.0%) passes for 52 yards before leaving the game with an injury...(11/29) at KC: Completed 23-of-35 (65.7%) passes for a single-game career-high 340 yards, two touchdowns and a 116.4 passer rating...Marked one of five performances for 300+ yards, 2+ passing touchdowns and zero interceptions in a game by a Raiders quarterback since 2020 - the first since Week 11 of 2022… His 116.4 passer rating is also the eighth highest mark by a Raiders QB in a game over the last 10 seasons - the best since Week 2 of 2021 (Derek Carr, 126.2)…(12/8) at TB: Completed 11-of-19 (57.9%) passes for 104 yards, one interception and a 51.2 passer rating...(12/15) vs. ATL: Inactive...(12/22) vs. Jax.: Completed 24-of-38 (63.2%) passes for 257 yards and an 82.9 passer rating...(12/29) at NO: Completed 20-of-35 (57.1%) passes for 242 yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions and an 97.5 passer rating...Logged his fifth career start with 2+ passing touchdowns and zero interceptions…Among Raiders QBs in their first 17 career starts, O'Connell's five games with 2+ passing TDs and zero interceptions are the most in franchise history and also tied for 15th in NFL history for QBs in their first 17 career starts…(1/5/25) vs. LAC: Completed 24-of-34 (70.6%) passes for 214 yards, two touchdowns, one interceptions and an 94.5 passer rating.
2023: Played in 11 games with 10 starts as a rookie with the Silver and Black and completed 213-of-343 passes (62.1 percent) for 2,218 yards, 12 touchdowns, seven interceptions and an 83.9 passer rating…Also rushed for one touchdown…Recorded three games with a 100.0+ passer rating (min. 30 attempts), the most of such games by a rookie quarterback in Raiders history…Over the last four games of the season, O'Connell threw eight passing touchdowns and zero interceptions – just the third Raiders quarterback since 1970 to throw eight touchdowns and zero interceptions over a four game span…(9/10) at Den.: Inactive...(9/17) at Buf.: Inactive...(9/24) vs. Pit.: Inactive...(10/1) at LAC: Started in his NFL debut and completed 24-of-39 (61.5 percent) passes for 238 yards and one interception...Added three rushes for three yards and one touchdown...Logged his first NFL touchdown on a one-yard run in the first quarter, becoming the first quarterback in Raiders history to score a rushing touchdown in their NFL debut...His 238 passing yards are the second most by a Raider in his NFL debut...(10/9) vs. GB: Inactive...(10/15) vs. NE: Inactive...(10/22) at Chi.: Completed 10-of-13 passes (76.9 percent) for 75 yards, one touchdown, one interception and an 83.8 passer rating...Notched his first career passing touchdown, finding WR Jakobi Meyers on a nine-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter...(10/30) at Det.: Active but did not play...(11/5) vs. NYG: Completed 16-of-25 pass attempts (64.0 percent) for 209 yards and a 90.2 passer rating...(11/12) vs. NYJ: Completed 16-of-27 pass attempts (59.3 percent) for 153 yards, one touchdown, one interception and a 72.0 passer rating...Became the first rookie quarterback in Raiders history to win back-to-back starts...(11/19) at Mia.: Completed 24-of-41 pass attempts (58.5 percent) for 271 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions...(11/26) vs. KC: Completed 23-of-33 pass attempts (69.7 percent) for 248 yards, one touchdown and a 101.6 passer rating...(12/10) vs. Min.: Completed 21-of-32 pass attempts (65.6 percent) for 171 yards...(12/14) vs. LAC: Completed 20-of-34 pass attempts (58.8 percent) for 248 yards, four passing touchdowns and a 120.7 passer rating...His four passing touchdowns were tied for the most in a single game by a rookie quarterback in Raiders history…His 120.7 passer rating is the highest single-game passer rating by a rookie in Raiders history (min. 30 attempts)…He become the first rookie quarterback in Raiders history to throw four passing touchdowns and no interceptions in a single game…Through his first seven starts, O'Connell completed 62.3percent of his passes (144-of-231), the best mark in Raiders history among quarterbacks in their first seven starts with the Raiders…(12/25) at KC: Completed 9-of-21 pass attempts (50.3 percent) for 62 yards...(12/31) at Ind.: Completed 30-of-47 passes (63.8 percent) for 299 yards, two touchdowns and a 96.0 passer rating...299-yard performance with 30 completions are both career records...(1/7) vs. Den.: Completed 20-of-31 passes (64.5 percent) for 244 yards, two touchdowns and a 110.1 passer rating…His 110.1 passer rating is the second-highest single-game passer rating by a rookie in Raiders history (min. 30 attempts).
COLLEGE: Played in 33 games with 26 starts over five seasons (2018-22) at Purdue…Completed 826-of-1,328 passes for 9,219 yards and 65 TDs…A two-time All-Big Ten selection, finishing his career as the school's all-time leader in completion percentage (66.7), passer rating (141.8) and 500-yard passing games (two)…His five career 400-yard passing games and 14 career 300-yard passing games rank second in school history, trailing only QB Drew Brees…As a senior in 2022, started in all 12 games and completed 320-of 499 passes for 3,490 yards and 22 TDs…Earned Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, AP)…Led the Big Ten in passing yards per game (290.8) and completions per game (26.7), while ranking second in total passing yards (3,490) and third in passing touchdowns (22)…Recorded six 300-yard passing games for the second straight season…In 2021, appeared in 12 games with nine starts…Completed 315-of-439 passes for 3,712 yards and 28 TDs…Set Purdue single-season records for completion percentage (71.8) and passer rating (158.8)…Averaged 11.8 yards per pass and 309.3 passing yards per game…Named Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, AP, PFF, Phil Steele)…In 2020, started three games before missing rest of season due to injury…Completed 88-of-136 passes for 916 yards and seven TDs…In 2019, played in six games with three starts and completed 103-of-164 passing attempts for 1,101 yards and eight TDs…Entered Purdue as a walk-on in 2017 and did not see action in his first two seasons…Graduated with a degree in General Management…Earned his Master's degree in Technology, Leadership & Innovation.
PERSONAL: Played football and basketball at Stevenson High School in Long Grove Ill., where he was named the 2016 News-Sun Football Player of the Year and a Class 8A All-State quarterback… In his lone season as the full-time starter for the Patriots (2016), O'Connell set school records for passing yardage in a season (2,741), touchdown passes in a season (26) and passing yardage in a game (447)…Earned his Master's degree in technology, Leadership & Innovation (May 2022)…Married to Jael Johnson, a four-year letterwinner with Purdue Volleyball and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: PASSING: Attempts – 47, 12/31/23 at Ind. Completions – 30, 12/31/23 at Ind. Yards – 340, 11/29/24 at KC. Long – 58t, 11/29/24 at KC. Touchdowns – 4, 12/14/23 vs. LAC. Interceptions – 3, 11/19/23 at Mia. Rating – 120.7, 12/14/23 vs. LAC. RUSHING: Attempts – 7, 12/22/24 vs. Jax. Yards – 13, 1/5/25 vs. LAC. Long – 13, 12/22/24 vs. Jax. Touchdowns – 1, two times; last: 12/8/24 at TB.
