Ryan O'connell
2024: Saw action in all 10 games, mostly in special teams situations but also on defense … Recorded 14 total tackles (five solos) and had a half TFL … Registered a season-high three total tackles at Dartmouth (10/5) … Finished with two tackles in three consecutive games vs. Yale (10/25), at Brown (11/2) and at Cornell (11/9) … Had a piece of a TFL in season finale at Princeton (11/23). 2023: Appeared in all 10 games, seeing action primarily on special teams … Recorded two tackles, one at Bucknell (9/23) and the other at Harvard (11/11). 2022: Did not see any game action. High School: Team Captain … SCC Champions … Walter Camp First Team All-State … New Haver Register First Team All-State … GametimeCT 5 Connecticut Players to Watch … Fairfield Prep Defensive MVP … CHSCA Connecticut Top 26 Players … First Team All-Southern Connecticut Conference … Also played lacrosse … Magna Cum Laude … Volunteer with The Kennedy Center. Personal: Son of Claudia and Robert O’Connell … Father played linebacker at TCU … Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.
- TransferredPortal · 9/18/26, 4:51 PMRyan O'connell (LB) officially transferred · Gathering Transfer DataUniversity of PennsylvaniaGathering transfer data
- EnteredPortal · 1/2/26, 12:15 AMRyan O'connell (LB) officially entered the transfer portal · from University of Pennsylvania
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | TACK | SOLO | TFL | TACK YDS | SACK | PDEF | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  University of Southern California | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 |  University of Pennsylvania | 10 | 1 | -- | Low | 27 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | University of Pennsylvania | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | University of Pennsylvania | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 33 | 1 | -- | Low | 43 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026