This is an incomplete list of starting quarterbacks for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The list includes quarterbacks who started at least one regular-season game, listed in chronological order by season beginning in 2000.
Year Name First career start Awards/honors 2025Julian Sayin1412–2August 30Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Second-team All-Big Ten, Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year, FBS completion percentage leader2024Will Howard1614–2August 31CFP national champion, CFP National Championship Game offensive MVP, Cotton Bowl Classic offensive MVP, Third-team All-Big Ten 2023Kyle McCord1211–1Third-team All-Big Ten Devin Brown10–1December 29 2022C. J. Stroud1311–2Second-team All-American, NCAA passer rating leader, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Quarterback of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten 2021C. J. Stroud1210–2September 2Third-team All-American, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Quarterback of the Year, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten Kyle McCord11–0September 25 2020Justin Fields87–1Big Ten Most Valuable Player, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Quarterback of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten 2019Justin Fields1413–1August 31Second-team All-American, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Quarterback of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten 2018Dwayne Haskins1413–1September 1Third-team All-American, NCAA passing yards leader, NCAA passing touchdowns leader, Big Ten Most Valuable Player, Sammy Baugh Trophy, Chic Harley Award, Kellen Moore Award 2017J. T. Barrett1412–2Kellen Moore Award, Big Ten Quarterback of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten 2016J. T. Barrett1311–2Big Ten Most Valuable Player, Big Ten Quarterback of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten 2015J. T. Barrett54–1 Cardale Jones88–0 2014J. T. Barrett1211–1August 30 CFP national champion, Third-team All-American, Big Ten Quarterback of the Year, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten Cardale Jones33–0December 6CFP national champion 2013Braxton Miller1210–2Big Ten Most Valuable Player, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Quarterback of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten Kenny Guiton22–0September 14 2012Braxton Miller1212–0Second-team All-American, Big Ten Most Valuable Player, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Quarterback of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten 2011Joe Bauserman32–1September 3 Braxton Miller104–6September 24Big Ten Freshman of the Year 2010Terrelle Pryor1312–1Sugar Bowl MVP 2009Terrelle Pryor1311–2Rose Bowl MVP 2008Todd Boeckman42–2 Terrelle Pryor98–1September 20Big Ten Freshman of the Year 2007Todd Boeckman1311–2September 1 2006Troy Smith1312–1Heisman Trophy, Unanimous All-American 2005Justin Zwick21–1 Troy Smith109–1 2004Justin Zwick74–3September 4 Troy Smith54–1October 23 2003Craig Krenzel119–2William V. Campbell Trophy Scott McMullen22–0 2002Craig Krenzel1414–0BCS national champion, Second-team All-Big Ten 2001Steve Bellisari96–3 Scott McMullen10–1November 17 Craig Krenzel21–1November 24 2000Steve Bellisari128–4
Team passer rankings Ohio State Buckeyes quarterbacks ranked by career starts since 2000. Pre-2002 bowl game statistics are excluded. Starts and wins are included; passing statistics are not. J. T. Barrett 44 38–6 769 1,211 63.5 9,434 104 30 Terrelle Pryor 35 31–4 477 783 60.9 6,177 57 26 Braxton Miller 34 26–8 396 667 59.4 5,295 52 17 Troy Smith 28 25–3 420 670 62.7 5,720 54 13 Craig Krenzel 27 24–3 326 574 56.8 4,473 28 20 References