Biography
Career Honors
2025: First Team All-Ivy
2025: All-ECAC Offense
2025: Academic All-Ivy
2025: CSC Academic All-District
Stats Perform FCS National Player of the Week (11/10)
co-Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (11/10)
Single-game program record – passing touchdowns (6), total touchdowns (7)
2025: First Team All-Ivy … All-ECAC Offense … Academic All-Ivy … CSC Academic All-District … Team captain in his first full season as Penn's starter … Finished the year ranked second in the Ivy League in completions (211), attempts (314), and touchdowns (19) while posting a 67.2 completion percentage, 2,376 passing yards, and a 146.9 efficiency rating, all ranking third in the conference … Added 548 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns, becoming the first Penn quarterback in the Ivy League era to lead the team in rushing, while finishing first among Ancient Eight quarterbacks in rushing by a wide margin … Ranked first in the Ivy League and seventh nationally in total offense at 292.4 yards per game, with his 2,924 yards of total offense the second-most in a single season in program history … Accounted for five touchdowns at Columbia (10/18), going 17-for-26 for 272 yards and four passing TDs while adding 81 rushing yards and a score, becoming the first player in program history to record five-plus touchdowns in two career games … Threw for a season-high 335 yards on 26-of-40 passing vs. Marist (10/10), adding two TD passes and a rushing score … Completed 80 percent of his attempts at Harvard (11/15), throwing for 271 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for a season-high 100 yards … Closed his Penn career vs. Princeton (11/22) with 243 yards and two touchdowns passing, finishing with 26 total touchdowns on the season.
2024: Started year as backup quarterback before taking over as QB1 during the Quakers’ game vs. Yale (10/25) and starting the last four games of the year … Made a total of eight appearances … Completed 66 percent (76-115) of his pass attempts for 1,018 yards, 13 touchdowns and only two interceptions … Also rushed 74 times for 300 yards and four TDs … Took over for the injured Aidan Sayin against the Bulldogs, rushing 13 times for 61 yards and a TD, while going 8-of-13 through the air for 91 yards … Made first career start at Brown (11/2), leading the Quakers to victory after throwing for 247 yards and two touchdowns, adding another 60 yards and a score on the ground … Put forth a historic effort a week later at Cornell (11/9), setting Penn single-game program records for both passing TDs (6) and total TDs (7) in a 67-49 victory over the Big Red. He threw for 341 yards on 22 completions and rushed 13 times for 77 yards and a score to help the Quakers keep the Trustees’ Cup in Philadelphia. Was subsequently named both Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week and Stats Perform FCS National Offensive Player of the Week for the performance … Tossed an additional three touchdowns for 171 yards, adding a rushing TD for 61 yards against Harvard (11/16) … Threw for 168 yards and two TDs in the season finale at Princeton (11/23).
2023: Appeared in all 10 games as the team’s backup quarterback … Embraced his role as a third and fourth-down back, finishing second on the team with six rushing touchdowns on 20 attempts … Rushed six times for 31 yards and a touchdown at Bucknell (9/23) … Scored two TDs on the ground in overtime win over Georgetown (10/7) … Scored a touchdown at Columbia (10/14) … Picked up a rushing TD in back-to-back contests vs. Brown (10/27) and Cornell (11/4).
2022: Saw action in one game, ended the year as the team’s backup quarterback … Completed four passes on five attempts for 65 yards vs. Harvard (11/12).
High School: Team Captain … Four-year varsity letter … 2021 Mike Silipo Bowl Champions … NEPSAC Champions … While at Fairview, 2020 Front Range Conference Champions … NEPSAC Player of the Year … First Team Class A … Northeast Prep Football Conference First Team All-League … While at Fairview, First Team All-State, All-Conference Offensive MVP, BoCo Preps Offensive Player of the Year, National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete: Colorado Chapter and Top 64 National Selection … Also played lacrosse … Graduated Magna Cumme Laude … High Honors … AP Scholar of Distinction.
Personal: Son of Jennifer and JP O’Brien … Father played football and lacrosse at Cornell … Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.
