The two best quarterbacks in the Big in the past 10 years went to the state of Ohio. Shortly after JT Barrett was named quarterback of the conference’s first All-Decade team, Buckeye signal caller Dwayne Haskins He was named the quarterback for the All-Decade second team.
While Haskins was with Scarlet and Gray for three seasons, he started with one. But that year was historic enough to allow Haskins to break records and become a star of the state of Ohio.
1st team: @ JT_theQB4th
2nd team: @ dh_simba7You won’t be surprised to know that @OhioStateFB took both places #BTNAllDecade QB.
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– Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) July 3, 2020
A four-star prospect from Potomac, Maryland and the country’s seventh professional-style quarterback in the 2016 class according to the 247Sports Composite, Haskins originally committed to Maryland, but changed his decision to the state of Ohio in January 2016. When he arrived On the Columbus campus, Haskins entered a room full of quarterbacks with Barrett, the returning starter, and backups Stephen Collier and Joe Burrow. Due to depth, Haskins reverted his first year as Buckeye.
Looking ahead to the 2017 season, Haskins and Burrow battled for backup work on Burrow. Haskins won the job, in part due to a hand injury sustained by Burrow just before the start of the year, which turned out to be crucial in the red jersey’s freshman career trajectory. As Barrett’s main backer, Haskins played in eight games, primarily in relief service. He had to enter the annual rivalry game against Michigan in the regular season finale with Scarlet and Gray behind and led his team to a comeback victory at Ann Arbor. For the year, Haskins completed 70.2 percent of his passes, shooting for 565 yards and four touchdowns in a single interception.
After Barrett’s graduation, Haskins and Burrow again entered an off-season battle, this time for initial work. According to the Ohio state coaching staff, the two remained nearly uniform during spring practice. But in May 2018, Burrow announced his intentions to transfer from the Buckeye show, opening the door for Haskins to start with Scarlet and Gray.
The 2018 season will be remembered for what Haskins accomplished. The quarterback changed the Ohio state offense, shooting for 4,831 yards and 50 touchdowns, both marks were the best in the country, just eight interceptions. Once again he completed more than 70 percent of his passes and He also ran for 122 yards and four more scores. Haskins broke almost all Buckeye and Big Ten approval records, including Drew Brees‘conference mark for touchdown passes in one season and Painter Curtis‘s record of air yards in one year. The 50 touchdowns were the most players since Sam Bradford in 2008.
After the season, Haskins was named he Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and Conference Quarterback of the Year after setting a new record for the Player of the Week’s top ten honors. Haskins was a Walter Camp and Davey O’Brien Prize Semifinalist, a Manning Prize finalist and finished in third place in the Heisman Trophy vote. Haskins was named a third All-American team by the Associated Press and also took home the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the best player in the Big Ten.
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Haskins was selected No. 15 overall by the Washington Redskins in the 2019 NFL Draft. As he started his rookie season as a backup, Haskins finally entered a starter and had a year 1 up and down.
