Danny O'Neil (American football)
| Wisconsin Badgers – No. 5 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Freshman |
| 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.
Early life and high school
[edit]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
[edit]San Diego State
[edit]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
[edit]On December 16, 2024, O'Neil transferred to the university of Wisconsin Badgers.[9]
Statistics
[edit]| San Diego State Aztecs | |||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 3–8 | 209 | 330 | 63.3 | 2,181 | 6.6 | 12 | 6 | 127.2 | 73 | 93 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Career | 11 | 11 | 3–8 | 209 | 330 | 63.3 | 2,181 | 6.6 | 12 | 6 | 127.2 | 73 | 93 | 1.3 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Neddenriep, Kyle (27 November 2023). "Colorado football recruiting: Indianapolis QB Danny O'Neil decommits from Colorado". IndyStar. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Second half surge propels Aztecs past Texas A&M-Commerce, 45–14". San Diego State University. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Aztecs Lose Heartbreaker on Late Field Goal at Central Michigan". San Diego State University. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "MW Football Players of the Week – Oct. 7". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "MW Football Players of the Week – Oct. 14". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ @_dannyoneil (December 16, 2024). "Jump🔴⚪️ @BadgerFootball @coachgrimey @CoachFick" (Tweet) – via Twitter.