Nick O'Leary
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Position: | Tight end | ||
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Born: | North Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | August 31, 1992||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||
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High school: | William T. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) | ||
College: | Florida State (2011–2014) | ||
NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 194 | ||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Nicklaus O'Leary (born August 31, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning consensus All-American honors in 2014. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.
Early years
Nicklaus O'Leary is one of five children of Bill and Nan (Nicklaus) O'Leary.
College career
As a
College statistics
Florida State Seminoles | ||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | Receiving | |||||||
Rec | Yds | TD | ||||||||
2011 | Florida State | 13 | 12 | 164 | 1 | |||||
2012 | Florida State | 13 | 21 | 252 | 3 | |||||
2013 | Florida State | 12 | 33 | 557 | 7 | |||||
2014 | Florida State | 13 | 48 | 618 | 6 | |||||
Totals | 51 | 114 | 1,591 | 17 |
Professional career
Buffalo Bills
O'Leary was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round (194th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft.[11]
On September 8, 2015, the Bills cut O'Leary and re-signed him to the practice squad two days later.[12] On December 8, 2015, he was promoted to the active roster after Matthew Mulligan was cut.[13]
On November 12, 2017, in a 47–10 loss to the New Orleans Saints, he caught his first career touchdown, a seven-yard pass from quarterback Nathan Peterman.[14]
On September 1, 2018, O'Leary was released by the Bills.[15]
Miami Dolphins
On September 20, 2018, O'Leary was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad.[16] He was promoted to the active roster on October 5, 2018.[17] He scored his first touchdown with the Dolphins in Week 6 against the Bears on a five-yard pass from Brock Osweiler.[18] On December 1, 2018, O'Leary signed a one-year contract extension with the Dolphins through the 2019 season.[19]
On October 29, 2019, O’Leary was released by the Dolphins.
Jacksonville Jaguars
On November 18, 2019, O'Leary was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[20]
Las Vegas Raiders
On April 6, 2020, O'Leary was signed by the
Coaching career
In 2023, O'Leary joined Florida State as a student assistant coach, working with the offense. [24]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||||
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GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | R/G | Y/G | ||
2015 | BUF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.3 |
2016 | BUF | 16 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 114 | 12.7 | 28 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
2017 | BUF | 15 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 322 | 14.6 | 32 | 2 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
2018 | MIA | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 19 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.2 |
2019 | MIA | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
JAX | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 15 | 1 | 1.8 | 14.4 | |
Career | 59 | 24 | 77 | 53 | 668 | 12.6 | 37 | 4 | 0.8 | 11.3 |
Personal life
O'Leary's maternal grandfather is golfing legend Jack Nicklaus.[25][26] Nick's father, Bill, was a highly recruited tight end who played at the University of Georgia, and his mother, Nan, played volleyball at Georgia.[27]
References
- ^ a b Making his own name: Nick O'Leary _ Jack Nicklaus' grandson _ is the nation's top TE recruit
- ^ "The Nicklaus-Sarasota O'Leary connection | October 19, 2012 | Mark Cardon | HT Golf". Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ Schad, Joe. "Miami Dolphins promote TE Nick O'Leary of Palm Beach to 53-man roster". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Nick O'Leary". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ Jameis Winston, Nick O'Leary among 4 Florida State players who are finalists for national awards
- ^ Florida State tight end Nick O'Leary will return for his senior season, DT Timmy Jernigan going to NFL
- ^ Nick O'Leary, Rashad Greene set Florida State receiving marks
- ^ "FSU's Nick O'Leary named top tight end". ESPN.com. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Aguayo, O'Leary, Jackson named consensus all-americans". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Bills TE Nick O'Leary carving out a role with his bare hands". Bills Wire. September 3, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Bills acquire champion bloodlines, draft Nick O'Leary". BuffaloBills.com. May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Bills add TE Nick O'Leary to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 10, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017.
- ^ Dunne, Tyler (December 8, 2015). "Bills make a TE switch: Matthew Mulligan is out, Nick O'Leary is in". BuffaloNews.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills - November 12th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ "Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Dolphins sign former Bills TE Nick O'Leary to its practice squad". Dolphins Wire. USA Today. September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Nick O'Leary Promoted To Active Roster". MiamiDolphins.com. October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Nick O'Leary had a lot of Dolphins firsts Sunday. His famous grandfather saw it all". miamiherald. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Michael David (December 1, 2018). "Dolphins extend Nick O'Leary through 2019". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Jaguars sign TE Nick O'Leary". Jaguars.com. November 18, 2019.
- ^ Alper, Josh (March 21, 2020). "Nick O'Leary signs with Raiders". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Raiders re-sign tight end Paul Butler". Raiders.com. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "Nick O'Leary plans return to football in 2021 after undergoing heart procedure last month". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "Former FSU tight end Nick O'Leary has joined Seminoles coaching staff". Tomahawk Nation. July 24, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ Seminoles Tight End's Competitive Drive Recalls His Grandfather Nicklaus
- ^ FSU's Nick O'Leary hopes to step out of famous grandfather Jack Nicklaus' shadow
- ^ "The Nicklaus-Sarasota O'Leary connection". golf.heraldtribune.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.