Julian Sayin
Julian Sayin is an American college football quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He is a former five-star recruit who began his career as an early enrollee for the Alabama Crimson Tide before transferring to Ohio State.
Early life
Sayin grew up in Solana Beach, California and attended Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad. Sayin sat behind his brother, Aidan, his freshman season. He became the Lancers' starting quarterback entering his sophomore year and finished the season with 2,769 passing yards with 34 touchdowns and five interceptions. Sayin passed for 2,708 yards and 27 touchdowns as a junior. On June 27, 2022, Sayin was announced as one of the quarterbacks to play in the 2024 Polynesian Bowl. He participated in the finals of the 2023 Elite 11 quarterback competition and was named the tournament's MVP. Sayin also participated in the QB retreat competition in 2023 with Steve Clarkson. Sayin was named captain of the football team before the 2023 season. In his final season, he had 2,369 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, and one interception, adding four additional rushing touchdowns.Notably, in his 2025 full-season campaign, Sayin fell just short of breaking Bo Nix of Oregon's 2023 NCAA Football Pass Completion Percentage record, finishing at 77.0% to Nix's 77.5%. Sayin was on pace to break the record, but was derailed by a poor performance during a losing effort to Miami in the 2025 Cotton Bowl, where Sayin completed just 22 of 35 passes with 2 interceptions, just two missed completions shy of Nix's record.