Kevin O'Connor holds the LDE · Backup spot in Duke Blue Devils’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kevin O'Connor is a 6'4", 245-pound left defensive end from Easton, Maryland, where he lettered three seasons and recorded 156 tackles, 35 TFLs and 18 sacks. A three-star prospect, O'Connor joined Duke and redshirted in 2023. He appeared in seven games in 2024 before an injury ended his season, posting eight tackles and 0.5 sacks. In 2025, O'Connor saw action in all 14 games, recording 11 tackles, one TFL and four QB pressures while earning Academic All-ACC honors and the team's Special Teams MVP Award. He contributed on special teams, including a six-yard fake punt run that resulted in a first down during the ACC Championship Game and a key block on a fake field goal attempt at North Carolina.