Ex-Ohio State star Will Howard blames Michigan fans for overreaction to NFL scouting combine performance

Former Ohio State Buckeyes backmost Will Howard’s hopes of joining an NFL squad successful the draught adjacent period suffered an obstacle erstwhile helium had questionable throws astatine the scouting combine.

Howard appeared to enactment the representation of missed throws down him with a coagulated show astatine Ohio State Pro Day connected Wednesday. He’s inactive improbable to beryllium a first-round draught pick, but a quarterback-needy squad whitethorn beryllium looking astatine him arsenic a late-round selection.

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Will Howard drops backmost to walk during the pro time for NFL scouts astatine the Woody Hayes Athletic Center connected March 26, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Amid the hoopla implicit however helium performed astatine the NFL Scouting Combine, Howard said it whitethorn person been Michigan Wolverines fans who began the overreactions.

"The combine, obviously, determination were immoderate things said astir it afterwards, but I thought I did beauteous well," helium said, via WBNS-TV. "I think, really, it was squad up north's fans blowing it retired of proportion. I missed 2 throws obviously, but different guys did too.

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Former Ohio State Buckeyes backmost Will Howard throws during the pro time for NFL scouts connected March 26, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

"Obviously, it's decidedly amended being present successful this gathering with my guys. You're much comfortable, but you ever privation to enactment yourself successful uncomfortable situations. I wasn't huffy astir it. I thought I did good astatine the harvester and I got bully feedback from radical but beauteous overmuch the media. It is what it is, it's portion of it."

Howard’s ain investigation was much successful enactment with what NFL Network draught expert Daniel Jeremiah said astir it during the workout successful March.

He said Howard had a "solid" harvester show contempt immoderate of his balls looking "flat." He added that Howard "looked precise comfy from nether center."

Fellow NFL imaginable Shedeur Sanders adjacent came to the defence of Howard.

"I don’t recognize y’all hating connected @whoward_ helium conscionable won a natty. It’s hard to propulsion to WR’s that you don’t know, everyone tally routes different!" the erstwhile Colorado Buffaloes backmost wrote connected X.

Howard started his collegiate vocation astatine Kansas State and transferred to Ohio State before the commencement of the 2024 season. He led the Buckeyes to a nationalist championship.

Ohio State backmost Will Howard during the 2025 NFL Combine astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, March 1, 2025. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

Howard threw for 4,010 passing yards and 35 touchdown passes successful his lone play successful Columbus.

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At the combine, helium measured a 31.5-inch vertical jump, 9-foot-4-inch wide leap and scored 7.13 seconds successful the cone drill and 4.33 seconds successful the 20-yard shuttle.

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