Tyler O'Connor

Quarterback for Michigan State. 2016: 1,970 passing yards, 16 TD, 9 INT.

QB · Michigan State · #7

6′3″ · Lima, OH

Michigan State 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

PRO recruit

No. 414 nationally · Signed with Michigan State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 quarterback for Michigan State. 2016: 1,970 passing yards, 16 TD, 9 INT.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2012.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Michigan State, 2,254 passing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2012

Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Lima Central Catholic

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#414 national

CFB

College

Michigan State

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Mark Dantonio

Michigan State

Played his entire career under Mark Dantonio.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 26-13 over that span.

2014Michigan State11-2HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2015Michigan State12-2HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning

2016Michigan State3-9HC: Mark Dantonio · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush tds (10th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Pass TDs#64 / 167 · 60th pct

Yards / att#67 / 167 · 58th pct

7.5

Completion %#86 / 167 · 48th pct

58.8%

Pass yards#88 / 167 · 48th pct

1970

Fumbles lost#69 / 163 · 45th pct

Rush yards#104 / 167 · 38th pct

Interceptions#112 / 167 · 29th pct

Rush TDs#133 / 167 · 10th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home7g	155	1.6	8.2	1.1
Road4g	222	1.2	7.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	210	1.8	8.7	1.0
Weeks 8+5g	143	1.0	6.6	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Fitzgerald

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Michigan State	154	262	58.8%	1,970	7.5	16	9	135.2	--	--	--
2015	Michigan State	13	24	54.2%	133	5.5	2	1	119.9	--	--	--
2014	Michigan State	12	16	75.0%	151	9.4	2	1	183.0	--	--	--
Career		179	302	59.3%	2,254	7.5	20	11	136.5	--	--	--

Season	Team
2016	Michigan State	63	70	1.1	0	--
2015	Michigan State	14	48	3.4	0	--
2014	Michigan State	6	22	3.7	2	--
Career		83	140	1.7	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2016

W 36–28

at Notre Dame

241 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 80.6 · 43 rush yds (10 car)

Edged out Notre Dame on the road in a shootout.

With J. Hartbarger — 38 AVG · 42 LONG · 7 NO · G. Holmes — 100 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 28-13vs Furman	13/18	190	3	1	10.6	79.7	3 TD passes
Wk 3	W 36-28@ Notre Dame	19/26	241	2	1	9.3	80.6
Wk 4	L 6-30vs Wisconsin	18/38	224	0	3	5.9	26.0	3 INTs — rough day
Wk 5	L 21-24@ Indiana	21/35	263	3	0	7.5	65.1	3 TD passes
Wk 6	L 14-31vs BYU	7/11	58	0	0	5.3	30.9
Wk 7	L 40-54vs Northwestern	13/21	281	3	1	13.4	88.2	Season-high 281 yds
Wk 9	L 23-32vs Michigan	7/14	84	1	1	6.0	33.2
Wk 10	L 27-31@ Illinois	23/35	265	0	0	7.6	70.7
Wk 11	W 49-0vs Rutgers	10/15	141	3	0	9.4	97.5	3 TD passes
Wk 12	L 16-17vs Ohio State	6/16	105	1	2	6.6	3.4
Wk 13	L 12-45@ Penn State	17/33	118	0	0	3.6	14.1
Total		154/262	1970	16	9	7.7	53.6

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology