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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Cathedral (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
Danny O'Neil is an American college football quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers. He previously played for the San Diego State Aztecs.
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]
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]
Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
2024 | San Diego State | 11 | 11 | 3–8 | 209 | 330 | 63.3 | 2,181 | 6.6 | 12 | 6 | 127.2 | 73 | 93 | 1.3 | 1 |
2025 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 1–1 | 60 | 85 | 70.6 | 640 | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 141.5 | 44 | 24 | 0.5 | 1 |
Career | 15 | 13 | 4–9 | 269 | 415 | 70.6 | 2,821 | 6.8 | 17 | 11 | 130.1 | 117 | 117 | 1.0 | 2 |