Colorado State University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
O'Brien, Patrick
Jersey Number 12
Patrick O'Brien
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
- High School:
- San Juan Hills
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
Bio
Career Highs:
Comp.: 32 vs. Toledo, 9/21/19
Att: 52 vs. Toledo, 9/21/19
Yards: 420 at New Mexico, 10/11/19
TDs: 3 at New Mexico, 10/11/19
2020 Phil Steele Preseason All-Mountain West, second team
2019 (r-Jr.) | 11/9: Inserted as the starter in Week 4 vs. Toledo, hitting on 32-of-52 passes for 405 yards and a touchdown. … Threw for 2,803 yards and 13 touchdowns, adding two rushing scores. … Hit 300-yard mark in four games, setting a career-best with 420 at New Mexico. The 420 yards sits seventh-best in a game in CSU history. … His 87-yard TD pass to Warren Jackson in the New Mexico game ranks tied for second in program history.
2018 (r-Soph.) | 0/0: Practiced but was unable to participate in games under NCAA rules after transferring from Nebraska.
Before CSU: Made four appearances as a backup quarterback in 2017, completing 18-of-30 pass attempts for 192 yards. ... Saw the most playing time of his Nebraska career against Minnesota on Nov. 11, completing 12-of-18 attempts for 137 yards. ... Was second on the depth chart in 2017 behind 2018 NFL Draft selection Tanner Lee. ... Redshirted in 2016. ... Member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017 and 2018.
HS/Misc: Was rated as one of the nation's top 10 quarterbacks coming out of high school by both 247sports and Rivals.com. ... Finalist in the Elite 11 quarterback competition in the summer of 2015. ... As a senior at San Juan Hills HS, he led the team to the CIF Southern Section playoffs, throwing for 2,895 yards and 32 touchdowns while adding 626 yards on the ground with eight rushing touchdowns. ... Named second-team all-state in California by USA Today. ... Set program records for passing yards in a season, rushing yards in a season, passing touchdowns in a season, passing yards in a career, passing touchdowns in career, rushing touchdowns in a career and rushing touchdowns in a season. ... Born July 18, 1997 ... parents are Paul and Anna O'Brien.
Comp.: 32 vs. Toledo, 9/21/19
Att: 52 vs. Toledo, 9/21/19
Yards: 420 at New Mexico, 10/11/19
TDs: 3 at New Mexico, 10/11/19
2020 Phil Steele Preseason All-Mountain West, second team
2019 (r-Jr.) | 11/9: Inserted as the starter in Week 4 vs. Toledo, hitting on 32-of-52 passes for 405 yards and a touchdown. … Threw for 2,803 yards and 13 touchdowns, adding two rushing scores. … Hit 300-yard mark in four games, setting a career-best with 420 at New Mexico. The 420 yards sits seventh-best in a game in CSU history. … His 87-yard TD pass to Warren Jackson in the New Mexico game ranks tied for second in program history.
2018 (r-Soph.) | 0/0: Practiced but was unable to participate in games under NCAA rules after transferring from Nebraska.
Before CSU: Made four appearances as a backup quarterback in 2017, completing 18-of-30 pass attempts for 192 yards. ... Saw the most playing time of his Nebraska career against Minnesota on Nov. 11, completing 12-of-18 attempts for 137 yards. ... Was second on the depth chart in 2017 behind 2018 NFL Draft selection Tanner Lee. ... Redshirted in 2016. ... Member of the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2017 and 2018.
HS/Misc: Was rated as one of the nation's top 10 quarterbacks coming out of high school by both 247sports and Rivals.com. ... Finalist in the Elite 11 quarterback competition in the summer of 2015. ... As a senior at San Juan Hills HS, he led the team to the CIF Southern Section playoffs, throwing for 2,895 yards and 32 touchdowns while adding 626 yards on the ground with eight rushing touchdowns. ... Named second-team all-state in California by USA Today. ... Set program records for passing yards in a season, rushing yards in a season, passing touchdowns in a season, passing yards in a career, passing touchdowns in career, rushing touchdowns in a career and rushing touchdowns in a season. ... Born July 18, 1997 ... parents are Paul and Anna O'Brien.
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