Ethan O'Connor

Served as one of team’s top contributors in cornerback rotation…Saw action in all 16 games and made six starts…Totaled 28 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and five PBUs…Started all four games of Miami’s College Football Playoff run…Saw time in wins over Notre Dame (Aug. 31) and Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 6)…Posted three solo tackles in win over USF (Sept. 13), including 4-yard tackle for loss…Played in rivalry win over Florida (Sept. 20)…Credited with two tackles (one solo) in win at Florida State (Oct. 4), including 1.5 tackles for loss…Logged one solo stop against Louisville (Oct. 17)…Started against Stanford (Oct. 25) and at SMU (Nov. 1) and had one solo tackle in each game…Lone stop vs. Cardinal was 7-yard tackle for loss…Played in win over Syracuse (Nov. 8)…Had one tackle against NC State (Nov. 15)…Totaled three tackles (one solo) in win at Virginia Tech (Nov. 22)…Had one stop in regular season finale at Pittsburgh (Nov. 29)…Started CFP opener against Texas A&M (Dec. 20) and had four tackles (two solo)…Started and credited with three tackles (two solo) in Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic win over Ohio State (Dec. 31)…Notched three solo stops and started VRBO Fiesta Bowl against Ole Miss (Jan. 8)…Finished with season-high five solo stops and started CFP National Championship Game against Indiana (Jan. 19).

Spent first two seasons of career at Washington State (2023-24) before transferring to Miami…One of top-ranked defensive backs in transfer portal before signing with Hurricanes…Started all 12 games in 2024, finishing with 32 tackles and one tackle for loss…Led Cougars with four interceptions and eight pass breakups…Made first career start, tallied two tackles and one pass breakup in season-opening win over Portland State…Had three tackles, one for loss and one interception in win over Texas Tech…Made season-high five tackles in Apple Cup win…Made four stops and picked off one pass in first overtime of win against San Jose State…Had 60-yard interception return for touchdown in comeback win at Fresno State…Made four stops in win at San Diego State…Had one interception at Oregon State…Redshirted 2023 season after seeing action in two games.

Helped lead Los Alamitos team to 9-3 overall record, 5-0 in Sunset League play during senior season…Team reached CIF Southern Section semifinals after 52-42 win over Long Beach Poly in quarterfinals…Recorded 23 tackles, five passes defended and two interceptions across 11 games in final season at Los Alamitos…Added 298 yards and five touchdowns on 18 receptions on offensive side of ball…Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and On3…In 247Sports Composite, ranked as No. 60 player in California and No. 42 athlete in country.