Pat

O'Connor

Pat O'Connor

Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 300 lbs · Age : 32

NFL record

Year	Team	GP	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK
2025	Detroit Lions	8	10	5	5	0
2024	Detroit Lions	12	18	5	13	1
2023	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	4	2	2	0
2022	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	6	3	3	0
2021	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	13	4	2	2	0.5
2020	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	4	3	1	1
2019	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	8	6	4	2	0

Advanced stats, 2024 Interior defensive line

NFL stats →

2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular interior defensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Tackles

0th percentile

Sacks

1.0

20th percentile

Pressures

6th percentile

QB hits

3th percentile

Tackles for loss

13th percentile

Forced fumbles

29th percentile

Passes defended

16th percentile

Missed tackle rate

5.3 %

65th percentile

Defensive snaps

236

0th percentile

Games

Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.

2025 projection

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Projected WAR

0.0

Games

WAR 2024

0.1

Games played

The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

→ Stable (+1)

20240.1 WAR · 0.008 per game

The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.

Outlook, age included

-14 · 30 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2024

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Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Depth player

PRS: Pass rush; 70
RDF: Run defense; 76
TCK: Tackling; 70
DUR: Durability; 50
EX: Experience; 75

Why these ratings?

PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL

WAR and PAL Rating, 2024

How we rate →

WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

0.1

PAL Rating

34 / 100

PAL: dimensions

Pass rush31

Run defense39

Splash plays46

Tackling40

Where WAR comes from (in wins)

Splash plays−0.01

Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.

Coverage0.00

Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).

Position share+0.03

Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.

Team defense+0.04

How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.

The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.

Pat O'Connor in five questions

What are Pat O'Connor's stats in 2024?

Pat O'Connor has 1 sack and 1 QB hit in 12 games in 2024.

How old and how tall is Pat O'Connor?

Pat O'Connor is 32 years old. He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 300 lb (136 kg).

How good is Pat O'Connor?

Pat O'Connor produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024. His PAL rating is 34 out of 100: below average for his position.

What number does Pat O'Connor wear, and what team does he play for?

Pat O'Connor plays for Detroit Lions in the NFL, at DE.

What is Pat O'Connor's projection for 2025?

Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2025, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.