2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 10
Julian Sayin
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 208
- Hometown:
- Carlsbad, Calif.
- Last School:
- Carlsbad / Alabama
- Year:
- Junior
Career Highs
Appeared in 14 games as a redshirt freshman, starting in all 14 games, totaling 832 snaps at quarterback... Led the nation in completion percentage (77.0 pct.) and was second in QB rating at 177.46 in 2025...Was also fourth nationally with 32 touchdown passes, sixth nationally with 9.2 passing yard per attempt, 10th with 3,610 yards, 10th with 301 pass completions and 21st at 257.9 yards per game... 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.
Appeared in all four games as freshman, totaling 27 snaps at quarterback...Finished the season going 5-of-12 passing for 84 yards and a touchdown...Redshirted.
- 36 Completions at Wisconsin (Oct. 18, 2025)
- 42 Attempts at Wisconsin (Oct. 18, 2025)
- 393 Passing Yards at Wisconsin (Oct. 18, 2025)
- 94.7 Completion Percentage vs. Grambling (Sept. 6, 2025)
- 4 Passing Touchdowns (Three times – last vs. Penn State on Nov. 1, 2025)
- 87 Long Completion vs. Grambling (Sept. 6, 2025)
- 19 Rushing Yards vs. Purdue (Nov. 9, 2024)
- 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) on Oct. 4, 2025 and Wisconsin (85.7-393-4) on Oct. 18, 2025.
- Led the nation in completion percentage (77.0 pct.) and was second in QB rating at 177.46 in 2025.
- Goes into the 2026 season ranked 17th in program history with 3,694 career passing yards.
- 77.0 completion percentage in 2025 is the best in single-season program history, is a Big Ten Record and also is third highest in FBS history (Bo Nix in 2023 at Oregon (77.4 pct.) and Mac Jones in 2020 at Alabama (77.4 pct.)).
- Goes into the 2026 season with six career 300-plus yard passing games which ranks sixth in career program history.
- 3,610 passing yards in 2025 ranks fifth in single-season program history.
- 301 pass completions in 2025 rank fourth in single-season program history.
- 32 passing touchdowns in 2025 rank eighth in single-season program history.
- 17 consecutive passes completed against Texas (1) and Grambling (16) in 2025 is tied for the second highest mark in single-season program history.
- 393 passing yards at Wisconsin in 2025 ranks 14th in single-game program history.
- 36 pass completions at Wisconsin in 2025 is tied for third most in single-game program history.
- 94.7 completion percentage against Grambling in 2025 is the third highest mark in single-game program history.
- 16 consecutive passes completed against Grambling in 2025 is tied for the second highest mark in single-game program history.
- 2025: Heisman Trophy finalist, Shaun Alexander national freshman of the year, finalist for the Maxwell Trophy, finalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Year award, second-team all-Big Ten Conference, Thompson-Randle El Big Ten freshman of the year, Academic All-Big Ten, OSU Scholar-Athlete
- 2024: OSU Scholar-Athlete
Appeared in 14 games as a redshirt freshman, starting in all 14 games, totaling 832 snaps at quarterback... Led the nation in completion percentage (77.0 pct.) and was second in QB rating at 177.46 in 2025...Was also fourth nationally with 32 touchdown passes, sixth nationally with 9.2 passing yard per attempt, 10th with 3,610 yards, 10th with 301 pass completions and 21st at 257.9 yards per game... 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.
- TEXAS (8/30): In his first career start, finished the game 13-of-20 passing (65.0 pct.) for 126 yards and a passing touchdown while also adding two rushing yards on 59 total snaps.
- GRAMBLING (9/6): Tallied 306 passing yards on 18-of-19 passing (94.7 pct.), tying his career-high with four passing touchdowns including a career-long 87-yard passing touchdown on 32 total plays.
- OHIO (9/13): Totaled 347 passing yards on 25-of-32 passing (78.1 pct.) including three touchdown passes on 62 snaps.
- at WASHINGTON (9/27): Posted 208 passing yards on 22-of-28 passing (78.6 pct.) including two passing touchdowns while also adding 12 rushing yards on 64 plays.
- MINNESOTA (10/4): Notched 326 passing yards on 23-of-27 passing (85.2 pct.) including three touchdown passes while also adding two rushing yards on 48 snaps.
- at ILLINOIS (10/11): Registered 166 passing yards on 19-of-27 passing (70.4 pct.) including two passing touchdowns while also having three rushing yards on 65 snaps.
- at WISCONSIN (10/18): Ended the game with a career-high 393 passing yards on a career-high 36-of-42 passing (85.7 pct.) including throwing for a career-high tying four passing touchdowns while also having seven rushing yards on 70 plays.
- PENN STATE (11/1): Finished 316 passing yards on 20-of-23 passing (87.0 pct.) including throwing for a career-high tying four passing touchdowns while also having a season-high 13 rushing yards on 57 total snaps.
- at PURDUE (11/8): Totaled 303 passing yards on 27-of-33 passing (81.8 pct.) including throwing for one touchdown on a season-high 74 total plays.
- UCLA (11/15): Tallied 184 passing yards on 23-of-31 passing (74.2 pct.) including one passing touchdown on 59 plays.
- RUTGERS (11/22): Posted 157 passing yards on 13-of-19 passing (68.4 pct.) including two passing touchdowns on 52 snaps.
- at MICHIGAN (11/29): Threw for 233 yards on 19-of-26 passing (73.1 pct.) including three passing touchdowns while also rushing for seven yards on 73 total plays.
- vs. INDIANA (12/6): Posted 258 passing yards on 21-of-29 passing (72.4 pct.) including one touchdown pass on 57 total snaps.
- vs. MIAMI (12/31): Tallied 287 passing yards on 22-of-35 passing (62.9 pct.) including one touchdown on 60 plays.
Appeared in all four games as freshman, totaling 27 snaps at quarterback...Finished the season going 5-of-12 passing for 84 yards and a touchdown...Redshirted.
- WESTERN MICHIGAN (9/7): Made his collegiate debut, going a perfect 2-of-2 passing for 61 yards and a touchdown while also having one rush for five yards on four total snaps.
- at MICHIGAN STATE (9/28): Completed 3-of-5 passed for 23 yards on 12 total plays.
- PURDUE (11/9): Went 0-of-4 while also having one rush for a career-best 19 yards on eight plays.
- TENNESSEE (12/21): Finished the game going 0-of-1 passing on three snaps.
- Sport Industry
- 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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