Danny O'Neil (American football)

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Danny O'Neil
Wisconsin Badgers–No. 18
Position Quarterback
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College
High school Cathedral (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Danny O'Neil is an American football quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers. He previously played for the San Diego State Aztecs.

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Early life and high school

O'Neil attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, where, as a senior, he completed 61.8% of his passes for 2,068 yards and 31 touchdowns to ten interceptions and rushed for 722 yards and eight touchdowns. [1] He finished his career with almost 8,000 passing yards and 99 touchdowns, while adding 1,300 yards and 31 touchdowns on the ground. [2] Coming out of high school, O'Neil was rated as a three-star recruit and received offers from schools such as Colorado, Indiana, Louisville, Purdue, Northwestern, Syracuse, Wake Forest, and West Virginia. [1] He initially committed to play college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. [3] However shortly after the conclusion of Colorado's regular season finale, O'Neil de-committed from the Buffaloes. [1] Ultimately, O'Neil committed to play for the San Diego State Aztecs. [4]

College career

San Diego State

In 2024, O'Neil became the first true freshman starting quarterback for the Aztecs in the Division I era. [2] In week one, he completed 22 of 33 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns in a victory against Texas A&M–Commerce. [5] O'Neil sustained an injury the following week in a loss to Oregon State. After sitting out a week, he threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Central Michigan. [6] In weeks 6 and 7, O'Neil led the Aztecs to back to back wins against Hawaii and Wyoming where he claimed Mountain West Freshman of the Week honors both weeks. [7] [8]

Wisconsin Badgers

On December 16, 2024, O'Neil transferred to Wisconsin. [9]

Statistics

Source: [10]

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttYardsPct.TDIntPass EffAttYardsAvgTD
San Diego State Aztecs
2024 11113–82093302,18163.3126127.273931.31
Wisconsin Badgers
2025 211–0354640376.142169.714241.71
NCAA career totals13124–82443762,58464.9168132.4871171.32

References

  1. 1 2 3 Neddenriep, Kyle (27 November 2023). "Colorado football recruiting: Indianapolis QB Danny O'Neil decommits from Colorado". IndyStar. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 Kenney, Kirk (18 August 2024). "'A special kid': True freshman Danny O'Neil named Aztecs' starting quarterback". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Garrison, Paul (20 August 2024). "Analysis: 5 reasons SDSU's choice of Danny O'Neil makes sense and 3 reasons it doesn't". East Village Times. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Kenney, Kirk (13 December 2023). "Aztecs QB commit Danny O'Neil: SDSU's coaches 'are going to push me to be the best version of myself'". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Second half surge propels Aztecs past Texas A&M-Commerce, 45–14". San Diego State University. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Aztecs Lose Heartbreaker on Late Field Goal at Central Michigan". San Diego State University. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "MW Football Players of the Week – Oct. 7". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ "MW Football Players of the Week – Oct. 14". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ @_dannyoneil (December 16, 2024). "Jump🔴⚪️ @BadgerFootball @coachgrimey @CoachFick" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Danny O'Neil College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
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