Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Ball State | 5/6 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 | — | Season-high 52 yds |
| Total | 5/6 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 | — |
#9
Tavien St. Clair
Sophomore quarterback for Ohio State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 235 lb · Bellefontaine, OH
Returning to Ohio State for 2026
The numbers
52
passing yards · 2026
1 TD · 0 INT · 8.7 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 52 pass yds, 1 TD, 8 rush yds, vs Ball State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Ohio State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Ohio State in 2025.
Tavien St. Clair
He has spent two seasons in the Ohio State quarterback room. The receipt: 52 pass yds, 8 rush yds against Ball State — Week 1, 2026.
52 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · 8 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Ohio State5-star out of Bellefontaine
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Ohio State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Badges
- Top-10 Recruit
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ryan Day — 13-3 over that span.
2025Ohio State12-2HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning
2026Ohio State1-1HC: Ryan Day · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: completion % (100th percentile). Strength: yards / att (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 52.0 YDS/g, 1.0 TD/g, 8.7 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State | 5 | 6 | 83.3% | 52 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 211.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio State | -- | 2 | 0.0% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 8 | 62.5% | 52 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ohio State | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–3
vs Ball State
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Ohio State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Ohio State
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 11 Ohio State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -21 net (17 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio State · Last season: 12-2 (AP #3) · Talent rank #5 · 2026 recruiting class #4
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #29
Peaked at #29 this season.
Background
Pronunciation Honors and Awards 2025: OSU Scholar-Athlete Freshman (2025) Appeared in one game as a freshman, totaling 13 snaps at quarterback against Grambling GRAMBLING (9/6): Made his collegiate debut, finishing the game 0-of-2 passing on 13 snaps. Majoring In Sport Industry High School/Person...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology