Player Dossier

2024-2025

San Diego State

Danny O'Neil

QB • 6'0" • 196 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Danny O'Neil is a balanced quarterback profile with 21.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

19

Efficiency

56.3

Consistency

86.2

Season Value

65.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · San Diego State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
San Diego State • Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Danny O'Neil, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · San Diego State. Danny O'Neil is a balanced quarterback profile with 21.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

San Diego State paired 2,270 primary output with 56.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 56.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across San Diego State, Wisconsin.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

Loss with 255 yards of offense and 64.4 efficiency. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · San Diego State

Games

11

Primary Metric / G

206.4

Efficiency

56.3

Usage

19

Consistency

86.2

Best Game by takeover score

Air Force

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 232. Oregon State: 108. Central Michigan: 253. Hawai'i: 214. Wyoming: 258. Washington State: 192. Boise State: 134. New Mexico: 216. UNLV: 172. Utah State: 236. Air Force: 255

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 38 by 64.2. Oregon State: 29 by 46.2. Central Michigan: 32 by 64.4. Hawai'i: 37 by 57.3. Wyoming: 33 by 57.4. Washington State: 39 by 50.2. Boise State: 34 by 40.8. New Mexico: 49 by 57.3. UNLV: 31 by 48.8. Utah State: 39 by 68.5. Air Force: 43 by 64.4

Split Comparison

Wins236 · n=2 · +40.3 vs Losses
Losses195.8 · n=8 · -40.3 vs Wins
First Half209.5 · n=6 · +6.9 vs Second Half
Second Half202.6 · n=5 · -6.9 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Air Force

Best efficiency game

68.5 vs Utah State

Result
Sun 12/1vs Air ForceL 20-31243223075.01064.411252.30019
Sat 11/23@ Utah StateL 20-41233119974.20068.58374.60034
Sun 11/17@ UNLV3+ TDL 20-41132216259.12248.89101.10116
Sat 11/9vs New MexicoL 16-21264119563.41057.38212.60014
Sat 11/2@ Boise StateL 24-56143015546.72240.84-21-5.3004
Sun 10/27vs Washington StateL 26-29223419564.70150.25-3-0.6007
Sat 10/12@ WyomingW 27-24162725459.31157.4640.7009
Sun 10/6vs Hawai'iW 27-24243322472.71057.34-10-2.5003
Sat 9/28@ Central MichiganL 21-22142324660.92064.4970.8009
Sun 9/8vs Oregon StateL 0-21112410745.80046.2510.2004
Sun 9/1vs Unknown223321466.72064.25183.60028

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    San Diego State

    2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wisconsin

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonSan Diego State2,27056.319
2025 Regular SeasonWisconsin69350.821.7-1,577

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Air Force

Loss with 255 yards of offense and 64.4 efficiency.

255

Primary metric

255 total offense with 64.4 efficiency.

#2

Middle Tennessee

294

Primary metric

Win with 294 yards of offense and 73.6 efficiency.

294 total offense with 73.6 efficiency.

#3

Central Michigan

253

Primary metric

Loss with 253 yards of offense and 64.4 efficiency.

253 total offense with 64.4 efficiency.

#4

Utah State

236

Primary metric

Loss with 236 yards of offense and 68.5 efficiency.

236 total offense with 68.5 efficiency.

#5

Wyoming

258

Primary metric

Win with 258 yards of offense and 57.4 efficiency.

258 total offense with 57.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · San Diego State

2,270 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 19 usage

65.2

#2

2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin

41.1

693 primary · 50.8 efficiency · 21.7 usage

Milestones

4

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ takeover TD games

5

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8786

Cathedral · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
San Diego State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

2

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

2,963

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 17 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
QB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
2
Career passing yards
2,816