The Ohio State Buckeyes will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff national championship game.
Despite the success of Ohio State this season, its leader, Will Howard, isn’t often talked about when discussing the best quarterback prospects in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft.
However, ESPN’s Pat McAfee is looking to change that mindset as he seems fully on the Will Howard wagon. Here’s a clip from the The Pat McAfee Show where McAfee discusses Howard’s potential.
He’s not necessarily wrong either.
While one could argue that Howard has an elite weapon set around him and that his play hasn’t been overly impressive, it is difficult to go through Tennessee, Texas and Oregon, beating those top-ten teams in the last few months.
NOBODY is talking about Will Howard
He has led this Ohio State team #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/QL6Gr5oDJO
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 16, 2025
Howard ended with a Big Ten-best 33 touchdowns and went for a career-high of 3,779 passing yards. He has career-best numbers basically across the board, and at 6-foot-4, he could be a strong option as a rusher as well.
Having had a successful career at Kansas State prior to joining the Buckeyes, Howard should be chosen in the upcoming draft. Where he gets selected is a completely different discussion though.
