![]() ![]() He started three games in 2019 and entered 2020 as the starter, but suffered a season-ending foot injury. ![]() ![]() O’Connell was a walk-on at Purdue in 2017, redshirted as a freshman and didn’t play at all in 2018 before earning a scholarship in 2019. and safeties Antonio Johnson, JL Skinner and Jammie Robinson. A few players at positions of need who were rated higher on Brugler’s board included linebacker Henry To’oTo’o, cornerbacks Darius Rush, Cameron Mitchell and Cory Trice Jr. 111 prospect before the draft and gave him a fourth-round grade, so this makes a lot of sense in terms of value. The Athletic draft analyst Dane Brugler had O’Connell ranked as his No. He has a long way to go just to become a primary backup, let alone a starter.ĭraft grades: Scott Dochterman on Round 1 | Round 2-3īig board best available: Who’s left from Dane Brugler’s Top 300? Big board ranking Most of McDaniels’ success as a coach came with a late-round quarterback leading his offense - see: Tom Brady - and comparisons are unsurprisingly already being made, but it’d be unwise to put that sort of pressure on O’Connell. O’Connell, who’ll turn 25 in September, didn’t take a top-30 visit to the Raiders’ facility before the draft, but he still made a lasting impression on general manager Dave Ziegler, coach Josh McDaniels and the rest of the front office throughout the scouting process. ![]()
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