Quarterback, Wisconsin (from San Diego State), 2024–⁠26

Danny O’Neil

Number
No. 18
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Indianapolis, IN

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Danny O’Neil plays quarterback for Wisconsin, after San Diego State (2024).

Career highs

283passing yards, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 20253touchdown passes, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024San Diego State20933063.32,1816.6126
2025Wisconsin619067.86357.155
Career27042064.32,8166.71711

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024San Diego State74891.2134
2025Wisconsin50581.2121
Career1241471.2234

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024San Diego State18QBFr.
2025Wisconsin18QBSo.
2026Wisconsin18QBJr.6′0″205

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
2024San Diego State3870.1410th (n=238)0.3055.753%0.110.01
2025Wisconsin1410.09––12.038%0.120.22

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Wisconsin49%11.0 yds–1 of 20%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Wisconsin46%3.401.200.5014%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Wisconsin 6 games, 635 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.Miami (OH)W 17–⁠012191201113
Sep 6vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠1023272833111
Sep 13atAlabamaL 14–⁠381117117127
Sep 20vs.MarylandL 10–⁠27142212001−7
Oct 18vs.Ohio StateL 0–⁠3413−5004
Nov 8vs.WashingtonW 13–⁠100200030
2024 San Diego State 11 games, 2,181 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.East Texas A&MW 45–⁠1422332142018
Sep 7vs.Oregon StateL 0–⁠211124107001
Sep 28atCentral MichiganL 21–⁠221423246207
Oct 5vs.Hawai’iW 27–⁠24243322410−10
Oct 12atWyomingW 27–⁠241627254114
Oct 26vs.Washington StateL 26–⁠29223419501−3
Nov 1atBoise StateL 24–⁠56143015522−21
Nov 8vs.New MexicoL 16–⁠2126411951021
Nov 16atUNLVL 20–⁠4113221622210
Nov 23atUtah StateL 20–⁠4123311990037
Nov 30vs.Air ForceL 20–⁠3124322301025

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

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