Detroit Lions UDFA: Eric O'Neill EDGE injury report
The Detroit Lions reportedly inked Eric O'Neill as an UDFA via Rutgers. What does his injury history look like?
The Lions ' EDGE position has been hit hard by injuries in the past couple seasons (see Aidan Hutchinson , Marcus Davenport ). Thus, adding a medically-clean prospect like Eric O'Neill as an undrafted free agent seems like a wise move. Here is the Eric O'Neill medical report : Medical concern level ranges from 0 (no concern) to 10 (extreme).
(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information and are unverified - subject to update. Games played data courtesy of sports-reference.
com) Eric O’Neill, Rutgers EDGE (23-24? ) ESPN ranking: Matt Miller's No. 427 overall player Medical Concern Level: 1/10 2025: 12/12 games 2024 (James Madison): 13/13 games 2023: 11/11 games 2022: 11/11 games 2021 (Long Island University): 3 games There are no reports of injuries for O’Neill, and he had an impressive 47 consecutive starts to finish his college career .
The only slight bump in concern level is his likely older age, but he is medically clean. In his final two college seasons, he had an impressive 15. 5 sacks and 28 tackles for loss.