 O'Neill with theMinnesota Vikings in 2020 | |||||||
| No. 75 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | (1995-09-15)September 15, 1995 (age 30) Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Salesianum School (Wilmington, Delaware) | ||||||
| College | Pittsburgh (2014–2017) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: 2nd round, 62nd overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Awards and highlights | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2025 | |||||||
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Brian Cormac O'Neill (born September 15, 1995) is an American professionalfootballoffensive tackle for theMinnesota Vikings of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for thePittsburgh Panthers.
O'Neill attendedSalesianum School inWilmington, Delaware. Along with football, he also played basketball and lacrosse. Offensively as a senior he caught 33 passes for 614 yards and eighttouchdowns. Defensively, he tallied 45 tackles, five sacks, 13 pass deflections, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.[1] A 3-star recruit, he committed to play football forPittsburgh as a tight end in July 2013 over offers fromCoastal Carolina,Old Dominion, andTulane, among other offers.[2][3]
O'Neillredshirted as a true freshman in 2014.
O'Neill switched from tight end to offensive tackle in July 2015. Minus the first game of the 2015 season, O'Neill started every game for Pittsburgh from 2015 to 2017 (37 consecutive starts). In 2016 he was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Third-team[4] and in 2017 the All-ACC First-team.[5] After 2017, his redshirt junior season, he declared for the2018 NFL draft.[6]
O'Neill had an impressive performance at the2018 NFL Combine. He ran the40-yard dash in 4.82 seconds, the fastest time among all offensive linemen and the best time for a lineman since 2013. It also was the fourth-fastest recorded time for an offensive lineman at the combine since 2006, trailing only Eagles'Lane Johnson (4.72), Saints'Terron Armstead (4.71) and Vikings teammateAviante Collins (4.77). He also had the best time among offensive linemen in thethree-cone drill, at 7.14 seconds.[7]
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 O'Neill's NFL Combine workout | |
| O'Neill gets drafted by Minnesota |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft6+7⁄8 in (2.00 m) | 297 lb (135 kg) | 34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.82 s | 1.70 s | 2.83 s | 4.50 s | 7.14 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) | 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) | 22 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
O'Neill was selected by theMinnesota Vikings in the second round (62nd overall) of the2018 NFL draft.[10][11] He entered the season as a backup tackle behind startersRiley Reiff andRashod Hill. He made his first career start in Week 6 at right tackle after Rashod Hill was moved to left tackle in place of an injured Riley Reiff. He maintained that starting role the rest of the season over Hill after Reiff returned from injury to play left tackle.
On September 8, 2021, O'Neill signed a five-year, $92.5 million contract extension with the Vikings.[12]
Following the 2021 season, O'Neill was named to the2022 Pro Bowl, his first.[13]
On January 3, 2023, O'Neill was placed on injured reserve.[14] Shortly thereafter, he underwent surgery to repair a partially tornAchilles tendon.[15]
O'Neill's father, Brendan, played football atDartmouth and his mother, Elizabeth, swam atNortheastern.[1] His older brother, Eamon O’Neill, was a two time Delaware player of the year for the Salesianum School soccer team. He went on to star at Northwestern. His uncle is former DelawareGovernor and Wilmington MayorJohn Carney, who also played football at Dartmouth.[16] Brian married his high school sweetheart, Bryn Gorelick, in March 2024.