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
Career highs
485passing yards, career highat Indiana, 20134touchdown passes, career highat Indiana, 2013Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Purdue | 272 | 0.17 | 31st (n=144) | 0.22 | 47.0 | 59% | 0.19 | – |
| 2014 | Purdue | 188 | 0.02 | 5th (n=147) | 0.24 | 4.5 | 53% | 0.12 | – |
| 2016 | LSU | 308 | 0.33 | 76th (n=152) | 0.25 | 101.9 | 43% | 0.42 | – |
| 2017 | LSU | 348 | 0.37 | 84th (n=160) | 0.25 | 128.6 | 40% | 0.48 | 0.20 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 27–0 | 14 | 17 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 45–10 | 8 | 14 | 227 | 1 | 0 | −1 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 7–37 | 13 | 29 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 35–26 | 10 | 17 | 188 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 21–24 | 17 | 25 | 198 | 2 | 1 | 57 |
| Oct 7 | at | W 17–16 | 9 | 16 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 27–23 | 13 | 24 | 206 | 1 | 0 | −9 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 40–24 | 9 | 13 | 200 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 10–24 | 12 | 26 | 137 | 0 | 1 | −20 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 33–10 | 11 | 16 | 217 | 2 | 0 | −5 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 30–10 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 45–21 | 19 | 30 | 347 | 3 | 0 | −5 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 17–21 | 19 | 33 | 229 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
2016 LSU 11 games, 2,123 passing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 34–13 | 6 | 14 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 23–20 | 19 | 30 | 215 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 13–18 | 15 | 27 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 42–7 | 19 | 30 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 45–10 | 11 | 18 | 276 | 3 | 1 | −8 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 38–21 | 19 | 28 | 204 | 1 | 1 | −15 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 0–10 | 11 | 24 | 92 | 0 | 1 | −15 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 38–10 | 10 | 16 | 157 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 10–16 | 14 | 25 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 54–39 | 20 | 28 | 324 | 2 | 0 | −2 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 29–9 | 16 | 29 | 217 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
2014 Purdue 5 games, 800 passing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 43–34 | 19 | 38 | 181 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 17–38 | 17 | 32 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 14–30 | 27 | 40 | 234 | 2 | 2 | −21 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 35–13 | 15 | 26 | 198 | 2 | 0 | −6 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 10–24 | 11 | 26 | 61 | 0 | 1 | −35 |
2013 Purdue 8 games, 1,690 passing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 24–55 | 19 | 39 | 241 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 7–44 | 14 | 35 | 184 | 1 | 1 | −50 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 0–14 | 14 | 25 | 160 | 0 | 1 | −21 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 0–56 | 13 | 29 | 89 | 0 | 1 | −35 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 14–38 | 15 | 28 | 145 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 21–45 | 21 | 33 | 223 | 1 | 1 | −8 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 16–20 | 20 | 29 | 163 | 1 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 36–56 | 33 | 49 | 485 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2½″ |
| Weight | 222 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 75¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.76 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 sW |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.37 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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