For its greatness as a program, Ohio State has struggled to develop quarterbacks who go on to excel in the NFL. Justin Fields and C.J. Stroud are on a path to change the narrative.
As it stands now, Mike Tomczak is the gold standard for NFL success by former Buckeye signal-callers. Make no mistake, Tomczak had a very respectable NFL career, lasting 15 years, throwing for 16,079 yards across 185 games and going 42-31 as a starter. Outside of 1996 with Pittsburgh when he guided the Steelers to a 10-5 record, he was never really a team's true starter. Instead, he was typically a veteran backup.
All of this brings us back to Fields and Stroud - two talents providing the latest hope Ohio State fans can watch a Buckeye soar to uncharted heights as franchise quarterbacks. With a 5-20 record as a starter and 24 touchdown passes but with 21 interceptions, plus a 59.7% completion rate over his first two seasons, some question Fields' ceiling as a passer. The numbers are what they are but the counter argument is clearly his surrounding cast. Fields runs for his life every Sunday behind a leaky offensive line and he's yet to be blessed with upper-echelon receiving targets.
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