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Jersey Number 99
Michael O'Connor
- Position:
- LS
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 215
- Hometown:
- Middletown, N.J.
- High School:
- Red Bank Catholic
- Major:
- Supply Chain Management (Grad)
| PRONUNCIATION |
2026 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee
2026 Hampshire Honor Society
2026 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2025 Academic All-Big Ten
2024 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2026 (Senior): Selected as a nominee for the Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team (7/20).
2025 (Senior): Served as starting long snapper for all 12 games ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/8) ... honored as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (7/13) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) for the fourth time ... primary long snapper for field goals, extra points and punts throughout the season ... helped the team connect on 13 field goals and 35 extra points ... part of unit that ranked second in the Big Ten with a net punting average of 41.85 yards ... snapped for the tying and winning field goal inside the two-minute timeout at Purdue (10/25).
2024 (Senior): Did not see game action ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/12) for the third time.
2023 (Junior): Played in 11 games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) for the second time ... handled all long snaps in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... recorded a tackle on punt coverage at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... made collegiate debut handling snaps for punts in win over Temple (9/9).
2022 (Sophomore): Did not see game action ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/9).
2021 (Freshman): Did not see game action.
Prior to Rutgers: Played for coach Mike Lange at Red Bank Catholic … named first team all-division by NJ.com as a senior in 2020 … converted all four field goal attempts and all 15 extra points … produced a touchback on 18-of-22 kickoffs with three squib kicks and one onside kick … rated 4.5 stars by Kohl's Kicking.
Major: Supply Chain Management (Grad)
2026 Hampshire Honor Society
2026 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2025 Academic All-Big Ten
2024 Academic All-Big Ten
2023 Academic All-Big Ten
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2026 (Senior): Selected as a nominee for the Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team (7/20).
2025 (Senior): Served as starting long snapper for all 12 games ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/8) ... honored as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (7/13) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) for the fourth time ... primary long snapper for field goals, extra points and punts throughout the season ... helped the team connect on 13 field goals and 35 extra points ... part of unit that ranked second in the Big Ten with a net punting average of 41.85 yards ... snapped for the tying and winning field goal inside the two-minute timeout at Purdue (10/25).
2024 (Senior): Did not see game action ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/12) for the third time.
2023 (Junior): Played in 11 games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/11) for the second time ... handled all long snaps in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... recorded a tackle on punt coverage at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... made collegiate debut handling snaps for punts in win over Temple (9/9).
2022 (Sophomore): Did not see game action ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/9).
2021 (Freshman): Did not see game action.
Prior to Rutgers: Played for coach Mike Lange at Red Bank Catholic … named first team all-division by NJ.com as a senior in 2020 … converted all four field goal attempts and all 15 extra points … produced a touchback on 18-of-22 kickoffs with three squib kicks and one onside kick … rated 4.5 stars by Kohl's Kicking.
Major: Supply Chain Management (Grad)
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