FANS were shocked after taking notice of a quarterback’s performance at the NFL Scouting Combine.
The signal-caller’s stock is expected to fall due to a live television sequence.
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Over the weekend, Ohio State quarterback Will Howard elected to take part in displaying his throwing abilities in front of draft evaluators at the combine in Indianapolis.
Unfortunately for the national champion, Howard missed plenty of passes to wide receivers, including a few deep balls down the field.
A clip of the 23-year-old’s poor showing went viral on X, as a 46-second clip of him showed him missing open receivers on seven throws.
“Worst combine performance ever,” the caption read of the post that has received 5.8 million viewers and counting.
NFL fans weren’t afraid to criticize Howard’s display on social media.
“Ohio QBS never make it in the NFL,” one wrote.
“Howard looked terrible,” another commented.
“How wow – that is bad,” a third added.
Colorardo Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who is expected to be a top-10 overall pick, noticed the negative reactions to Howard’s throws at the combine and defended him on X.
“I don’t understand y’all hating on Will Howard he just won a natty,” Sanders wrote.
“It’s hard to throw to WR’s that you don’t know, everyone run routes different!”
Sanders and fellow top quarterback prospect Cam Ward chose not to throw at the combine and will throw at their respective Pro Days.
Still, Howard did connect with receivers during part of his throwing session.
He called his own performance “decent” after his session during an interview with NFL Network’s Stacey Dales.
Howard is seen as a Day 3 project, but it’s still possible his combine performance hurts his draft stock.
He entered the NFL Draft process coming off a senior campaign in which he completed 73.1 percent of his passes for 4,010 yards, 35 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.
Howard led the Buckeyes to a College Football Playoff national championship.
He will get another chance to showcase his talents during Ohio State’s Pro Day on March 26.
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