Player Career

Danny O'Brien Career Story

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Player Story

Danny O'Brien story

Danny O'Brien built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Kernersville, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with Maryland and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Danny O'Brien's career was his passing role: 4,609 passing yards, 32 touchdown passes, and 689 attempts across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Maryland. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 4 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland and Wisconsin.

The arc is straightforward: Danny O'Brien moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Maryland

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wisconsin

    2012

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonMaryland0
2010 PostseasonMaryland2,39049.410.22,390
2010 Regular SeasonMaryland2,39049.410.20
2011 Regular SeasonMaryland1,70553.713.2-685
2012 Regular SeasonWisconsin44144.17.3-1,264

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Miami

Week 1 · W 32-24 · Conference game

Win with 385 yards of offense and 72.2 efficiency.

385

Total Offense

70.4 takeover

385 total offense with 72.2 efficiency.

#2

vs West Virginia

Week 3 · L 31-37

289

Total Offense

69 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

289 total offense with 62.9 efficiency.

#3

vs NC State

Week 13 · W 38-31 · Conference game

408

Total Offense

65.4 takeover

Win with 408 yards of offense and 61 efficiency.

408 total offense with 61 efficiency.

#4

vs Northern Iowa

Week 1 · W 26-21

222

Total Offense

62.1 takeover

Win with 222 yards of offense and 67.4 efficiency.

222 total offense with 67.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Wake Forest

Week 9 · W 62-14 · Conference game

168

Total Offense

59.7 takeover

Win with 168 yards of offense and 78.3 efficiency.

168 total offense with 78.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Maryland

2,390 primary output · 49.4 efficiency · 10.2 usage

60.1

#2

2010 Regular Season · Maryland

60.1

2,390 primary · 49.4 efficiency · 10.2 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Maryland

54

1,705 primary · 53.7 efficiency · 13.2 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

3

300+ total offense

5

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency