Hammer and Rails · Aug 14, 2019
16 Days to Purdue Football: Aidan O’Connell
Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesToday’s player has made some surprising moves on the depth chart for a walk-on quarterback.
Lincolnshire, IL (Stevenson HS)
6’3”, 210 pounds
Quarterback
2019 Projection: Reserve at Quarterback
The biggest news about O’Connell is that after two years as a walk-on he has reached the No. 3 spot on the depth chart at quarterback. With Elijah Sindelar limited during the spring and Nick Sipe sidelined due to a back injury, O’Connell got extensive reps during spring practice. That paid off, as he is now No. 3 on the depth chart behind Singular and redshirt freshman Jack Plummer.