Will Howard

QB

#18

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 25

Weight: 235 lbs

College: Ohio State

2026 SEASON

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Year

Season

Preseason

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	COMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	SCKY	RATE	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
3	08/27/2026	@Bills	L 27 - 28	9	15	69	4.6	2	1	3	22	83.1
2	08/21/2026	Jets	L 0 - 17	10	15	74	4.9	0	2	1	11	38.6
1	08/13/2026	Packers	W 28 - 9	7	9	86	9.6	0	0	1	2	106.5	1	2	2	0

Regular Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT
5	10/11/2026	Colts	W 34 - 22
4	10/01/2026	@Browns	L 24 - 27
3	09/27/2026	Bengals	W 30 - 27
2	09/20/2026	@Patriots	L 3 - 20
1	09/13/2026	Falcons	W 20 - 13

Biography

PRO CAREER

Has yet to make NFL debut

PRO CAREER

Has yet to make NFL debut

2025 (STEELERS)

Did not appear in a game
Spent the first nine games of the regular-season on injured reserve (hand)
Was active but did not play in Week 12 at Chicago and was inactive for the other seven games of the regular-season

COLLEGE

Started 44 games in his 50-game collegiate career at Ohio State (2024) and Kansas State (2020-23)
Played in 34 games for Kansas State and started 28 times
Ranked fourth at Kansas State in career completions (458), fifth in passing yards (5,786), attempts (779) and total offense/game (197.3), sixth in passing yards/game (170.2) and seventh in passing efficiency (135.1)
Ranked fourth in career TDs responsible for (67) and sixth in total offense (6,707)
Totaled 9,994 passing yards and 85 TDs plus added another 1,147 rushing yards and 26 TDs for 11,141 yards of total offense and 111 TDs responsible for during his career
Started all 16 games at quarterback for Ohio State in 2024 and led the team to a school-record 14-win season and the CFP National Championship
Set Ohio State single-season and career completion percentage records by completing 71.4 percent of his passes (325-of-455)
Set Ohio State record with eight games with at least an 80 percent completion percentage
His 325 completions, 455 attempts and 4,208 passing yards all rank third in Ohio State single-season history
Offensive MVP in the Cotton Bowl win over Texas and the CFP National Championship game win over Notre Dame
Quarterbacked Ohio State to five victories over Top 5-ranked teams, an NCAA record: over No. 3 Penn State, No. 5 Indiana, No. 1 Oregon, No. 3 Texas and No. 5 Notre Dame
Also led Ohio State to a sixth Top 10 win, over No. 7 Tennessee to open the College Football Playoffs, by throwing for 311 yards and two TDs in a 42-17 rout that launched the Buckeyes on their championship run of wins
Spectacular in the CFP wins over Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame, completing 75.2 percent of his passes (82-109) for 1,150 yards (287.5 yards per game) with eight TDs and only two interceptions in the four games
Completed 17-of-21 passes in the CFP title game vs. Notre Dame plus rushed for 57 yards
Set CFP championship game records for most consecutive completions (13) and highest passer rating (204.8)
Ranked among the Top 6 QBs nationally in four categories for the season: completion percentage (2nd; 73.0), efficiency (3rd; 175.25), TD passes (4th; 35) and yards (6th; 4,010)

PERSONAL

Attended Downingtown West H.S. (Downingtown, Pa.), where he was rated the 13th-best pro-style quarterback in the 2020 recruiting class by 247Sports
Named the All-Southeastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year by the Philadelphia Inquirer, all-state by the Pennsylvania Football Writers and the Maxwell Football Club Pennsylvania Player of the Year
Threw for 5,308 yards and 48 TDs during his prep career
A 1,000-plus point scorer as a prep basketball player
Son of Maureen and Bob Howard and has three siblings: Tori, Ryan and Grace
Entered the portal in December 2023 after a stellar, four-year career at Kansas State, and transferred to
Ohio State in January of 2024

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