# Top 8 Ohio State Quarterbacks of All Time

> Heisman glory, backup heroics and a title won by a third-stringer. Buckeye fans will not agree on the order.

*By YPB Team · Published October 17, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/top-8-ohio-state-quarterbacks-of-all-time*

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1. **Troy Smith** — score 1000/1000
   The only Buckeye quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy, in 2006.
2. **J.T. Barrett** — score 500/1000
   Ohio State's all-time winningest quarterback and the 2014 national champion.
3. **Braxton Miller** — score 500/1000
   Two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year who led the Buckeyes to 24 straight wins.
4. **Justin Fields** — score 389/1000
   Dual-threat star who led Ohio State to the 2020 national title game.
5. **C.J. Stroud** — score 389/1000
   Record-setting passer who threw for 573 yards in the 2021 Rose Bowl.
6. **Dwayne Haskins** — score 389/1000
   Set Big Ten passing records in his single 2018 season as a starter.
7. **Terrelle Pryor** — score 389/1000
   Highly touted dual-threat quarterback who won a Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl.
8. **Cardale Jones** — score 0/1000
   Third-string quarterback who won the first College Football Playoff title in 2015.

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