2024 Football Roster
Howard, Will
Jersey Number 18
Will Howard
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 235
- Hometown:
- Downingtown, Pa.
- Last School:
- Downingtown West / Kansas State
- Year:
- Graduate Student
Bio
Ohio State Overview
• Started all 16 games at quarterback for Ohio State in 2024 and led the team to a school-record 14-win season and to the CFP National Championship
• Set Ohio State single season and career completion percentage records by completing 71.4 percent of his passes (325-455)
• Also 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
• Was 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 touchdowns and only two interceptions in the four games
• Threw for 319 yards and three TDs in the CFP win over No. 1 Oregon
• 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), touchdown passes (4th; 35) and yards (6th; 4,010)
• Started 44 games in his 50-game collegiate career at Ohio State and Kansas State
• Totalled 9,994 passing yards and 85 touchdowns plus added another 1,147 rushing yards and 26 scores for 11,141 yards of total offense and 111 touchdowns responsible for during his career
Honors & Awards
2024: CFP National Championship game offensive MVP, CFP semifinals at the Cotton Bowl offensive MVP, Third-team all-Big Ten Conference, Cotton Bowl/Dan S. Petty Scholar-Athlete, Two-time CSC Academic All-District, Second-team All-Big 12 (coaches), Academic All-Big 12, Graduated in December with his degree in accounting
2023: (at Kansas State) Second-team All-Big 12 (coaches), Academic All-Big 12, Graduated in December with his degree in accounting
2022: Academic All-Big 12
2021: Academic All-Big 12
More on Will
• Howard entered the portal in December 2023 after a stellar, four-year career at Kansas State, and transferred to Ohio State in January of 2024
• Played in 34 games for Kansas State and started 28 times
• Led the Wildcats to the Big 12 title in 2022, including a win over TCU in the Big 12 championship game
• Set Kansas State career record with 48 touchdown passes and tied the school single season record with 24 touchdown passes in 2023
• Ranks fourth at Kansas State in career completions (458), fifth in passing yards (5,786), attempts (779) and total offense per game (197.3), sixth in passing yards per game (170.2) and seventh in passing efficiency (135.1)
• Also ranks fourth in career touchdowns responsible for (67) and sixth in total offense (6,707)
• Threw for a career high 327 yards and a career-high four touchdowns vs. Texas in 2023 and had a career-day for attempts (42) and completions (27) vs. Houston
• Rushed for 921 yards during his career with 19 touchdowns scored
• Had a long rush of 80 yards vs. TCU in 2020, a long touchdown run of 71 yards vs. Texas in 2021 and another 70-yard rush in 2023 vs. Oklahoma State
• 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 touchdowns during his prep career
• A 1,000-plus point scorer as a prep basketball player
• Is the son of Maureen and Bob Howard and has three siblings: Tori, Ryan and Grace
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• Started all 16 games at quarterback for Ohio State in 2024 and led the team to a school-record 14-win season and to the CFP National Championship
• Set Ohio State single season and career completion percentage records by completing 71.4 percent of his passes (325-455)
• Also 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
• Was 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 touchdowns and only two interceptions in the four games
• Threw for 319 yards and three TDs in the CFP win over No. 1 Oregon
• 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), touchdown passes (4th; 35) and yards (6th; 4,010)
• Started 44 games in his 50-game collegiate career at Ohio State and Kansas State
• Totalled 9,994 passing yards and 85 touchdowns plus added another 1,147 rushing yards and 26 scores for 11,141 yards of total offense and 111 touchdowns responsible for during his career
Honors & Awards
2024: CFP National Championship game offensive MVP, CFP semifinals at the Cotton Bowl offensive MVP, Third-team all-Big Ten Conference, Cotton Bowl/Dan S. Petty Scholar-Athlete, Two-time CSC Academic All-District, Second-team All-Big 12 (coaches), Academic All-Big 12, Graduated in December with his degree in accounting
2023: (at Kansas State) Second-team All-Big 12 (coaches), Academic All-Big 12, Graduated in December with his degree in accounting
2022: Academic All-Big 12
2021: Academic All-Big 12
More on Will
• Howard entered the portal in December 2023 after a stellar, four-year career at Kansas State, and transferred to Ohio State in January of 2024
• Played in 34 games for Kansas State and started 28 times
• Led the Wildcats to the Big 12 title in 2022, including a win over TCU in the Big 12 championship game
• Set Kansas State career record with 48 touchdown passes and tied the school single season record with 24 touchdown passes in 2023
• Ranks fourth at Kansas State in career completions (458), fifth in passing yards (5,786), attempts (779) and total offense per game (197.3), sixth in passing yards per game (170.2) and seventh in passing efficiency (135.1)
• Also ranks fourth in career touchdowns responsible for (67) and sixth in total offense (6,707)
• Threw for a career high 327 yards and a career-high four touchdowns vs. Texas in 2023 and had a career-day for attempts (42) and completions (27) vs. Houston
• Rushed for 921 yards during his career with 19 touchdowns scored
• Had a long rush of 80 yards vs. TCU in 2020, a long touchdown run of 71 yards vs. Texas in 2021 and another 70-yard rush in 2023 vs. Oklahoma State
• 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 touchdowns during his prep career
• A 1,000-plus point scorer as a prep basketball player
• Is the son of Maureen and Bob Howard and has three siblings: Tori, Ryan and Grace
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