Wisconsin Badgers–No. 18 | |
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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 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]
Source: [10]
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | Pass Eff | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
San Diego State Aztecs | ||||||||||||||
2024 | 11 | 11 | 3–8 | 209 | 330 | 2,181 | 63.3 | 12 | 6 | 127.2 | 73 | 93 | 1.3 | 1 |
Wisconsin Badgers | ||||||||||||||
2025 | 2 | 1 | 1–0 | 35 | 46 | 403 | 76.1 | 4 | 2 | 169.7 | 14 | 24 | 1.7 | 1 |
NCAA career totals | 13 | 12 | 4–8 | 244 | 376 | 2,584 | 64.9 | 16 | 8 | 132.4 | 87 | 117 | 1.3 | 2 |