Quarterback, LSU (from Purdue), 2013–⁠17

Danny Etling

Number
No. 16
Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Hometown
Terre Haute, IN
Born
Jul 22, 1994

Danny Etling played quarterback at Purdue (2013–⁠14) and LSU (2015–⁠17). The New England Patriots took Etling in round 7, No. 219 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,463
Passing yards, 2017 (LSU, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 219
Round 7, 2018 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

485passing yards, career highat Indiana, 20134touchdown passes, career highat Indiana, 2013

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Purdue14926755.81,6906.3107
2014Purdue8916254.98004.965
2016LSU16026959.52,1237.9115
2017LSU16527560.02,4639.0162
Career56397357.97,0767.34319

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Purdue55−99−1.8118
2014Purdue33−5−0.2327
2016LSU41461.1118
2017LSU721281.8219
Career201700.3727

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Purdue16QB
2014Purdue16QB
2015LSU16QB
2016LSU16QB
2017LSU16QB6′2″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Purdue2720.1731st (n=144)0.2247.059%0.19–
2014Purdue1880.025th (n=147)0.244.553%0.12–
2016LSU3080.3376th (n=152)0.25101.943%0.42–
2017LSU3480.3784th (n=160)0.25128.640%0.480.20

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 LSU 13 games, 2,463 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.BYUW 27–⁠014171710010
Sep 9vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠1081422710−1
Sep 16atMississippi StateL 7–⁠3713291370010
Sep 23vs.SyracuseW 35–⁠261017188201
Sep 30vs.TroyL 21–⁠2417251982157
Oct 7atFloridaW 17–⁠169161251026
Oct 14vs.AuburnW 27–⁠23132420610−9
Oct 21atOle MissW 40–⁠24913200201
Nov 4atAlabamaL 10–⁠24122613701−20
Nov 11vs.ArkansasW 33–⁠10111621720−5
Nov 18atTennesseeW 30–⁠101115810042
Nov 25vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠21193034730−5
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameL 17–⁠2119332292021
2016 LSU 11 games, 2,123 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10vs.Jacksonville StateW 34–⁠13614100116
Sep 17vs.Mississippi StateW 23–⁠2019302151023
Sep 24atAuburnL 13–⁠1815271181023
Oct 1vs.MissouriW 42–⁠719302160018
Oct 15vs.Southern MissW 45–⁠10111827631−8
Oct 22vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠21192820411−15
Nov 5vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠1011249201−15
Nov 12atArkansasW 38–⁠10101615700−2
Nov 19vs.FloridaL 10–⁠1614252040016
Nov 24atTexas A&MW 54–⁠39202832420−2
Dec 31 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 29–⁠91629217212
2014 Purdue 5 games, 800 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Western MichiganW 43–⁠341938181204
Sep 6vs.Central MichiganL 17–⁠3817321260253
Sep 13vs.Notre DameL 14–⁠30274023422−21
Sep 20vs.Southern IllinoisW 35–⁠13152619820−6
Sep 27vs.IowaL 10–⁠2411266101−35
2013 Purdue 8 games, 1,690 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 28vs.Northern IllinoisL 24–⁠551939241229
Oct 12vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠44143518411−50
Oct 19atMichigan StateL 0–⁠14142516001−21
Nov 2vs.Ohio StateL 0–⁠5613298901−35
Nov 9vs.IowaL 14–⁠381528145106
Nov 16atPenn StateL 21–⁠45213322311−8
Nov 23vs.IllinoisL 16–⁠20202916311−2
Nov 30atIndianaL 36–⁠563349485402

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′2½″
Weight222 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan75¼″W
40-yard dash4.76 s
10-yard split1.60 sW
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′6″
3-cone drill7.09 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.