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Will Howard Draft Projection- Where will the Buckeyes Quarterback Land?

Credits: Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Will Howard is a quarterback who played for the Ohio State Buckeyes and for Kansas State. He emerged as a leader for the Buckeyes for the 2024 season after transferring from Kansas State. Standing at 6 feet 3 inches tall, and 233 pounds, the Downingtown, Pennsylvania brought in a wealth of experience, having started for 28 games for the Wildcats and led them to a 2022 Big 12 championship.

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Will Howard’s Draft Profile

Named Ohio State’s starter by coach Ryan Day, Howard set school records with 73.1% completion rate, and led the Buckeyes to a 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship, earning offensive MVP honors. His poise, dual-threat ability, and resilience makes him a standout NFL draft prospect. The Buckeyes’ QB threw for 4010 passing yards, 35 passing touchdowns, 226 rushing yards, and 7 rushing touchdowns. Howard is quite obviously one of the best prospects coming into the draft, and he’s also filled with confidence as he previously warned all the NFL teams saying “draft me, or you’ll regret it.”

Love the fire in Will Howard’s eyes while responding to a question about why a team should draft him pic.twitter.com/BlUXQzpv0L
— Jay Stephens™ 🎙 (@JayStephens07) April 14, 2025

Howard is a physically talent quarterback with dual-threat ability. He’s known for his, processing ability, and his size. PFF gave Howard a 50.9 pressure grade, which ranks 27th out of the 56 total draft eligible quarterbacks. While he may not be the best quarterback when it comes to accuracy, or his arm-strength, he can certainly improve his processing ability even further to excel in the NFL. Howard recently stated that everyone has overlooked him his entire career, and thus he’s going to prove all the doubters wrong.

Will Howard’s Draft Projection

Howard is projected to be a second or a third-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft, which is just a week away. However, according to Howard himself, he believes that he’s the best quarterback in the 2025 draft class saying, “I believe I’m the best quarterback in the class.”

Will Howard was FIRED UP after Jack Sawyer's defensive TD 😤 pic.twitter.com/kv1QR6fTu8
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 11, 2025

Howard finished his college career with a total of 9796 passing yards, 63.8% pass completion rate, 83 passing touchdown, 1147 rushing yards, and 26 rushing touchdowns. While he may not be a 1st rounder, the confidence that he has is extremely rare and we believe that any team would do well adding a player like Howard to their roster.

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