Danny O'Neil is a quarterback at Wisconsin who has not played in Wisconsin's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Wisconsin lists 5 quarterbacks this season.
Wisconsin is 5-3. Next: vs Rutgers, Sat Nov 7.
O'Neil extends plays on the move until something opens up. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2024: Mountain West Freshman Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 283 passing yards and 11 rushing yards against Middle Tennessee — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 61 | 90 | 67.8% | 635 | 7.1 | 5 | 5 | 134.3 | 41 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 209 | 330 | 63.3% | 2,181 | 6.6 | 12 | 6 | 127.2 | 17 |
| Career | 270 | 420 | 64.3% | 2,816 | 6.7 | 17 | 11 | 128.7 | 21 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 50 | 58 | 1.2 | 1 | 21 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 74 | 89 | 1.2 | 1 | 34 |
| Career | 124 | 147 | 1.2 | 2 | 34 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-0vs Miami (OH) | 12/19 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 45.0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Middle Tennessee | 23/27 | 283 | 3 | 1 | 10.5 | 57.8 | Season-high 283 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 14-38@ No. 19 Alabama | 11/17 | 117 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 23.3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27vs Maryland | 14/22 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs No. 1 Ohio State | 1/3 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -1.7 | 26.4 | |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs No. 24 Washington | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 33.5 | |
| Total | 61/90 | 635 | 5 | 5 | 7.1 | — |
Week 2 · 2025
W 42-10
283 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 57.8 · 11 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 32-point win at home against Middle Tennessee.
With T. Kekahuna — 61 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · 4 rec · 28 yds · V. Anthony — 4 rec · 50 yds · 14 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 82 passing plays (56 completions) against the box score's 90 attempts (61 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
3.76188 of 206 QBsSack rate
13.5%205 of 206 QBsSacked on 13.5% of dropbacks (205 of 206) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (188 of 206).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 67.8% completion on 90 attempts · 50% of attempts thrown negative air yds.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 104 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Road1g | 117 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 160 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | -2.5 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
39.7%
272 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
57.1
12 games
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Honored in a first season.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Sean Lewis and Luke Fickell.
