Colgate University Athletics

Career Statistics

2014 (Senior): Played in all 12 games ... Team’s fifth-leading receiver with 14 receptions for 169 yards ... On receiving end of team's second- and fifth-longest pass plays, with 39-yarder at Lehigh and 37-yarder at Yale ... Best yardage game was 53 on just two catches at Yale ... Season-high three receptions against both Holy Cross and Princeton ... Added two catches at Ball State and Yale ... Returned four kickoffs for 35 yards from mid-range position ... Finished career with 36 games played, 11 starts, 55 receptions, 753 yards and five touchdowns ... Capped senior season with appearance in FCS National Bowl in Miami ... Caught two touchdown passes in game against fellow all-stars from NCAA Division I FCS, Division II and II levels ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll and Colgate University Dean's Award list ... Coach Dan Hunt on Kevin: "Kevin played a lot of football for us and made a lot of plays. What I like about Kevin is he comes to practice every day and you can tell he loves football. It's important to him and he wants to be good. He's helped define our tight end position after coming here initially as a wide receiver. He's become one of the better tight ends we've ever had. He's a great leader who is active in the community and a great representative of our program off campus. He's the standard for the type of kid you want in your program."

2013 (Junior): Played in all 12 games with eight starts ... Team's second-leading receiver with 26 receptions for 346 yards ... Opened season with five catches for 60 yards and one touchdown at Air Force, and then six for 68 yards against Albany ... Best yardage game was 71 on just three catches against Fordham, including 40-yard reception from Jake Melville that was team's third-longest completion of season ... Caught four for 42 yards in big road win at Lafayette, and then three more for 29 yards against Lehigh ... 35-yard TD strike from Gavin McCarney highlighted two-catch afternoon against Bucknell ... Also caught two for 24 yards at Georgetown and one for 9 yards at Holy Cross ... Member of Colgate's Raider Academic Honor Roll.

2012 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games with three starts at tight end ... Missed Lehigh and Fordham games because of injury, and then played sparingly in NCAA playoff matchup at Wagner ... Third on team with three touchdown receptions and 15.9-yard receiving average ... Fourth in receptions with 15 and yards with 238 ... Teamed with C.J. Stempeck to give tight end position combined 27 catches for 396 yards and seven touchdowns ...Career highs with 72 yards and two touchdowns in 57-36 win over Georgetown ... Touchdown catches in that game went for 19 and 12 yards, along with season-long 41-yard reception ... Career high three catches against Hoyas and in opener at Albany ... Season's other TD was Raiders' first of season in Albany contest, 20-yard end-around gadget play from Jimmy DeCicco ... Also multiple catches against Stony Brook, Yale and Holy Cross.

2011 (First Year): Saw action in games against Georgetown and Bucknell.

High School: Played at Williamsville South High School in New York … Lettered four years … Played four years at wide receiver ... Recorded 38 receptions for 618 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior ... Finished his career with 95 catches for 1,233 yards and 18 touchdowns ... Named WNY first team in 2009 and WNY second team in 2010 ... Also named to the WNY All-Aceademic Team in 2010 ... National Honor Society member ... Also lettered in baseball and basketball.

Personal: Full name is Kevin Michael O'Connell ... Parents are Robert and Nancy O'Connell … Has two brothers … Born in Williamsville, N.Y.