Julian Sayin holds the QB · Starter spot in Ohio State Buckeyes’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Julian Sayin logged a 47.3% overall usage rate in 2025.

Julian Sayin is a redshirt sophomore quarterback for Ohio State who transferred from Alabama in January 2024. Originally a unanimous five-star prospect and the nation's top-ranked quarterback in the 2024 class, Sayin appeared in four games as a freshman while redshirting, completing 5 of 12 passes for 84 yards and one touchdown. In 2025, he started all 14 games, accumulating 3,610 passing yards with 32 touchdowns and 8 interceptions on 301 completions (77.0 percent). He led the nation in completion percentage and ranked second in quarterback rating at 177.46, earning Heisman Trophy Finalist honors, Second-Team All-American recognition, and Thompson-Randle El Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

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