Aidan O'Connell is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for Purdue. Aidan's 2022 season ranks in the 33th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 523 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 2021 | 690 | 0.476 | 10.1 | 328.3 |
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 2022 | 509 | 0.635 | 12.4 | 323.0 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 2024 | 632 | 0.509 | 12.1 | 321.4 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 2021 | 647 | 0.556 | 11.8 | 359.6 |
| Trace McSorley | Penn State | 2017 | 626 | 0.513 | 12.7 | 321.0 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsPenn State | L31-35 | 22.4 | 29/58 | 356 | 1 | 0 | 69.4 | -17 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 2 | vsIndiana State | W56-0 | — | 17/19 | 211 | 4 | 0 | 93.1 | — | — | 0.91 |
| 3 | @Syracuse | L29-32 | 2.5 | 39/55 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
C/ATT 32/47 · Pass Yds 366 · Pass TD 0 · INT 2
| 424 |
| 3 |
| 1 |
| 85.6 |
| 7 |
| 0 |
| 0.30 |
| 5 | @Minnesota | W20-10 | 16.0 | 27/40 | 199 | 0 | 2 | 67.5 | 10 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 6 | @Maryland | W31-29 | 11.2 | 30/41 | 360 | 2 | 1 | 78.3 | -25 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 7 | vsNebraska | W43-37 | -1.2 | 35/54 | 391 | 4 | 1 | 73.1 | 3 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 8 | @Wisconsin | L24-35 | 8.3 | 31/46 | 320 | 1 | 3 | 43.2 | -20 | 1 | 0.42 |
| 10 | vsIowa | L3-24 | 12.7 | 20/43 | 168 | 0 | 2 | 18.5 | -26 | 0 | -0.25 |
| 11 | @Illinois | W31-24 | 15.9 | 25/40 | 237 | 3 | 1 | 87.8 | 33 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 12 | vsNorthwestern | W17-9 | -13.4 | 16/25 | 159 | 2 | 0 | 45.3 | -4 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 13 | @Indiana | W30-16 | -7.1 | 18/29 | 290 | 2 | 0 | 73.0 | -6 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 14 | vsMichigan | L22-43 | 32.0 | 32/47 | 366 | 0 | 2 | — | -36 | 0 | 0.23 |
