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Name: Patrick OConnell College: Montana
Number: 58
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-1 Weight: 227 Position: Pos2: ILB/ST
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2023 40 Low: 4.65 40 Time: 4.70 40 High: 4.75
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Data Scout Notes: X-5-7/10GP-72TT-13TFL-8SK-8QBH in 22...91TT-19.5TFL-13SK/Monster 2021 2022: 1stC...PBBuchanan/PDPOYPSDS/P1stFCSAA/PMVP/P1stC...2021: 1stC...2020: P3rdPSDS
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Height: 6011
Weight: 227
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Dates: 04/04/23
Hand: 09 1/2 Arm: 31 7/8 Wingspan: 77 7/8
Height: 6011
Weight: 227
40 Yrd Dash: 4.70
20 Yrd Dash: 2.75
10 Yrd Dash: 1.63
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225 Lb. Bench Reps:
Vertical Jump: 38 1/2
Broad Jump: 10'02"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.28
3-Cone Drill: 6.97
40 Time Range: 4.69-4.71/Projected 4.68/No Bench-Shoulder
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Patrick OConnell, Montana, Player News
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2022 ALL-BIG SKY FIRST TEAM: OLB Patrick O'Connell (UM),...Linebacker Patrick O'Connell became a two-time first-team pick after leading the league in both sacks and tackles for loss despite missing the bulk of three games this season with injury. The NFL prospect from Kalispell is tied with Andy Petek for the seventh-most career tackles for loss in program history with 44 this week and is a half-sack behind Petek at No. 6 on the sack list. - Montana Football
(DS#26 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Patrick OConnell, Montana
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SEPT 19 BIG SKY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Patrick O'Connell (Montana),...Montana's Patrick O'Connell was selected as the Big Sky Football Defensive Player of the Week after a monster day for the Grizzly defense in a 49-14 win. O'Connell finished the game with nine tackles, three for loss, and had 2.5 sacks on the day. The Buck Buchanan Award hopeful also forced a fumble on his first sack of the day which resulted in a scoop and score by fellow Grizzly Kale Edwards. Others Nominated, Def: Marte Mapu (Sac State), Elijah Anderson-Taylor (UNC), Abraham Williams (Weber State), Paul Moala (Idaho). - Big Sky Football
(DS#26 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Patrick OConnell, Montana
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2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: LB - Patrick O'Connell, 6-2, 225, redshirt senior, Montana (2021),...After a stellar redshirt junior season, O'Connell is expected to be one of the Grizzlies' leaders going into the 2022 season... Had one of the best defensive seasons in UM history as a junior in 2021, finishing as the team and conference leader in sacks with 14, moving into top-10 in school history with 20.5 on his career… Finished as the team's second leading overall tackler w ith 105 stops on the year, including 22 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles. - Montana Football
(DS#26 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Patrick OConnell, Montana
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2022 PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT BIG SKY PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: LB Patrick O'Connell, Montana, Sr.,...Had one of the best defensive seasons in UM history as a junior in 2021, finishing as the team and conference leader in sacks with 14, movi ng into top-10 in school history with 20.5 on his career… Finished as the team's second leading overall tackler with 105 stops on the year, including 22 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles. - Montana Football
(DS#26 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Patrick OConnell, Montana
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2022 PRESEASON BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCH LIST: LB Patrick O'Connell, Montana, R-Sr., 6-2, 225 (2021 Finalist),...O'Connell returns after one of the best defensive seasons in Montana history as a junior. The former walk-on was the Big Sky regular season l eader in sacks as a junior with 14 and was third in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award that goes to the top defender in FCS football. A consensus All-American, O'Connell was also a first-team All-Big Sky pick and was named the team's Steve Carlson MV P and co-recipient of the Doug Betters Golden Helmet Award. - Montana Football
(DS#26 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Patrick OConnell, Montana
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2022 PRESEASON BIG SKY FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: OLB Patrick O'Connell (Montana),...O'Connell now becomes UM's fourth linebacker in the past five seasons to be named the preseason player of the year, joining standouts Jace Lewis (2020), Dante Olson ( 2019), and Josh Buss (2018) as honorees. The Kalispell native returns after one of the best defensive seasons in Montana history as a junior. The former walk-on was the Big Sky regular season leader in sacks as a junior with 14 and was third in the votin g for the Buck Buchanan Award that goes to the top defender in FCS football. A consensus All-American, O'Connell was also a first-team All-Big Sky pick and was named the team's Steve Carlson MVP and co-recipient of the Doug Betters Golden Helmet Award. - Montana Football
(DS#26 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Patrick OConnell, Montana
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2022 PRESEASON BIG SKY FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE MVP: Patrick O'Connell (Montana),...O'Connell was one of three finalists for the 2021 Buck Buchanan Award, honoring the best defensive player in FCS Football. Then a redshirt junior, O'Connell was also a First Te am All-American and All-Big Sky linebacker. On top of all the awards, O'Connell also finished last season as the Big Sky's sack leader. - Big Sky Football
(DS#26 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Patrick OConnell, Montana
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2021 ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OLB Patrick O'Connell, Montana,...O'Connell, who was named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week on Monday in addition to being named a finalist for the Buchanan Award, leads the Big Sky in sacks as a juni or and enters the postseason third in the FCS total sacks as well. The native of Kalispell earned first-team All-Big Sky honors alongside Ford Tuesday after leading the Big Sky total sacks with 13, getting in on at least one in 10 of UM's 11 games to dat e. He also ranks third in the league in both tackles for loss and forced fumbles and is ranked No. 8 in the conference in total tackles. Against Montana State, he posted a game-high 11 tackles with 1.5 sacks for an MSU loss of 11 yards and one QB hurry. Following Saturday's game, he now ranks No. 10 in career sacks with 19.5 and is top-15 in career TFLs with 29. - Montana Football
(DS#26 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Patrick OConnell, Montana
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2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT ALL-BIG SKY THIRD TEAM: Patrick O'Connell, Montana, Jr.,...O'Connell will be the No. 2 returning leader in sacks in the Big Sky Conference in 2020 following a breakout sophomore season, and the No. 4 returning tackler for the Griz...Had a breakout season as Montana's leader in sacks and No. 7 in the Big Sky in sacks as a stand-up linebacker. Played in all 14 of Montana's games and made eight starts...Totaled 6.5 sacks for a loss of 56 yards...Was UM's fifth-leading tackler wi th 56 total stops (21 solo). - Montana Football
(DS#26 OLB) rSr/2023 OLB Patrick OConnell, Montana
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