Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Brian Cormac O'Neill was born on September 15th, 1995 in Wilmington, Delaware and currently plays offensive tackle in the NFL.

Along with football, he also played basketball and lacrosse. Offensively as a senior he caught 33 passes for 614 yards and eight touchdowns. Defensively, he tallied 45 tackles, five sacks, 13 pass deflections, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He committed to play football for the Pittsburgh Panthers as a tight end in July 2013.

In college, he redshirted 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 2015-2017 (37 consecutive starts). In 2016 he was named to the All-ACC Third Team and in 2017 the All-ACC First Team. After 2017, his redshirt junior season, he declared for the 2018 NFL draft. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

In 2021, he signed a five-year 92.5 million extension with the Vikings, making him the 2nd highest-paid right tackle in the NFL.