Raiqwon O'Neal
Raiqwon O'Neal is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Dallas Renegades of the United Football League. He first played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and later transferred to the UCLA Bruins. O'Neal was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Early life
Raiqwon O'Neal was born on January 12, 2000, in Conway, South Carolina to Malik Akram and Dina O'Neal-Akram. O'Neal attended Conway High School, where he played football. He participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, a game between the best football players from North Carolina against South Carolina.College career
O'Neal was rated as the seventeenth-best player from the state of South Carolina before entering college. O'Neal first chose to attend Rutgers University to play college football. As a freshman, O'Neal played in four games. In his next year as a sophomore, O'Neal played in nine games and additionally had four starts. In the shortened 2020 year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, O'Neal started eight games, caught a touchdown pass versus Indiana, and was named an honorable All-Big Ten Conference player. O'Neal would start the most games for Rutgers in the following year, with nine starts in 2021, and again was named an honorable All-Big Ten player. Before the 2022 college football season, O'Neal transferred to UCLA. In his lone year at UCLA, O'Neal started all thirteen games for the Bruins and was a part of an offensive line that was a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award.Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (first stint)
After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, O'Neal was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While O'Neal did not make the active roster before the 2023 NFL regular season, he was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad after the preseason.Seattle Seahawks
On September 13, 2023, O'Neal was signed to the Seattle Seahawks active roster from the Buccaneers practice squad.On April 8, 2024, O'Neal signed with the Seahawks as a restricted free agent. On August 27, he was released during the 53-man roster cutdown and re-signed to the practice squad, but was released two days later.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)
On September 3, 2024, O'Neal was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 14, 2025.On August 26, 2025, O'Neal was waived by the Buccaneers with an injury designation as part of final roster cuts.