Jon Gruden Compares Projected Mid-Round Quarterback to 'Young Josh Allen'

Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden walks onto the field before the start of the game at the San Francisco 49ers. | Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images

Will Howard reached the college football mountaintop in January, leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to a national championship in the first 12-team College Football Playoff. He played extremely well down the stretch for Ryan Day and Ohio State, but he's not expected to be a significant factor in this month's 2025 NFL draft.

Don't tell that to former former Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden, though. The Super Bowl winner had Howard on his long-running NFL draft series in which he interviews and breaks down film of a number of draft-eligible signal callers, where he raved about Howard's rare combination of size and mobility—something that is at the core of Allen's game.