Mike O'Laughlin

#17 · TE · Sr. · Houston6′5″ · 250 lb · Glen Ellyn, IL · Fenwick

Mike O'Laughlin: TE · Houston · #17.

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Mike O'Laughlin

TE · Houston · Sr · #17

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Neal Brown and Dana Holgorsen. One game to point at: 21 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Baylor — Week 10, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Houston in the news

Nebraska coach blasts fanHouston Chronicle Nov 2
Yormark leaving Big XIIOct 30

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Houston	12	94	7.8	0	18
2022	West Virginia	5	66	13.2	0	32
2021	West Virginia	11	65	5.9	0	11
2020	West Virginia	14	122	8.7	1	34
2019	West Virginia	6	24	4.0	0	8
Career		48	371	7.7	1	34

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 17-14vs UTSA	1	6	6.0	6
Wk 3	L 13-36vs TCU	1	3	3.0	3
Wk 4	W 38-7vs Sam Houston	1	9	9.0	9
Wk 5	L 28-49@ Texas Tech	1	8	8.0	8
Wk 7	W 41-39vs West Virginia	1	8	8.0	8
Wk 8	L 24-31vs No. 8 Texas	3	19	6.3	7
Wk 10	W 25-24@ Baylor	2	21	10.5	13	Season-high 21 yds
Wk 11	L 14-24vs Cincinnati	1	18	18.0	18
Wk 12	L 30-43vs No. 24 Oklahoma State	1	2	2.0	2
Total		12	94	7.8	18

Signature game

Week 8 · 2023

L 24-31

vs Texas

3 rec · 19 yds

With D. Smith — 378 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.8 · L. Wilkins — 38.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 47 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.39Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O'Laughlin for 18 yds to the CIN 40 for a
Week 10 · Baylor · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.22Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O'Laughlin for 13 yds to the BAY 33 for a
Week 1 · UTSA · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.51Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O'Laughlin for 6 yds to the HOU 38 for a
Week 8 · Texas · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.38Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O'Laughlin for 7 yds to the HOU 46 for a
Week 4 · Sam Houston · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.28Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O'Laughlin for 9 yds to the SHSU 48
Week 7 · West Virginia · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +0.97Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O'Laughlin for 8 yds to the HOU 30 for a

4 more plays

Week 5 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.80Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O'Laughlin for 8 yds to the TTU 40
Week 12 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.36Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O'Laughlin for 2 yds to the HOU 22
Week 10 · Baylor · 2nd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +0.32Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O'Laughlin for 8 yds to the BAY 15
Week 3 · TCU · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA −0.31Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O'Laughlin for 3 yds to the TCU 34

Teams and coaches

2019West Virginia5-7HC: Neal Brown · Pass-leaning

2020West Virginia6-4HC: Neal Brown · Balanced, fast tempo

2021West Virginia6-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced

2022West Virginia5-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced

2023Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 28 (#136 of 137). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2023 season

28Below cohort / limited sample #136 of 137 · 2023?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: rec yards (2nd percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#141 / 160 · 6th pct

Yards / catch#151 / 160 · 6th pct

7.8

Receptions#149 / 160 · 4th pct

Long catch#155 / 160 · 3rd pct

Rec yards#158 / 160 · 2nd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2023 season

Head Coach

Dana Holgorsen

Pass share

53.4%

406 pass / 355 run

Plays / game

63.4

12 games

Team sack rate

6.5%

431 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

12 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

28 · #136 of 137 TEs · 2023

Three-star recruit. Now #136 at the position.

Mike O'Laughlin

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Style of play

Fans

Houston in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

12 catches in 9 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2018

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