Danny O'Neil is an American football quarterback for the San Diego State Aztecs.
| San Diego State Aztecs – 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) |
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Early life and high school
editO'Neil attended Cathedral High School located in Indianapolis, Indiana. During O'Neil's senior season, he completed 61.8% of his passes for 2,068 yards and 31 touchdowns to ten interceptions, while also rushing for 722 yards and eight touchdowns.[1] O'Neil finished his high school career, throwing for almost 8,000 yards and 99 touchdowns, while also 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, where he also held offers from schools such as Colorado, Indiana, Louisville, Purdue, Northwestern, San Diego State, Syracuse, Wake Forest, and West Virginia.[3][4] Initially, O'Neil committed to play college football for the Colorado Buffaloes.[5][6] However shortly after the conclusion of Colorado's regular season finale, O'Neil decided to de-commit from the Buffaloes.[7][8] Ultimately, O'Neil decided to commit to play for the San Diego State Aztecs.[9][10]
College career
editHeading into O'Neil's true freshman season with the Aztecs in 2024, he was named the team's starting quarterback, becoming the Aztecs’ first true freshman starting quarterback.[11][12] In week one, O'Neil completed 22 of 33 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns in a victory against Texas A&M–Commerce.[13] O'Neil sustained an injury the following week in a loss to Oregon State. After sitting out a week due to injury, O'Neil threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Central Michigan.[14] In weeks six and seven, 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.[15][16]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| San Diego State Aztecs | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 3–4 | 123 | 204 | 60.3 | 1,395 | 6.8 | 8 | 4 | 126.8 | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 7 | 3–4 | 123 | 204 | 60.3 | 1,395 | 6.8 | 8 | 4 | 126.8 | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (27 November 2023). "Colorado football recruiting: Indianapolis QB Danny O'Neil decommits from Colorado". IndyStar. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (27 November 2023). "Danny O'Neil explains why he decommitted from Colorado". IndyStar. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Mendoza, Jordan (27 November 2023). "Three-star QB recruit Danny O'Neil decommits from Colorado". USA Today. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Garrison, Paul. "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.
- ^ Schable, Brian (16 June 2023). "Colorado's Danny O'Neil shines at Elite 11". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Tolle, Josh (27 November 2023). "Elite 11 2024 QB Danny O'Neil decommits from Colorado". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (27 November 2023). "Danny O'Neil joins Antwann Hill as decommitted Colorado QBs". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (13 December 2023). "Football recruiting: Indy QB Danny O'Neil commits to San Diego State". IndyStar. 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.
- ^ Togerson, Derek. "Get to know Danny O'Neil, the Aztecs first true freshman starting quarterback". NBC 7. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Kenney, Kirk (19 August 2024). "Danny O'Neil said he was excited to be named SDSU's starting quarterback, then it was back to work". 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.