June 2, 2026

Ohio State football's C.J. Stroud listed as fourth-best quarterback heading into 2022 season

Expectations are high for C.J. Stroud heading into 2022.  The Ohio State redshirt sophomore quarterback is the betting favorite per Draft Kings to win the Heisman Trophy ahead of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, who took home the 2021 trophy.  While many think that Stroud could be one of the top options heading into the Buckeyes’ season opener against Notre Dame Sept. 3, Pro Football Focus has three other quarterbacks ahead of the Ohio State redshirt sophomore.  In PFF’s college football preview, Stroud is ranked as the No. 4 quarterback in the country entering the 2022 season, with Young at No. 1, USC’s Caleb Williams at No. 2 and South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler at No. 3.  Stroud was the top-ranked quarterback from the Big Ten, ahead of Maryland’s Taulia Tagovailoa (No. 11), Purdue’s Aidan O’Connell (No. 15), Michigan’s Cade McNamara (No. 29), Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan (No. 38) and Indiana quarterback Connor…

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