2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 87
Mike O'Laughlin
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Glen Ellyn, Ill.
- High School:
- Fenwick
- Has played in 26 career games, including 16 starts
- Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (Phil Steele)
2021 (r-So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Has played in 26 games, including 16 starts
- Played in five games at tight end in 2021 season, starting three
- Missed first two games of the season with a lower leg injury
- Suffered season-ending knee injury at TCU
- Saw action on 203 offensive snaps, including season-high 48 plays at TCU
- Used on 35 or more plays in five games
- Finished with 11 catches for 65 yards with a long reception of 11 yards
- Tallied four catches for 23 yards at TCU
- Finished with a career-best five catches for 35 yards against Texas Tech
- Made season debut against Virginia Tech
2020 (COVID)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Started all nine games in which he played at tight end; also used on special teams
- WVU Blue Collar Award (Kansas, Kansas State)
- Registered 15 catches for 137 yards, a touchdown and a long of 34 yards
- Found the end zone for the first time in his career against Army in the Liberty Bowl; finished with three catches for 11 yards on the day
- Had multiple catches in four straight games
- Caught two passes for 44 yards at Texas Tech, including a career-long 34-yarder
- Finished with a career-high four catches for 26 yards against Baylor
2019 (r-Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Played in 12 games at tight end and started four
- Also used on special teams
- Saw action on 367 plays, including 255 on offense
- Used on a season-high 40 offensive plays at Oklahoma and season-high 18 special teams plays against NC State
- Finished with six catches for 24 yards with a long of eight yards for the season
- Caught three passes for 16 yards in his first career start against Iowa State
- Hauled in first career reception at Missouri
2018 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- Suffered a season-ending knee injury during fall camp
High School
- Played for coach Gene Nudo at Fenwick HS
- Two-time all-state
- Two-time all-conference and two-time Pioneer Press All-Area First Team
- Team’s most valuable player
- Tony Lawless Award (conference MVP)
- Helped lead Fenwick to a 6-6 record and first round of the state playoffs
- As a senior, he finished with 54 catches for 956 yards and 11 touchdowns
- Averaged 18 yards per catch
- Helped lead Fenwick to the Class 7A state semifinals as a junior
- Finished with 54 catches for 939 yards and eight touchdowns
- Three-star rating by ESPN, rivals and 247Sports
- No. 13 player in Illinois and No. 17 tight end nationally by ESPN
- No. 6 player in Illinois and No. 22 tight end nationally by rivals
- No. 9 prospect in Illinois and No. 30 tight end nationally by 247Sports
Personal
- Son of J.J. and Kathleen O’Laughlin
- One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
- Majoring in entrepreneurship and innovation
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
TV Highlights: Houston Game
Sunday, November 02
Scotty Fox Jr. | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
Diore Hubbard | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
Jordan Scruggs | Nov. 1
Saturday, November 01
