Former defensive end at Utah. 2024: 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 22 tackles.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Albuquerque, NM
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 430 nationally · Signed with Utah
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive end at Utah. 2024: 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 22 tackles.
Connor O'Toole
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. He has spent four seasons in the Utah defensive front. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Iowa State, Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 33-20 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 23–12
vs Baylor
2 TFL · 2 SACKS · 2 SOLO
With J. Bouwmeester — 51 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 60 LONG · C. Rising — 92 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.2 · 21 rush yds (2 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-0vs Southern Utah | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-12vs Baylor | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 38-21@ Utah State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-17@ Houston | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-49@ Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31vs Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 12 | 5.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to George Gumbs’s 2023 season.
Matches George on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Taijh Alston's senior season at Colorado (2023).
Matches Taijh on
Player DNA