We are still early in the 2026 college football season, but NFL front offices are already charting projections for the 2027 NFL Draft. Whenever that cycle begins, quarterbacks inevitably dominate the discussion.

Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith and the Ohio State Buckeyes had no problem putting up points in their 59-3 win over the Kent State Golden Flashes.

Ohio State’s passing game has a Jeremiah Smith problem, and it is not because Smith is doing anything wrong. The Buckeyes have become far too dependent on him, and Texas exposed exactly what happens when defenses force someone else to beat them.