Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin is drawing a couple of very legendary comparisons as he embarks on what could be his final year in college football.
If the next six months go as planned for Julian Sayin and the Ohio State Buckeyes, then this will be Sayin's final year at Ohio State, for good reason.
He will have proved that he has what it takes to be an elite quarterback and a guy that, even at his size, has a legitimate chance at the next level. If that proves to be true, then he will hear his name called early in Round One of next year's NFL Draft.
It definitely is not going to be easy, as Sayin has to prove a lot after the way last year finished, but if he does, he will be hearing his name early on in the draft.
NFL talent evaluators all throughout the NFL have differing opinions on the quarterback, as he showed last year he can be elite at times and average at times.
Even with that, there is a very easy comparison to be made to one legendary quarterback, Drew Brees. Brees and Sayin are the same exact stature, and he put together one of the greatest careers of anyone to ever play the position.
That is going to be the hope for Sayin because the size is going to be a major part of his evaluation. As many NFL fans are seeing with former Oregon Duck Dillon Gabriel in Cleveland, size at the NFL level plays a role.
Now, Sayin is taller than Gabriel but they both are in the same universe in terms of size and height.
Some of the other guys Sayin is compared to are Carolina's Bryce Young and, at times, Russell Wilson. They are all 6'1" or shorter, and that is going to be the world that Sayin lives in.
Now, the good part is that there is one Hall-of-Famer on that list, one fringe Hall-of-Famer and Super Bowl Champion, and then Bryce Young, who the jury is still out.
If Sayin's floor is Bryce Young, then he is worth, at worst, a second-round pick. If his legitimate ceiling is Drew Brees, then he is worth a Top-10 pick in the draft. Sayin is coming off of a really strong season where he threw for 3,610 yards, 32 touchdowns, and just 8 interceptions.
He went into the offseason with a horrible taste in his mouth and ready to attack the 2026 season. Everything is set up perfectly for him.
He has the best player in the game at wide receiver, he has an offensive coordinator that can get you prepared for the NFL, and the only thing he has to do is elevating his game to a point where he convinces a team that he is the guy.
