Player Career

Danny Etling Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Danny Etling story

Danny Etling built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a quarterback from Terre Haute, IN wearing No. 16, spending time with LSU and Purdue. The clearest part of Danny Etling's career was his passing role: 7,076 passing yards, 43 touchdown passes, 973 attempts, and 70 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with LSU. 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 70 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU and Purdue.

The arc is straightforward: Danny Etling 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

    Purdue

    2013-2014

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    LSU

    2015-2017

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2013201420152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonPurdue1,59149.727.3
2014 Regular SeasonPurdue79550.419.9-796
2015 Regular SeasonLSU0-795
2016 PostseasonLSU2,16958.910.42,169
2016 Regular SeasonLSU2,16958.910.40
2017 PostseasonLSU2,59163.613.2422
2017 Regular SeasonLSU2,59163.613.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Indiana

Week 14 · L 36-56 · Conference game

Loss with 487 yards of offense and 63.5 efficiency.

487

Total Offense

77.7 takeover

487 total offense with 63.5 efficiency.

#2

vs Central Michigan

Week 2 · L 17-38

179

Total Offense

67.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

179 total offense with 53.5 efficiency.

#3

@ Notre Dame

Week 3 · L 14-30

213

Total Offense

67.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

213 total offense with 49.1 efficiency.

#4

@ Penn State

Week 12 · L 21-45 · Conference game

215

Total Offense

65.4 takeover

Loss with 215 yards of offense and 52 efficiency.

215 total offense with 52 efficiency.

#5

vs Southern Illinois

Week 4 · W 35-13

192

Total Offense

65.3 takeover

Win with 192 yards of offense and 55.3 efficiency.

192 total offense with 55.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · LSU

2,591 primary output · 63.6 efficiency · 13.2 usage

68.1

#2

2017 Regular Season · LSU

68.1

2,591 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 13.2 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · LSU

60.5

2,169 primary · 58.9 efficiency · 10.4 usage

Milestones

4

250+ passing yards

3

300+ total offense

6

3+ TD games

15

Above avg efficiency