Ohio State Football top ten all-time passers in Buckeyes history

We know that the Ohio State football team is in need of a new quarterback this Fall. That’s because one of the best quarterbacks they’ve had in school history decided to leave early for the NFL Draft and ended up being the second overall pick by the Houston Texans.

Quarterbacks aren’t necessarily the first thing you think about when you think “Ohio State football”, but they have been recently. Ever since Ryan Day Day joined the staff, he has been churning out first-round talents at that position every year.

Since the Buckeyes are in need of a quarterback, I think it’s a good time to remind everyone about the history of quarterbacks in the program. These are the top ten passers in Ohio State history in terms of passing yards. One player you won’t see on this list is Justin Fields, who misses out on the top ten by just 24 yards.

Ohio State football career passing leader No. 10: Dwayne Haskins

• 5,396 yards passing
• 54 TDs
• 9 INTs
• 70% completion

Dwayne Haskins is the last quarterback that Urban Meyer coached before he ultimately moved on. Haskins is the reason that Joe Burrow transferred to LSU. It was a two-quarterback fight in the Spring of 2018 that Haskins won in part because Burrow broke his hand.

Haskins went on to have one of the best individual seasons in Ohio State football history. He had 4,831 passing yards, 50 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, and a 70% completion rate that year. He set the Big Ten record for the most passing yards and passing touchdowns in a single season.

That single season really helped him vault up this list. He finished his career with 5,396 yards because of some mop-up duty earlier in this career. He was simply fantastic and it’s still tragic that he is no longer with us. I would’ve loved to have seen him turn his NFL career around.

Number nine on this list might be someone that not a lot of younger fans are familiar with.