Senior tight end for Houston. 2023: 12 catches, 94 receiving yards.
6′5″ · 250 lb · Glen Ellyn, IL
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. 659 nationally · Signed with West Virginia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Houston. 2023: 12 catches, 94 receiving yards.
Mike O'Laughlin
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 21 rec yds, 2 receptions against Baylor — Week 10, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Houston, 371 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dana Holgorsen.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (2nd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.3 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 14.5 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 15.0 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #136 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Houston | 12 | 94 | 7.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 14 | 122 | 8.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 48 | 371 | 7.7 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2023
W 41–39
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs UTSA | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-36vs TCU | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-7vs Sam Houston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-49@ Texas Tech | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-39vs West Virginia | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31vs Texas | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-24@ Baylor | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 | Season-high 21 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 14-24vs Cincinnati | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-43vs Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 94 | 7.9 | 0 | 18 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Tre Watson’s 2021 season.
Matches Tre on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Nick Gallo’s path through Virginia Tech.
Matches Nick on
Differs from Nick on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Luke Lachey's graduate season at Iowa (2024).
Matches Luke on
Differs from Luke on
Player DNA