Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) celebrates a touchdown during the first half of the NCAA football game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Will Howard left a big exclamation point on his college career and one year at Ohio State as he led the Buckeyes to their first national championship since 2014. Now his next stop is the NFL, and a new A to Z Sports mock draft gives Howard what he deserves after his impressive

Pro Football Sports Network's Ian Cummings projected Will Howard to compete with a four-time Pro Bowler during his rookie NFL season.

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard certainly did his draft stock a huge favor in the College Football Playoff, as he was masterful in leading Ohio State to a national championship. While Howard is still not viewed as a first-round talent,

In 2023, McCord threw for 3,170 yards, 24 touchdowns, and just six interceptions. The Buckeyes started that season 11-0 with the goals to beat Michigan, win a Big 10 championship, and win national championship very much within reach.

It’s pretty well established that the top two quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft will be Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward. In which order they go and how quickly they come off the board is still up in the air, but Sanders and Ward are the consensus top two in seemingly every mock draft projection as well as quarterback big boards.

The Ohio State football program was able to win the national championship in large part because of the play of Will Howard. We make the case for him to be a first-round pick.

Henderson struggled with foot injuries in 2022 and 2023 and largely functioned in a running back committee when healthy (only 144 carries l