Live Charting: Julian Sayin NFL Draft summer scouting report, ball placement and accuracy profile, and overall thoughts

It’s hard to top being a Heisman Trophy campaign as a first-year starter the way that Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin did in 2025. However, there are plenty of examples that prove that a strong college quarterback does not always equal a top NFL Draft prospect at the quarterback position.

A former five-star recruit with a complicated process coming out of high school, originally committed to Alabama before the retirement of Nick Saban, Sayin took over the starting job after the graduation of Will Howard. He beat out now-Louisville quarterback Lincoln Kienholz in a camp battle and did not look back.

He now enters his second season as the starting quarterback in Columbus, looking for redemption after ending the season on a low note of back-to-back losses against Ohio State’s two toughest opponents. He is going to have to prove that he is not a product of a soft schedule and does have what it takes to elevate his game against the toughest competition.

Pinned as an accurate and procedural quarterback, is Sayin more than just a good college quarterback, and does he have a legitimate argument as a top-end NFL Draft prospect in 2027?

Table of Contents

• Statistics, Awards, and Listed Measurements

• Injury History

• Weighted On-Target Percentage Profile

• Strengths

• Weaknesses

• Final NFL Draft Thoughts

Statistics, Awards, and Measurables

Career Statistics

2024: 5-of-12 passing, 41.7% completion percentage, 84 yards passing, 1 passing touchdown, 0 interceptions

2025: 301-of-391 passing, 77% completion percentage, 3,610 yards passing, 32 passing touchdowns, 8 interceptions

Awards

Sayin was awarded the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year award and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award for his efforts with the Buckeyes in 2025. He was also named as the Second-Team Big Ten quarterback a year ago, and sat in New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist.

Listed Measurables

Height: 6-foot-1

Weight: 208 pounds

Injury History

While Sayin did not miss any time in 2025, he injured his ankle against UCLA in November of 2025 and played through the injury the rest of the season.