Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2017LSU
Danny Etling
QB • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Terre Haute, IN, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Danny Etling is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
26
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Purdue • LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player 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:...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 219
- NFL Team
- New England Patriots
Danny Etling, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · LSU. Danny Etling is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 7,146
- Passing yards
- 7,076
- Rushing yards
- 70
- Touchdowns
- 50
Quick Answers
Danny Etling quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 7,146
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Terre Haute South Vigo · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Moreau Catholic · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 7 · Pick 1 · New England Patriots
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Class 2017
- 2017 Total offense rank
- 2,591 total offense · QB 67th (top 21%) · SEC 9th (top 6%) · National 67th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Purdue | 8 | 1,591 | 1,690 | -99 | 11 | 56.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 5 | 795 | 800 | -5 | 9 | 51.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 11 | 219 | 217 | 2 | 2 | 60.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 11 | 1,950 | 1,906 | 44 | 10 | 60.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | LSU | 13 | 250 | 229 | 21 | 2 | 68.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 13 | 2,341 | 2,234 | 107 | 16 | 68.1 |
Related Context
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Danny Etling played QB for Purdue and LSU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Danny Etling recorded 7,076 passing yards, 70 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
LSU paired 2,591 primary output with 63.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 49.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, LSU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 487 yards of offense and 63.5 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
8
Primary Metric / G
198.9
Efficiency
49.7
Usage
27.3
Consistency
55.8
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 250. Nebraska: 134. Michigan State: 139. Ohio State: 54. Iowa: 151. Penn State: 215. Illinois: 161. Indiana: 487
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 45 by 48.7. Nebraska: 42 by 43.1. Michigan State: 35 by 48.3. Ohio State: 37 by 39.2. Iowa: 33 by 52.2. Penn State: 42 by 52. Illinois: 34 by 50.5. Indiana: 54 by 63.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half144.3 · Games = 4 · -109.3 vs Second Half
Second Half253.5 · Games = 4 · +109.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
63.5 vs Indiana
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Indiana300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 36-56 | 33 | 49 | 485 | 67.3 | 4 | 0 | 63.5 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Illinois | L 16-20 | 20 | 29 | 163 | 69.0 | 1 | 1 | 50.5 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Penn State | L 21-45 | 21 | 33 | 223 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 9 | -8 | -0.90 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Iowa | L 14-38 | 15 | 28 | 145 | 53.6 | 1 | 0 | 52.2 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Ohio State | L 0-56 | 13 | 29 | 89 | 44.8 | 0 | 1 | 39.2 | 8 | -35 | -4.40 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Michigan State | L 0-14 | 14 | 25 | 160 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | 48.3 | 10 | -21 | -2.10 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Nebraska | L 7-44 | 14 | 35 | 184 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 43.1 | 7 | -50 | -7.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Northern Illinois | L 24-55 | 19 | 39 | 241 | 48.7 | 2 | 2 | 48.7 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 18 |
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
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- 1
Purdue
2013-2014
Opening stop
- 2
LSU
2015-2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Purdue | 1,591 | 49.7 | 27.3 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 795 | 50.4 | 19.9 | -796 |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | -795 |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 2,169 | 58.9 | 10.4 | 2,169 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 2,169 | 58.9 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | LSU | 2,591 | 63.6 | 13.2 | 422 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 2,591 | 63.6 | 13.2 | 0 |
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.
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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
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250+ passing yards
3
300+ total offense
6
3+ TD games
15
Above avg efficiency
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