2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 10
Julian Sayin
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 208
- Hometown:
- Carlsbad, Calif.
- Last School:
- Carlsbad / Alabama
- Year:
- Sophomore
Ohio State Overview
• Julian enters his third season with Ohio State a seasoned and talented veteran with 14 starts and he is coming off a Heisman Trophy finalist campaign in 2025
• He is a true junior with three years of eligibility and will be 21 years of age throughout the 2026 football season (DOB: July 23, 2005)
• Will enter 2026 as a leader for all of the major national awards based off his outstanding 2025 campaign when he led Ohio State to a 12-0 regular season, including a 27-9 win over Michigan, the program's first appearance in the Ten championship game since 2019 and the College Football Playoffs
• Julian led the nation in completion percentage (77.0 pct.) and was second in QB rating at 177.46 in 2025
• He was also fourth nationally with 32 touchdown passes, 10th with 3,610 yards and 21st at 257.9 yards per game
• He won the Shaun Alexander award as the nation's top freshman player and was named the Big Ten Conference's freshman of the year
• He was also a finalist for the Maxwell Trophy and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Year award
• Had six 300-yard passing games with a high of 393 vs. Wisconsin and five games where he completed better than 80 percent of his passes
• He threw a career-high four TD passes against Grambling, Wisconsin and Penn State
• Became the first Ohio State quarterback to complete better than 85 pct. of his passes in a game for over 300 yards and at least three TDs and no interceptions when he did so vs. Minnesota (85.2 pct.-326 yards-3 TDs) and Wisconsin (85.7-393-4)
• Has played in 16 games to date, including four games in 2024 when he totaled 27 offensive snaps
• As a true freshman he completed 5-of-12 passes for 84 yards and one touchdown, a 55-yard score to tight end Bennett Christian vs. Western Michigan
• Has earned OSU Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors while majoring in sport industry
More on Julian
• Julian transferred to Ohio State from the portal in January of 2024
• He originally signed with Alabama in December 2023 and was on campus attending classes in Tuscaloosa, Ala. in January 2024
• He entered the transfer portal shortly after the start of classes and transferred to Ohio State
• A unanimous five-star prospect who was widely considered the nation’s top quarterback in the 2024 recruiting class
• Listed as ESPN's top-ranked dual-threat quarterback and the No. 1 player in the West Region and California
• The No. 1 quarterback and No. 1 player in California by both On3 and the 247Sports composite rankings
• Selected as the Most Valuable Player at the 2023 Elite 11 Finals in advance of his senior season at Carlsbad High School
• Finished his high school career with 7,824 yards passing, 85 touchdowns and 10 interceptions
• As a senior, accumulated 2,347 yards and 24 touchdowns compared to just one interception
• Threw for 2,769 yards and 34 touchdowns as a sophomore and 2,708 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior
• Selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game and the Polynesian Bowl
• Led Carlsbad to their fifth straight Avocado League title
• Is the son of Karen Bradenburg and Dan Sayin
• Older brother Aiden plays quarterback at the University of Pennsylvania and older sister Bailey played soccer at the University of Chicago
• Julian enters his third season with Ohio State a seasoned and talented veteran with 14 starts and he is coming off a Heisman Trophy finalist campaign in 2025
• He is a true junior with three years of eligibility and will be 21 years of age throughout the 2026 football season (DOB: July 23, 2005)
• Will enter 2026 as a leader for all of the major national awards based off his outstanding 2025 campaign when he led Ohio State to a 12-0 regular season, including a 27-9 win over Michigan, the program's first appearance in the Ten championship game since 2019 and the College Football Playoffs
• Julian led the nation in completion percentage (77.0 pct.) and was second in QB rating at 177.46 in 2025
• He was also fourth nationally with 32 touchdown passes, 10th with 3,610 yards and 21st at 257.9 yards per game
• He won the Shaun Alexander award as the nation's top freshman player and was named the Big Ten Conference's freshman of the year
• He was also a finalist for the Maxwell Trophy and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Year award
• Had six 300-yard passing games with a high of 393 vs. Wisconsin and five games where he completed better than 80 percent of his passes
• He threw a career-high four TD passes against Grambling, Wisconsin and Penn State
• Became the first Ohio State quarterback to complete better than 85 pct. of his passes in a game for over 300 yards and at least three TDs and no interceptions when he did so vs. Minnesota (85.2 pct.-326 yards-3 TDs) and Wisconsin (85.7-393-4)
• Has played in 16 games to date, including four games in 2024 when he totaled 27 offensive snaps
• As a true freshman he completed 5-of-12 passes for 84 yards and one touchdown, a 55-yard score to tight end Bennett Christian vs. Western Michigan
• Has earned OSU Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors while majoring in sport industry
Honors & Awards
2025: Heisman Trophy finalist, Shaun Alexander national freshman of the year, second-team all-Big Ten Conference, Thompson-Randle El Big Ten freshman of the year
2024: OSU Scholar-Athlete
More on Julian
• Julian transferred to Ohio State from the portal in January of 2024
• He originally signed with Alabama in December 2023 and was on campus attending classes in Tuscaloosa, Ala. in January 2024
• He entered the transfer portal shortly after the start of classes and transferred to Ohio State
• A unanimous five-star prospect who was widely considered the nation’s top quarterback in the 2024 recruiting class
• Listed as ESPN's top-ranked dual-threat quarterback and the No. 1 player in the West Region and California
• The No. 1 quarterback and No. 1 player in California by both On3 and the 247Sports composite rankings
• Selected as the Most Valuable Player at the 2023 Elite 11 Finals in advance of his senior season at Carlsbad High School
• Finished his high school career with 7,824 yards passing, 85 touchdowns and 10 interceptions
• As a senior, accumulated 2,347 yards and 24 touchdowns compared to just one interception
• Threw for 2,769 yards and 34 touchdowns as a sophomore and 2,708 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior
• Selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game and the Polynesian Bowl
• Led Carlsbad to their fifth straight Avocado League title
• Is the son of Karen Bradenburg and Dan Sayin
• Older brother Aiden plays quarterback at the University of Pennsylvania and older sister Bailey played soccer at the University of Chicago
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