Danny O'Neil Season 2024

HONORS/AWARDS
* 2x Mountain West Freshman of the Week (10/7/24, 10/14/24)

TRUE FRESHMAN (2024)
Named an all-Mountain West honorable mention by College Football Network ... Completed 209-of-330 passes (63.3%) for 2,181 yards, 12 touchdowns and six interceptions ... Owned a 127.21 pass efficiency rating and averaged 198.3 passing yards per game ... Also rushed 73 times for 93 yards and a touchwon ... Became the first true freshman quarterck in SDSU's Division I era (since 1969) to earn a start in a season opener ... Was the third true freshman quarterback in San Diego State's Division I era to earn a start and second to pick up a win in his first start ... Only one of two true freshmen in the country to start his team's season opener ... Was 22-of-33 for 214 yards and two touchdowns in the season opener against Texas A&M-Commerce ... In the second half, threw 11-of-12 for 130 yards and both his TDs for 237.67 pass efficiency rating ... Connected with Louis Brown IV for the first touchdown pass of his career on SDSU's second drive of the second half ... Went 11-of-24 for 107 yards against Oregon State on Sept. 7 ... Missed the third game of the season at California due to injury ... Returned to the starting role for the conference opener at Central Michigan on Sept. 28 ... Completed 14-of-23 for 246 yards and two touchdowns for a career best 179.41 passer rating ... Both TDs were thrown to Jude Wolfe ... Named Mountain West Freshman of the Week for his performace against Hawai'i on Oct. 5 ... Was 24-of-33 for 224 yards and a touchdown ... Led the Aztecs to a fourth quarter comeback victory, scoring on five of the team's 10 drives in the contest ... Earned back-to-back MW Freshman of the Week awards after taking SDSU to another fourth quarter comeback victory at Wyoming on Oct. 12 ... Was 16-of-27 for a career high 254 yards and a touchdown ... Was the first Aztec to earn back-to-back weekly conference honors since Matt Araiza in 2021 ... In the fourth quarter alone, he was 4-of-7 for 127 yards leading back-to-back scoring drives, including a 27-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Napier and the game-winning field goal ... According to Pro Football Focus, his 86.4 passing graded sixth best in FBS during week seven (min. 30 drop backs) ... Completed the first 127 passes of his career before his first interception at Wyoming ... Was 22-of-34 for 195 yards in a loss vs. Washington State on Oct. 26 ... Completed 14-of-30 passes for 155 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions at No. 15/19 Boise State ... It was his third multi-TD game of the season and his career ... Was 26-of-41 for 195 yards a touchdown against New Mexico on Nov. 8 ... Both the completions and pass attempts were career highs ... Was 13-of-22 for 162 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions at UNLV on Nov. 16 ... It was his fourth two-TD game of the year ... Completed 23-of-31 for 199 yards at Utah State on Nov. 23 ... Finished the season throwing 24-of-32 for 230 yards and a touchdown against Air Force ... The 75.0 completion percentage was a career high.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, starting at quarterback for three years … In his first year as the starting QB, led his team to a 14-1 overall record and a Class 5A state championship … The Fighting Irish then went 18-6 across his last two seasons, winning a regional and two sectional titles in 6A … Competed at the 2023 Elite 11 Finals showcase … A two-time city offensive player of the year and all-city team selection … Named an IFCA All-State Top 50 Offensive Player for the state of Indiana as both a junior and senior … Owns the Cathedral HS passion records in yards, touchdowns, completions and attempts … According to MaxPreps, totaled 7,786 yards through the air in his career along with 98 touchdowns with 62.6 completion percentage while running for 1,326 yards and 27 touchdowns … As a sophomore, was 231-of-367 for 2,956 yards and 33 touchdowns, all season-bests in his career … Surpassed 2,000 yards and 30 touchdown passes in all three seasons as a starter … As a senior, ran for 722 yards on just 118 carries (6.1 avg) to go along with 2,068 yards in the air and 31 touchdowns … Rated as a high three-star recruit by 247sports, On3, Rivals and ESPN … Ranks as the No. 12 quarterback by Rivals, No. 31 by ESPN and No. 40 by 247 Sports … Picked San Diego State over offers from Colorado, Cincinnati, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Marshall, Miami (OH), Northwestern, Ohio, Purdue, Syracuse, Toledo, Tulane, UConn, Wake Forest and Western Michigan.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Completions: 26 vs. New Mexico (11/8/24)
Attempts: 41 vs. New Mexico (11/8/24)
Passing Yards: 254 at Wyoming (10/12/24)
Passing Touchdowns: 2, four times
Long Pass: 53 at Wyoming (10/12/24)
Completion Pct. (min. 12 att.): 75.0 vs. Air Force (11/30/24)
Efficiency Rating (min. 12 att.): 179.41 at Central Michigan (9/28/24)