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Coach Antonio Pierce said Wednesday that O'Connell won't play in Friday's preseason game against the 49ers, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com reports. Neither will Gardner Minshew, who was named the Week 1 starter Sunday. O'Connell will enter the regular season as the Raiders' No. 2 quarterback, after completing 21 of 29 passes for 176 yards, one TD and one INT in two preseason appearances.
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Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said Sunday that he plans to name a starting quarterback between O'Connell and Gardner Minshew after Saturday's preseason game versus Dallas, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com reports. Pierce also said that O'Connell and Minshew are both slated to play at least one quarter during this exhibition with the Cowboys, which is in line with the playing time that they got during Saturday's 24-23 loss to Minnesota. O'Connell did ultimately start versus the Vikings, but he's been splitting first-team reps throughout training camp and appears to be on even footing with Minshew following the preseason opener. O'Connell was competent in his 11 regular-season appearances as a rookie last year, and he completed seven of nine passes for 76 yards during his lone offensive series against Minnesota. He'll also have a chance to separate himself during a week of practices before Saturday's game against Dallas.
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O'Connell completed seven of nine passes for 76 yards in Saturday's 24-23 preseason loss to the Vikings. The second-year QB was expected to see about a quarter of action in the Raiders' preseason opener, but O'Connell wound up being under center for only a single possession as he led Las Vegas on a nearly eight-minute drive that ended in a first-quarter field goal. Gardner Minshew then took over to begin the second quarter and engineered three quick scoring drives before halftime, including two touchdowns. While O'Connell getting the start might suggest he's ahead in the battle to be the Week 1 starter, Minshew had a lot more success putting points on the board. The competition will likely continue into next Saturday's clash with the Cowboys.
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O'Connell remains in position to compete with Gardner Minshew for the starting job this offseason, after the Raiders refrained from selecting a rookie quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft, Mark Anderson of the Associated Press reports. Las Vegas was an oft-theorized candidate to add a QB in April's draft, but six signal-callers ultimately went off the board before the team's first-round selection at No. 13 overall, which became playmaking tight end Brock Bowers. The team invested second- and third-round selections in offensive linemen Jackson Powers-Johnson and Delmar Glaze, putting whoever wins the 2024 starting gig in a better position for success. O'Connell completed 213 of 343 pass attempts for 2,218 yards, 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions across 10 starts last season, which is solid rookie numbers for a fourth-round pick, but Minshew boasts enough experience that this offseason should play out as a true competition.
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O'Connell (finger) looks set to compete with Gardner Minshew, whom the Raiders plan to ink to a two-year, $25 million deal, for the starting quarterback job, Tashan Reed, Larry Holder and Jeff Howe of The Athletic report. O'Connell put together a solid rookie campaign for a fourth-round pick across 11 regular-season appearances (10 starts), completing 213 of 343 pass attempts for 2,218 yards, 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Minshew is an established veteran and represents real competition for O'Connell, having thrown for 3,305 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and nine INTs across 13 starts with Indianapolis last season, but the 2023 draft pick out of Purdue could get a real chance to compete this offseason. Of course, things could get murkier if Las Vegas bolsters the QB position in April's draft, and this is an offense that will need to transform after losing Josh Jacobs to Green Bay in free agency.
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| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK | OPP FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 09/22 | Carolina | 28 | 20.00 |
| 4 | 09/29 | Cleveland | 9 | 12.00 |
| 5 | 10/06 | @Denver | 18 | 15.00 |
| 6 | 10/13 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 8.00 |
| 7 | 10/20 | @Los Angeles | 30 | 22.00 |
| 8 | 10/27 | Kansas City | 31 | 23.00 |
| 9 | 11/03 | @Cincinnati | 12 | 12.00 |
| 10 | BYE | - | - | - |
| 11 | 11/17 | @Miami | 10 | 12.00 |
| 12 | 11/24 | Denver | 18 | 15.00 |
| 13 | 11/29 | @Kansas City | 31 | 23.00 |
| 14 | 12/08 | @Tampa Bay | 20 | 17.00 |
| 15 | 12/16 | Atlanta | 24 | 18.00 |
| 16 | 12/22 | Jacksonville | 19 | 17.00 |
| 17 | 12/29 | @New Orleans | 7 | 12.00 |
| 18 | 01/05 | Los Angeles | 1 | 6.00 |
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Career Stats
| Season | CmpPct | PaYd | PaTD | PaInt | RuYd | RuTD | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 62.1 | 2218 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 142 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Year Avg | 62.1 | 2218 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 142 |
| Career | 62.1 | 2218 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 1 |