Will Howard
Will Howard
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Will Howard has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. He has been named All-Big Ten two seasons running, most recently in 2024. The receipt: 326 pass yds, 13 rush yds against Oregon — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 8,618 passing yards — drafted at #185 overall by Pittsburgh.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ryan Day.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PittsburghEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 309 | 423 | 73.0% | 4,010 | 9.5 | 35 | 10 | 175.3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 219 | 358 | 61.2% | 2,643 | 7.4 | 24 | 10 | 139.7 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 119 | 198 | 60.1% | 1,633 | 8.2 | 15 | 4 | 150.3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 30 | 55 | 54.5% | 332 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 107.6 | -- | -- |
| Career | 677 | 1,034 | 65.5% | 8,618 | 8.3 | 75 | 25 | 154.6 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 105 | 226 | 2.2 | 7 | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 80 | 364 | 4.5 | 9 | -- |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 35 | 22 | 0.6 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 32 | 184 | 5.8 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 252 | 796 | 3.2 | 23 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Cameron Ward’s 2024 season.
Differs from Cameron on
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ian Book’s path through Notre Dame.
Ian Book
Matches Ian on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kurtis Rourke's graduate season at Indiana (2024).
Matches Kurtis on
Differs from Kurtis on
Player DNA
Players who play like Will Howard
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2024+1108%
Up 1108% from first season to most-recent.