Missouri State

2018: Played every game as a sophomore, earning 11 starts at center ... Averaged 3.2 knockdown blocks per game in his first season as a starter ... Standout performer on offensive line that helped produce 345.5 yards per game.

2017: Saw action in 8 games as a redshirt freshman, including 4 road games ... Earned MVFC Honor Roll laurels ... Named to MSU AD’s Honor Roll for Fall 2017 semester.

2016: Redshirted as a true freshman ... Earned MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for Fall 2016 semester.

High School: Earned South Suburban Blue All-Conference and Daily Herald News All-Area distinction as a junior and senior offensive lineman for coach Bret Kooi at Lemont (Ill.) High … Added all-area honors from Joliet Herald and Southtown News as a senior … Helped lead club to the Class 6A state championship game his senior season as part of a 13-1 team ... Team was 22-3 his final two seasons … Was a three-year starter and club’s regular long snapper … Was an academic all-state honoree as a senior … Was also an all-conference baseball player at Lemont, hitting .341 with 25 RBI and a pair of home runs as part of a 2015 regional championship team … 2014 baseball team won IHSA state title.

Personal: Casey Michael O’Brien was born 11/4/97 in Palos Park, Ill. … Son of Sean and Michelle O’Brien of Lemont, Ill. … Father played football at Eastern Illinois … Brother, Connor, played football at North Dakota ... Has a sister, Maggie … Majoring in Sales Management.

CAREER HONORS
MVFC Honor Roll: 2017; MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: (Fall 2016, Fall 2017).