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Detroit Lions defensive lineman Pat O’Connor (69) during an NFL preseason game against the New York Giants on Aug. 8, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions via AP)

Pat O'Connor

DL

#95

Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 31

Weight: 300 lbs

College: Eastern Michigan

2024 SEASON

  • Solo
    5
  • SCK
    1
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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Defense

Days

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Mondays 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun) 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sundays 9 11 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Months

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
December 4 9 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
January 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Opponents by Group

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
vs AFC Teams 5 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
vs NFC Teams 7 9 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Outside Own Division 6 9 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
vs Own Division 6 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Opponents by Team

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Buffalo Bills 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago Bears 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Green Bay Packers 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tennessee Titans 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston Texans 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indianapolis Colts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jacksonville Jaguars 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota Vikings 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco 49ers 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Outcomes

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Losses 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wins 11 13 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Stadiums

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
U.S. Bank Stadium 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ford Field 6 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Levi's® Stadium 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lambeau Field 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lucas Oil Stadium 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NRG Stadium 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Soldier Field 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Super Bowl Champion: LV
  • A seven-year veteran who returns for a second stint with the Lions after playing 68 games with the Buccaneers (2017-23).
  • Recorded his first-career sack and tackle for loss vs. Minnesota (12/13/20).

COLLEGE

  • Appeared in 49 career games (36 starts) at Eastern Michigan (2012-16), recording 166 tackles (68 solo), 33.5 tackles for loss, 20.0 sacks, eight pass defenses, seven forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
  • Holds the EMU career sack record since 1998.
  • 2016: Started all 13 games, logging 42 tackles (17 solo), 14.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and three pass defenses.
    • First-Team All-MAC
    • Finished fifth in the NCAA and second in the MAC in forced fumbles.
    • Recorded the third-most sacks in the MAC.
    • Ranked fifth in the MAC in tackles for loss.
  • 2015: Awarded a medical redshirt after sitting out the season due to injury.
  • 2014: Started all 12 games, recording 64 tackles (27 solo), 14.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two pass defenses and one fumble recovery.
    • First-Team All-MAC
    • Placed second in the MAC in sacks.
    • Ranked fourth in the conference in tackles for loss.
  • 2013: Played in all 12 games (11 starts), tallying 44 tackles (18 solo), 5.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and three pass defenses.
  • 2012: Appeared in all 12 games as a freshman, totaling 16 tackles (six solo).

PERSONAL

  • Attended Saint Rita High School (Chicago, Ill.), where he was named a 2011 Chicago Tribune All-State Honorable Mention and Chicago Sun-Times All-Area Honorable Mention as a senior.
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